Installing a Torq Locker into a Subaru 5 Bolt R160 Differential

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This is a step by step instructional video guiding you through a Subaru 5 Bolt Torq Locker install.
The 5 bolt Torq Locker is capable of being installed in all Subaru 5 bolt models
1978 threw current model year 5 bolt R160 open differential
You can run your VIN number to check to see if your differential is open or LSD
*will not install into an LSD
www.torqmasters.com/torq_lock...
From Torq Locker website:
The TORQ Locker is the most advanced, strongest, highest quality automatic locking differential on the planet, proven in the most extreme vehicles-from hard-core Rock Crawling, racing the King of the Hammers and Rock Bouncing, to Sand Dunes and Mud Drags. To back this all up, Torq-Masters Industries offers an unprecedented 4 year warranty on the TORQ Locker with no tire size, horsepower limits or loopholes. Torq-Masters Industries is committed to building the highest quality locking differentials possible. To be the best, we build with the best. The TORQ Locker is 100 percent Made in the USA with 100 percent USA raw materials.
Keep it simple. No air-lines to leak, compressors to fail, cables to adjust or electrical gremlins. The TORQ Locker gives you piece of mind as a reliable, 100% mechanical automatic locker that can handle any terrain.
The innovative design features of the TORQ Locker give you three game-changing benefits:
1. Strongest drop-in automatic locker design on the market. The machined keyway design of the cam gears can't shear, ever.
2. Easiest locker on the market to install because it has no spacers, no dowel pins, no cables, no air or electrical lines.
3. Best On-Road manners of any automatic locker; by eliminating the ‘spacer’ found in all other drop-in lockers, the TORQ Locker eliminated the occasional loud pop associated with this style of locker.
To build the TORQ Locker, Torq-Masters Industries demands the highest quality control standards, protocol and materials. The TORQ Locker is CNC machined from USA made 9310 steel alloy for maximum durability and long life, using proprietary manufacturing processes in an ISO 9001 certified facility. TORQ Locker components are then heat treated with proprietary procedures in a TS16949 certified facility with 100 percent quality audits utilizing electron microscopy testing. Quality control of this caliber is rare in the aftermarket off-road industry, but Torq-Masters goes the extra mile to build the best because you deserve the best.

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@djdtone1981 3 месяца назад

Probably a good idea to tap the 1/4 inch hole for the breather before you put the diff cover on. That way no metal shavings get into the diff. Thanks for the video!

@aint_onmyrocker 2 месяца назад

Agreed. I will say wait until you have a locker, you’ll always have metal flakes in your fluid

@timnelson1787 Год назад

Really enjoy the professional language here😂 Ugg’s dugga Crisscross applesauce Little persuasion

@aint_onmyrocker Год назад

😂

@365rallydailyracing Год назад

He ain't wrong

@catirbyarnold8223 10 месяцев назад

Ran into an issue: Needed to take the provided circlips out of the locker and put them in my axle ends. This wasn’t in the video but I’ve seen other people run into as well. It’s in small text in the installation guide. I’ll be doing a full breakdown video for my 02 outback h6 hopefully soon

@aint_onmyrocker 8 месяцев назад

You should do an install video! I wasn’t in charge of the “content” as I was filming.. but I hear ya !

@richardhelton876 3 года назад

This video cleared up alot of questions I've had. Thank you for posting this, my subaru will be getting upgraded soon

@aint_onmyrocker 3 года назад

Hope to have you in the locker club soon! 100% worth it!

@That_fella_named_J 2 года назад

@@aint_onmyrocker is this essentially making a open rear differential into a lsd ?

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

@@That_fella_named_J No it is not. And LSD is different then a Torq locker. In my own opinion the Torq locker is much more superior

@RajendraSingh-uj7id 4 месяца назад

Wish we had people like you in the state of Florida, please let me know if you have someone in our state, been fighting a r160 with howling noise for a year now

@NhungNguyen-rs3jb Год назад

Man, I want this product on my Subaru Outback. Where can I find this man to install mine?!

@israelestonina5949 2 года назад

I want this too on my 2015 OB 3.6 but I’m located in Northern California. Let me know if there’s a shop that you know off that can do this job, properly.

@sitchintruth Год назад

My Forester is a 2011. I thought to replace the seals on each side just because they old, although not leaking. Any insight on this? Additionally my Forester has about 175000 miles with original CV axles. Perhaps replace since I am this far into disassembly?

@kaboom06 2 года назад

Do you have to measure the shims?

@mstehelin 8 месяцев назад

Maybe a length of tubing over the punch to help keep the keeper pin aligned for reassembly?

@aint_onmyrocker 8 месяцев назад

Can’t say I’ve tried that, but I think that’s a great idea!

