14 bolt gov locker

[403oldsman]

Is there anyway to modify a gov locker in a 14bolt ff axle to operate like any other locker.
Thanks
Mark

[b454rat]

Umm, not that I know of. Get and open carrier and get a Detroit.

[DieselEater]

Get a mini-spool...its less than half the cost of a Detroit. Not only that, a Detroit locks up so fast anyway it chirps on street corners. I'm a truck puller, and have heard of Detroits blowing up...but, never a spool.

[Southedisto]

One of the lunch box lockers fit in the gov carrier, quick lok may be the name of it.

[Zoomad75]

I havent heard of a lunch box locker that fits in a gov lock carrier. Then again, the detroit locker for a 14b looks a heck of a lot like any other lunch box locker since it replaces the spider gears on an open carrier.

Run the gov bomb until it blows and have an open carrier/detroit waiting to install.

[1969 GMC]

to answer your original question, you can weld it up so it acts like a locker

at my old job, had a fragged 14 bolt gov lock under a C30 dump truck. when it went, the carrier was so scarred i dont know if i would want to use it again. the dealership didnt reuse it when they re did the axle, but of course they dont make any $$$ by reusing the old.

i would just echo to find an open carrier and use your insert of choice (detroit, lock right, mini spool).

[1969K10]

[QUOTE=1969 GMC;1979040i would just echo to find an open carrier and use your insert of choice (detroit, lock right, mini spool).[/QUOTE]

Any leads on where to find those products? I've also got one of these that needs over-hauled. - THX

[403oldsman]

I think the problem is with a lunch boxs locker going into a 14b ff gov lock carrier is the that the gov lock has 3 spider gears as compared to a open carrier with 4 spider gears.
The clutch plates don't look bad but they don't last as long a regular locker.
This is a rear axle for my bothers truck he's converting to a 3/4. The gears are 3.73. Will all the other 14bolt carriers cross to it or does he need a 3.73 carrier. If he does i guess he not out much he only paid $50 for the axle anyway.

Another question is my truck 71 chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 has a factory locker (i think) in the rear. What type of locker is that. It chatters when i turn and it never lets just one wheel spin even it its up in the air. Both wheels spin when i have the rear off the ground, and i cant hold one and spin the other one.

Thanks
Mark

[Yukon Jack]

The 71's locker should be a No-Spin which is a Detroit Locker.

[1969 GMC]

Originally Posted by Yukon Jack

The 71's locker should be a No-Spin which is a Detroit Locker.

Mark, I would normally agree except he said half ton. That means a 12 bolt and some sort of posi, not a true locker. I am not too familiar with posis, but I *think* those can be rebuilt with new clutch packs.

[403oldsman]

My rear axle is a 12 bolt but i am sure that its a locker by how it acts, but i could be wrong. Both of my cars have posi rear axles and i can jack up one wheel and spin it by hand, but on pavement they will leave two black marks from the start. The pick up i cant spin the wheel it i jack it up in the air. the only way is to jack up both back wheels.

[1969 GMC]

Originally Posted by 403oldsman

My rear axle is a 12 bolt but i am sure that its a locker by how it acts, but i could be wrong. Both of my cars have posi rear axles and i can jack up one wheel and spin it by hand, but on pavement they will leave two black marks from the start. The pick up i cant spin the wheel it i jack it up in the air. the only way is to jack up both back wheels.

I'm sorry, sometimes I get stuck in "factory original" mode. It's quite possible someone put a locker into it, but it wasnt the factory. You have to take off the diff cover to find out exactly what it is.

[Yukon Jack]

Originally Posted by 1969 GMC

Mark, I would normally agree except he said half ton. That means a 12 bolt and some sort of posi, not a true locker. I am not too familiar with posis, but I *think* those can be rebuilt with new clutch packs.

Gotcha, I was stuck in the 3/4 ton mindset.