I am trying to find a complete 9 inch center section for my 65 Mustang's Lincoln rear end. I need one that has traction lock. From the pictures I have found online a 9 inch traction lock looks nothing like the traction lock in my F150's 8.8. How can I tell before buying a center section that it is indeed a traction lock? To me the open diff looks almost the same as a traction lock on the 9 inch. I have a center section lined up that I would I would like to get. It is recently rebuilt with new gears, bearings, and supposedly a traction lock, but it doesn't quite look like a T lock differential to me. Here is a link to the craigslist ad for the center section. I know the pictures are poor quality, but can anyone help me out? Thanks

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I forgot to mention this. When turning the yoke both sides spin the same direction. So, I assume its a T Lock. I don't know if this is an accurate test though. He doesn't have any axle shafts to stick in it to verify the turn one side and watch the other technique.

 

Yes, that is a traction lock in the pictures. Make sure it has the right spline count for your axles.

 

Pics here, check out the prices. $175 is almost a scrap price. Hope it works for you.

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Thanks for the information. How are you able to tell? Its a 28 spline and thats what I need. I just want to make sure that it is a Trac-Lok before I get it.

 

If you look at your pic of the for-sale item, and compare it to the Trac-loc pics just over halfway down on the Currie site (my last post), you will see they look the same. Also, prior poster pics it out as Trac-loc.

 

I can't belieive how much they go for new. Thats why I want to grab this one. The guy selling it just needs it out of the way. From what he says, he has about 500 in it. I figured 200 bucks is a steal, if it is indeed what I want.

I realize that Mark A identified it as a Traction Lock. In my opinion it looks much like an open unit as well. I would just like to know if there are any markings or numbers on it that will be helpful in determining what it is for certain.

Is it true that the T-Lok units have 5/8 bolts and the open ones have 3/4? Is it also true that the T-Lok units have the recessed holes as mentioned on the kevinstang site? It shows a picture of a unit with recessed holes and one with out and says that one is an open and one is a TL. I read this information here. Are these identifying traits always true?

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