tuneskies

[>:]Where exactly are the traction locks and what would a rebuild cost ???

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stanger88

It is a spring/clutch setup and it is about $60 to get the stuff to re-build it with from Summit.

tuneskies

Where at exactly on the car are the traction locks located? I'm assuming of course near the wheels, but... not sure really. I need to get a manual.

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mrbigshot

it is located inside the rear end of your car. in the pumpkin. they are also available new from ford for $215 new if you dont want to rebuild it. i could go into great deal what it is and how it works but ill put it in a way only gearheads can appreciate. without a track loc or posi when you can on it the car leaves 1 whimpy little black line, with a posi it leaves 2

tuneskies

Sweet! So I might as well get the 4.10 gears done at the same time then...?

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mrbigshot

yup, depending where you have it done i can be between $400-$700 parts and labor if you dont know how to do it yourself. its a pain to do.

hellas85stang

when one wheels spins it hooks up the other i believe..

tuneskies

so both the gears and the traction lock are located in the rear end???

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lookinforastang

the gearing is self explainitory, its a gear. the traction lok is made up of clutches. both are located in the rearend housing (the big "pumpkin" shaped thing in the middle of the rear of the car).

i always thought the traction-lok spun both tires no matter the traction for each. GM's posi unit works off whatever tire is spinning and simply transfers power to the other tire. it does not use clutches like traction-lok instead it has whats called a spyder gear.

stanger88

IF your tires spin with equal amounts of ease, it works GREAT, but if one tire is on a slippery spot and the other gets good traction it will over-power the trac-lok and you will do a 1 wheel peel. THis is not a problem, just a design limitation and the stock unit does not have the torque bias to hook them both up in said scenario. I have seen it plenty of times both with my car and others. I even had the mechanic inspect mine when he did my 4.10's, said it was in great shape (the car was bone stock AOD with 2.73's when I got it, i doubt it could even spin a tire).