OEM Rubicon Locker Study
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#23
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Revisiting this thread as my locker stuck in LOCKED position while in Moab this last week. Even with the actuator ring slid to the right, the dog clutch did not get pushed to unlocked. I presume this is probably due to a worn wave spring. If that is the case, that does not look like a replaceable part, agree? My understanding is the magnet is the component locking the dog clutch, but the wave spring is the component unlocking it once the magnet is turned off. Kinda sense that I'm screwed....and that replacing the magnet is not going to solve my stuck-locked situation. I did eventually get it unlocked after taking the diff cover off and monkey'ing around with it quite a bit. I don't seem to have any issues locking it, only unlocking. Now that I'm home, my next step is to pull the assembly out, and inspect for anything else that could be causing interference. Step after that would be pulling the bearing on that side, and pulling the magnet assembly off.
Ronjenx - without the bearing and magnet installed, safe to assume i could push the dog clutch in, and when I let go the string should push it back out just a bit to UNLOCKED position? If it does not, it's definitely a worn spring which is not replaceable?
Thanks in advance.........
Ronjenx - without the bearing and magnet installed, safe to assume i could push the dog clutch in, and when I let go the string should push it back out just a bit to UNLOCKED position? If it does not, it's definitely a worn spring which is not replaceable?
Thanks in advance.........
#24
JK Jedi Master
Thread Starter
Revisiting this thread as my locker stuck in LOCKED position while in Moab this last week. Even with the actuator ring slid to the right, the dog clutch did not get pushed to unlocked. I presume this is probably due to a worn wave spring. If that is the case, that does not look like a replaceable part, agree? My understanding is the magnet is the component locking the dog clutch, but the wave spring is the component unlocking it once the magnet is turned off. Kinda sense that I'm screwed....and that replacing the magnet is not going to solve my stuck-locked situation. I did eventually get it unlocked after taking the diff cover off and monkey'ing around with it quite a bit. I don't seem to have any issues locking it, only unlocking. Now that I'm home, my next step is to pull the assembly out, and inspect for anything else that could be causing interference. Step after that would be pulling the bearing on that side, and pulling the magnet assembly off.
Ronjenx - without the bearing and magnet installed, safe to assume i could push the dog clutch in, and when I let go the string should push it back out just a bit to UNLOCKED position? If it does not, it's definitely a worn spring which is not replaceable?
Thanks in advance.........
Ronjenx - without the bearing and magnet installed, safe to assume i could push the dog clutch in, and when I let go the string should push it back out just a bit to UNLOCKED position? If it does not, it's definitely a worn spring which is not replaceable?
Thanks in advance.........
dog teeth to return with dispatch to the fully disengaged position.
Your lack of disengagement could be a weak wave spring, or, one or more of the four tapered legs may be binding in the slots they engage. See the yellow arrow in picture #6 in the first post.
Once you get it on the bench, see how it compares to the data in my first two sentences in this post.
Last edited by ronjenx; 08-12-2018 at 04:13 PM.
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