E9- Tracker-Sidekick Lock Right Locker Install 1512-LR PowerTrax Geo, Suzuki 6.9 Differential Cheap! 

This was a very knowlegable demo and proof you were familiar with all the componenant. Problem is --- we aren't now cause fixed camera position never showed any detail on anything and especially the insides. Obviously you are familiar with what it looks like inside. We aren't. Wife has a Tracker and we live waaay off grid up trails in the mountains in snow. I will look into this locker . I'm a gear head and was sorta able to follow. Thanks Dandahermit

I like how much of this is skill and tricks that can be applied to any real project.

Really enjoy all of your DIY upgrades. Keep them coming. The ease in which you execute the task gives guys like us that little boost of confidence we need to try it our self. New Subscriber!

After 1/2 day of brain grinding I finally figured out that the .030 inch side gear thrust washers needed to go back in. Took them out because the pin would not go through the center block. So I had to machine .035 inch off both sides of that center block, now everything fits and works like it should. What was happening is the lock rite 1/4 inch pins were climbing out of their slot, jamming the two plates tight against the side gears making it impossible for the unit to ratchet.

We need more tracker videos haha

“Since this is a budget build”…… 😂🤣😂….. like that qualifier matters……. Great tutorial.

With step by step instructions like that you could turn a novice into a pro.

I installed this locker on my 96 tracker a year ago. ( Mechanic licensed) I had to remove some of the side gear shims/washers in order to get the pins for the block to go in. Instructions never mentioned that. I see yours went together much easier. Also mine does not unlock when turning and skidding tires. I wish I had manually tested that unit before I got it back into the vehicle. Now I will have to dig into it again to see what's going on...

I bought 2 of these and installed them both into the rears of 2 of my Geo Trackers. On my daily driver, I had no issues. I did the test, it functioned fine. I have been driving it for months, about 100 miles a week. As I turn, i can hear a slight click as the outside wheel overruns the inside. So I know how to do it. The one in my rock crawler keeps giving me trouble. Just before I left for Moab, I realized the rear was locked solid. I opened it up and found that I had put the pins in the slot and the springs in the hole. I don't know why I did it that way. I know better. So I put it back together the right way, after straightening the springs a little and threw it back into place. Did the test, pressure forward on one wheel and the other ratcheted the other direction. Seemed fine. Halfway through the Moab trip it started clicking louder and louder, getting harder to unlock. Eventually it locked solid and would no longer unlock. As I turned, the tires would chirp and scratch. When I got home and owned it up, I found the pins and springs all broken. I got new parts, cleaned everything up, reassembled but it won't unlock.

Great video! Got my diff on the bench done installing the locker, on a 96 tracker my axles have the wheel studs atrached no 4 screws. you did not mention or see you remove the washers on the sides of the reused gears, do you recall if you used the thin or thick one or both? I cannot fit both it will not let the pins line up to the block. Installed only the think concave one, the manual mentioned the thin one mentioning the "shiny side". Pins fit perfectly after removing the thicker washer. Thanks again for the help. Im afraid of installing and doing it twice 😅

nice little Tracker , i am building a 4Dr on my channel

Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing your Lock Right Locker install! I am debating whether or not to put one in mine. Does it seem to work well? I do about 50/50 street/off road traveling. How does it do when you try to make sharp turns in parking lot and off road??

So I have a truck with a short wheel base. Your wheel base is shorter than mine. I was told that lunch box locker tend to NOT open the diff on turns because of the short wheel base. Have you had any issues with turning corners under power ?

Can you do an update video on the locker since you installed it.

So I got the rear diff carrier out again and found all pins broken and springs mashed up on the 1512 Lock Rite. Installed new pins and springs and the thing still won't unlock while doing a bench test with the axles. I can easily push the center lock rite half with a small screwdriver and that allows the side gear to rotate but it won't do it on it's own. How is your unit holding out and operating?

Can you put a link to where I can get that center punch?

Is this the way the axles come out on all trackers or was there a mod done to keep from taking the whole brake/axle assembly off?

bough mine last week 200$ to get it here in canada hope they lock righ lol

What are the benefits of the locker 1532 lr with side couplers? Or if any?

What is holding the roller pins in and why do you need to use the punch

Great video. Do you daily your Tracker on the road? I'm on the fence as my Covid toy has turned into my daily at ~30 mpg :)

Can you give me a hand finding the front and rear lockers for a 2014 Grand Vitara 2.4?

any issues with the lock right on pavement?

So is it a lsd for the geo cause thats really looking for

Would it be worth converting a 2wd tracker to 4wd? This one only has 30k miles on it.

It’s weird I can’t seem to get mines to unlock…. It just stays locked all day lol I mean it’s not to bad on road driving just a lil noisey around turns 🤣

6.9 differential? Pinion gear : ring gear teeth? Where you find it? The lowest i know 6:35 means 5.8 fg ratio (calmini) and 8:45 means 5.6 fg ratio ('83, 2 door 1.3L carb). Nowhere to find both combo.

This will work for a 1991 sidekick JLX?

Dam no demo?? WTF?