Where should I mount the OX locker cable shifter?
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I think Ox and arb use a slip collar of sorts. Ox relied on a machined fork, which is pretty stout.. cant remember what arb used to engage the collar. I think air pushing a plate against the collar... cant remember.
Eaton uses cam rollers or something like that... which is why they require some tire rotation to engage.
ARB, Eaton and everyone else allow me to use whatever diff cover I want to.
Yup.
That is one of the differences between them. .. which is the point i was trying to make... that there are differences with the design of each.
Though OX adopted the actuation methods of arb and eaton, the locking mechanisms still differ to an extent.
With regard to electric,
Theres still a cable, they simply use electric to move the cable.
I don't have an air OX, but I believe they use a small pneumatic cylinder to actuate the locking mechanism.
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I have to admit that the completely manual operation of the OX is attractive to me.
I've been thinking about the cable operated one. It won't be used as much and extensively by me as some folks use here, which is why it is also attractive to me. Maintenance schedules and intervals with seals and the like. The area to the right of the shifter on the passenger side has plenty of reachable space. Edit: Some people mount these on the driver's side and that would drive me crazy plus leg room is always welcomed
If I do go "retro" and remove the console entirely and just use a CJ style center console, then The selectors can be mounted just in front of the E-Brake.
If I do go "retro" and remove the console entirely and just use a CJ style center console, then The selectors can be mounted just in front of the E-Brake.
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At the moment, the plan is a lunchbox in front, and a selectable in the rear. Maybe I could locate the shifter in front of the xfer case shifter on that little flat spot in front of same (since I got rid of the "parking brake handle")
I'm neither disputing that, nor have I had an issue with the diff cover front or rear. Perhaps others do though
OX lockers would not physically fit in my build. And the aspects of my build that don't allow OX lockers aren't all that unusual.
The diff covers are no larger than a ARB or Currie cover. I have a rear OX that I converted to a air actuator from the cable. IT IS STOUT! The fork design is the same proven method used in old Dozer and track driven equipment. You inherit the cover when you buy one, part of the indestructible design. The air conversion is clever, much more simple than the ARB or Yukon. I have an old version, from the PO. It had a "known" cross shaft issue and I found it. The PO never took it off road or even went into lo or hi 4wd. It was replaced quickly and by knowledgeable staff. Very few questions and it was never a hassle getting them on the line. A+! I replaced a few parts on my own cause I did not want to go back in there later, it cost me around $70 IIRC.
I would do another without hesitation. I have done many trails with it since the first issue, It locks quicker and unlocks smoother than the Yukon I have on the front, better than the ARB's I had on my 44's on my CJ5 too.
Here you can see the shaft broke on the oil groove, the new shaft had a long helical spiral to prevent the load rise on a groove.
You can see the slot where the fork rides, this slides in about 0.375" to engage. Simple and proven.
The old style was a pig, this was on the PO's Dana 30:
Here is a pic for reference while I was prepping for a outboard:
A ARB/Currie style:
I would do another without hesitation. I have done many trails with it since the first issue, It locks quicker and unlocks smoother than the Yukon I have on the front, better than the ARB's I had on my 44's on my CJ5 too.
Here you can see the shaft broke on the oil groove, the new shaft had a long helical spiral to prevent the load rise on a groove.
You can see the slot where the fork rides, this slides in about 0.375" to engage. Simple and proven.
The old style was a pig, this was on the PO's Dana 30:
Here is a pic for reference while I was prepping for a outboard:
A ARB/Currie style:
I do have concerns about the OX cover as well. See Gale Bank's video on aftermarket diff covers.
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