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Originally Posted by SkinnyG
Are you talking a lunchbox locker?
The carrier is the part the ring gear attaches to. The housing is what the carrier (and everything) installs into. I've never seen a carrier that didn't have some tapered roller bearings pressed on to the stub ends. New carriers do not come with bearings, you have to install them.
When JUST installing a limited slip, you do not need to touch the pinion bearings, since the pinion depth to carrier bearing center does not change. You DO, however, need to reset the backlash. It would be foolish not to just pop the pinion out and have a look at the bearings - I mean, you're in there already. And a new seal can never hurt.
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Correct, the detroit locker for the HO52/72 AND the 14 bolt install in the factory housing replacing the spider/side gears. If you disturbed the side adjusters you will have to adjust preload/backlash but its pretty simple in these axles. The HO axles are just like a huge ford 9 in with a drop out center section. Just like the 14 bolt the carrier just splits in half once the hardware is removed allowing the locker to be dropped in. Once the housing is back together you remove the install plates/rod/wingnuts and thats it.
If you were installing a detroit locker in a dana style axle you are correct the entire housing is changed requiring some setup and bearings to be pressed on.