Detroit Locker Install question?

[BroncoRunner]

Over the weekend I removed my third member and replaced the original diff. with a Detroit Locker and new bearings. After I set the backlash etc., everything looked good with no or minimal backlash. After getting the third member and axles back in I noticed play in the yoke...............approx. 1/2" to 3/4" of movement back or forth before the axles move. Is this normal for a locker or do I need to start over.

Thanks again, Tom

 

[bigjhoov]

That sounds pretty normal,

 

[Mark]

That sounds pretty normal,

yeah, sounds normal to me too.

 

[BroncoRunner]

Thanks for the input that makes me feel alittle better...........any other comments would help.

 

[welndmn]

Normal,
Thats why you measure your backlash at the gear, not the yoke.
You are feeling the slop in the detriot.

 

[Broncobowsher]

The detroit has a lot of backlast between the carrier and the axles. That is multiplied by the gear ratio. With my 4.88s I think I have a little less then a quarter turn at the yoke. Perfectly normal.