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3 installing the air locker, Installing the carrier bearings – ARB RD117 User Manual

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3 Installing the Air Locker

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NOTE : Make sure any grinding dust, filings or drill chips left

behind by cutting the drainage slots is completely
cleaned out of the housing.

Check that the axle air vents are clear and working correctly.

3.2

Installing the Carrier Bearings

Apply a thin film of high pressure grease to both bearing journals of

the Air Locker to prevent seizing.

Using a bearing press or arbor press, press one of the bearing

cones (supplied with the Air Locker kit) onto one bearing journal of
the Air Locker (refer to Figure 5.) until the bearing seats firmly
against the bearing journal shoulder.

Figure 5.

Invert the Air Locker and press the other tapered roller bearing

cone onto the opposite bearing journal of the differential carrier until
the bearing seats firmly against the bearing journal shoulder.

NOTE :

Do not add any shims between the bearings and the
bearing seat. Shimming of the Air Locker
will be
performed with the supplied shim kits and/or the OE
master shims (if any) on the outside of the carrier
bearings.