Re: Trac-lok, why not as good as Power0lok?

["Allan Weidenheimer" <allanw@domain.elided>]

Ha!  Absolutely right Tom.  Which means I have one in my 5.0.  But,
it only has 34K miles on it.  Some of those miles have been hard ones
though.  I think the smaller tires might make a difference too.  Ford
Motorsport does sell a heavy duty 8.8 Trac-lok axle, maybe due to
the stocker units not holding up to hard use/high miles.  So far,
mine still lights up both tires anytime.  I guess when it stops locking,
it is time for new clutch plates, before I destruct the side gear
teeth.  Should be real easy to just drop in new plates, you wouldn't
even have to mess with the ring and pinion setup, since that would not
change the carrier bearings/shims.

Allan W.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
To: Allan Weidenheimer <allanw@domain.elided>
Cc: IHC Digest Post <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Date: Saturday, December 26, 1998 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Trac-lok, why not as good as Power0lok?


>On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, Allan Weidenheimer wrote:
>
>> gets to be less.  At some point, possibly when pulling a trailer or other
>> event, you apply too much torque to the top of the teeth on the side gear
>> and pinion
>> is the reason for the general disdain for the Trac-lok?
>
>Makes sense to me!  So I should be outside checking my clutches and/or
>replacing them shortly.. ;-)
>
>Isn't the Track-lok the LS used by Ford on Mustangs?.. ever hear of 'em
>scattering apart behind a 5.0, Allan?
>
>-Tom