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Old 01-10-2015, 08:17 PM   #1
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Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

Alright y'all. Hoping some of you guys are generous enough to help out a newbie like me. So the story goes that I bought this "detroit locker" off this guy who says he got it off another guy who claimed that it was for a 14 bolt 10.5 ring gear, for which he included the box that it supposedly originally came in. What could possibly go wrong there, right? So I picked this thing up for my '79 cclb for a whopping 75 bucks. Now clearly that seems like it is inching into "too good to be true" territory, but for that money i figured I'd take my chances. Now this is the first time I've ever messed with lockers before, so i admittedly have no clue what I'm looking for apart from what I can deduce from my general theoretical understanding of how they work and common sense. So now I have this hunk of metal sitting on my table and I realize that it doesn't look anything like the pictures that I'm seeing online. First thing that strikes me is that it's got spider years with it and from what I understand, a detroit doesn't need new spider gears. so if some of yall might know if this thing is legit or if it's missing parts or is for some other axle, the info would be greatly appreciated so I can atleast sell it to someone who can use it if I cant. Everything in the pictures is everything I've got for it as well as the box that I got with it. Thanks!!
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Old 01-10-2015, 08:20 PM   #2
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Re: Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

Alrighty, take 2. Clearly lockers ain't the only thing I'm a newb with
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Old 01-10-2015, 09:28 PM   #3
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Re: Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

You got the parts that the locker replaced. You have the stock spider gears....
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Old 01-10-2015, 09:54 PM   #4
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Re: Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

Crap. That's exactly what I was worried about. So i got hosed for 75 bucks. Live and learn I guess
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Old 01-11-2015, 01:42 AM   #5
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Re: Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

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Crap. That's exactly what I was worried about. So i got hosed for 75 bucks. Live and learn I guess
Yup. Someone saw you coming.
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Old 01-11-2015, 02:23 AM   #6
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Re: Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

That's a cold blooded move right there. Bummer. There's a special place in hell for jerks like that.
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Old 01-11-2015, 12:00 PM   #7
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Re: Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

Did you get it local? It they won't refund your money that thing just went from locker to spider gears to hurled projectile real fast!
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Old 01-12-2015, 03:35 AM   #8
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Yeah if you can get your money back i would if not you got a pricey paper weight pretty much.
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Old 01-12-2015, 07:35 PM   #9
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Re: Is this a 14 bolt detroit locker or...?

Here is a Detroit Locker. You can use the spiders as fillings or dental implants for the guy that sent them in lieu of the promised locker, if you ever catch up with him.
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Old 01-13-2015, 09:55 AM   #10
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Dental fillings . I like that!

These are still good replacement parts for someone, just not what you were supposed to be buying
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