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mudfkr

G/V air actuated diff pix.
« on: January 21, 2005, 11:48:26 AM »
Air actuator pix's for Whitfield.

The air diaphram bolts to the bearing carrier cap.








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kerrywittig

Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2005, 11:55:56 AM »
Now this just engages the front diff? Or does it "lock" the diff? aka air locker.
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mudfkr

Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2005, 12:03:50 PM »
Just engages it,
It's pity  they should have incorporated a locker in the design as well. ;D  
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2005, 12:11:21 PM »
I have  a spare one   ;D
Somebody need one?  ;)
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2005, 12:34:16 PM »
Ugly,  Thats is almost ugly enough to be a Chevrolet or Jeep product.   Yuck!

But if that is a factory air line running into the diff how bad would it be to fab up an Air locker?  Even if it is vacuum operated...

I see untapped potential
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2005, 12:39:54 PM »
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if that is a factory air line running into the diff how bad would it be to fab up an Air locker?  Even if it is vacuum operated...

I see untapped potential


I was thinking the same thing, some welding
and fabrication and it might just become an
air locker
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2005, 12:41:23 PM »
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 Even if it is vacuum operated...

I thought it was pressure operated via the onboard air pump (small pump)!?

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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2005, 01:05:12 PM »
it looks like you could weld the spiders and at least disengage it from the driveshaft. the axles would still be connected though. not much help.
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2005, 01:24:12 PM »
Ya, probably be a total lockup or none,
but on the other hand, it would be free
wheeling the front when disengaged, even
with the 4WD lever in 4 Low  ;)
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mudfkr

Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2005, 01:33:32 PM »
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Ya, probably be a total lockup or none,
but on the other hand, it would be free
wheeling the front when disengaged, even
with the 4WD lever in 4 Low  ;)


Yeah, thats about all the potential I can see for it as well.
For some one that just crawls with the front welded it would probably be a bonus to unlock front drive for tight turns and be able to still stay in low but thats about it.

For me it's of no use really, probably just end up in the bin.  
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2005, 05:12:17 PM »
Too bad you are Down Under,
I'd like to have a look at what
could be done with it, some parts
engineering and it might have Air
Locker abilities
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2005, 02:33:31 AM »
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 I thought it was pressure operated via the onboard air pump (small pump)!?



It is, I have this arrangement on mine now I have the V6 steel front axle. You can still run manual hubs as well as a back up in case you break something and for highway use. The nice thing is that with the pump wired to the 4wd shift it engages and disengages the front diff automatically
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mudfkr

Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2005, 05:35:02 AM »
What set up have you got for your axles and C/V's, V6 ones or stock ?
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2005, 02:21:33 PM »
I was thinking of running an ON/OFF switch on the positive wire that runs to the air pump that locks the front axle in when in 4wd. That way I could turn off the pump in 4Low and it will disengage the front effectivly giving me 2Low ;D. Almost like unlocking the hubs while in 4Low but being able to do it from inside the truck.  
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Re: G/V air actuated diff pix.
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2005, 04:45:31 AM »
I have the steel V6 axle with the 5:83 fitted in the GV carrier. Driveshafts are the original 26 spline Track/Kick shafts.
I don't know about the 2wd idea, I thought about it but as I didn't rebuild the diff I don't know whether it could cause some damage driving the diff when its not engaged - what dom you reckon Mudfkr? Would be a nice simple way of achieving 2wd low on a Track/Kick. I think the ECU would probably get upset on a GV.
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