Rear wheels don't move but draveshaft does - uh oh

[.94 OR]

You should be able to slide an axle in each side of the carrier and see if they are "locked.

The pinion shims don't affect the sealing of the pinion carrier, just the spacing of the pinion teeth into the ring gear. If you replace them, measure the thickness accurately and replace with the same combined thickness.

 

[nvrstuk]

It's a Detroit? I missed that somewhere... it's internal inside the locker... we've had the worst luck with them... they usually grenade when an axle breaks. the shock load just grenades them.

What Yeller said... least you can continue your trip by putting only a few of the parts back inside.

 

[M@2s]

OK Yeller and Justafordguy,

From the looks of things I'm still defining what I have as far as locker goes.. I think it's a detroit but I could be wrong.

I put the axle back into both sides of the locker and it spun the ring even when holding it tight. I re-looked into historic videos when all broke and I for sure have an issue with the rear end with the driveshaft spinning and a metallic clicking in the Diff without the rear wheels moving. Axles are fine, Ring and pinion all look ok, so I'm left with a locker issue.
I held the yoke and held the ring when all was assembled still and everything was solid and moving smoothly.

I may need to just re-assemble and test everything together or, if I'm lucky, just taking things apart dislodged the issue.

to be continued...
thanks all!