@taylorrobinson5755 2 года назад

I've heard diff bushings should be replaced if doing this, anything else recommend to replace that's not failing at the time, also is an alignment needed with what has to be loosened on the the control arms? Have one waiting to be installed! Thanks

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

You can replace the bushings while your down there. I didn’t because it didn’t look bad. Just visually inspect it. Not sure about an alignment. I didn’t not need one. If you do replace anything else while your down here, absolutely do your clutch pack in your transmission. You will have already had to take the parts off needed to across that

@bigfootlives3245 2 года назад

Does this affect the overall drivability? Pretty cool diff, I like its American made.

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

No it does not. Now does your locker click when your turn? Yes it does. But I drove 12k miles this summer bouncing around going coast to coast and had zero issues so far.

@B1GDaddyFatStax 3 года назад

I did a 4.44 swap in my 92 SVX and didn't know these existed till now. I ended up loading the LSD carrier into the new 4.44 donor instead. I guess for streetability, the LSD provides for a smoother action and these lockers are meant for more offroad use. I'll definitely keep them in mind when I EJ swap my Justy. I did notice a difference between how I load the pumpkin vs how you did. I leave the lateral links alone and remove/install the axles as I'm lowering/raising the pumpkin in and out. It takes less time and I don't have to worry about possibly snapping the long bolts that are notorious for corrosion. That being said, I live in the desert, so corrosion isn't an issue, I just prefer the ease of removal/installation. What are your thoughts on this method vs the way you depicted in your video?

@aint_onmyrocker 3 года назад

That’s a great swap! I would love to swap a 3.3 SVX motor into my forester. I definitely agree on the smoother action with the LSD. I have buddies who switch their locker off when on the street. I don’t, I run my all the time. Have to be careful of turning fast/ sharp. I also live in the desert and have no corrosion issues. It’s nice. I believe both ways are appropriate. Really comes down to how a person was taught, and their preference. John preferred to do it this way, so we did. I think the important part is making sure things go back together properly, and snug.

@theMatrixEndsHere 2 года назад

@@aint_onmyrocker Hi, when you say you have buddies who switch off the locker when on the street do you mean that they put the car into 2wd mode with a fuse?

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

@@theMatrixEndsHere I have a few that do it that way, and I know a few that have done it VIA a switch method

@donovanbonner7111 2 года назад

Don't you have to change the other differential as well?

@B1GDaddyFatStax 2 года назад

@@donovanbonner7111 not unless you change gear ratios. Take the SVX for instance. It originally comes stock with an LSD in the rear, but open diff in the front. This makes the car very streetable. Putting a locker in the rear will make it bind noticeably more on the street, but still tolerable. Put it in the front also....then kiss street driving goodbye.

@rob55D89D 2 года назад

Where is your shop located? I lam interested in having a locker installed in a 1 bolt.

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

I don’t actually have a shop, I work on all my own cars.

@giovannicanales5156 2 года назад

Can a locker be installed on a 2022 forester wilderness??

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

Not that I know of. I’m not sure if anyone has put one in the new transmission

@kestonhess2105 2 года назад

Just ordered my torq, I don’t have any tools to install it my self I called a mechanic shop and he said he can do it it would be around 800$ does that seem right in labor?

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

I’m not sure, but being that it will be a full day project that seems pretty reasonable. Especially if the shop rate is 125$ an hour.

@eze8024 Год назад

What do you do if the gap isn't between 3-5 thousandths though?

@aint_onmyrocker 2 месяца назад

I really couldn’t tell you. I’m not a pro mechanic. I make films and do lighter work

@leeviwinkler9399 Год назад

How long did it take to receive the locker do you think?

@aint_onmyrocker Год назад

I got mine in a week. But I’m sure it depends on mulitple factors

@MickYETi 2 года назад

Will this locker fit into a R160 Ver2 VLSD diff? I cannot seem to remove the spider gears to install this locker. 😭

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

No. Your diff cannot be LSD. You need to source an open diff from another Subaru. Try the junk yard or online.

@MickYETi 2 года назад

@@aint_onmyrocker OoOofff *smacks forehead* thank you very much for your quick response, means 🌎 to me, i was not aware my diff was not an open diff. Appreciate you and God bless!!

@MickYETi 2 года назад

@@aint_onmyrocker also, will i need to source an open diff with the same exact gear ratio? I have no idea what my diff ratio on this unit is, i know it is a VLSD R160 type (idk the gear ratio). Please advise.

@aint_onmyrocker 2 года назад

@@MickYETi You need to have what you currently have but open diff. Look for a 5 Bolt R160 open diff

@MickYETi 2 года назад

@@aint_onmyrocker i know that, the gear ratios are whats confusing. I have no idea what my vlsd diff gear ratio is, so i wouldn't know wich open diff to get.