Air lockers in winter
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Air lockers in winter
Just finished a engine, tranny and T-case rebuild .....Lift, tires and winch ......
Now it's time for the gears and lockers. I built this truck mainly for hunting and especially for use in the winter. I plan on using this rig when it is really cold and I want a selectable locker system. ARB's are what I am thinking about.
I have had people tell me "ARB lockers collect moisture, so they can freeze and break". I am also wondering if the airlines or tank could encounter problems with freezing...... Any real world experience with this?
Dean
Now it's time for the gears and lockers. I built this truck mainly for hunting and especially for use in the winter. I plan on using this rig when it is really cold and I want a selectable locker system. ARB's are what I am thinking about.
I have had people tell me "ARB lockers collect moisture, so they can freeze and break". I am also wondering if the airlines or tank could encounter problems with freezing...... Any real world experience with this?
Dean
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I used my ARB's when we had sub zero temps. There's no issues. If you're in a colder climate (or even if you're not) I'd recommend throwing out the blue plastic air line that comes with them and put in stainless braided line. Other than that you'll be just fine.
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Cap'n ... I was hoping you would give me some input. You climate is similar to mine.
I was wondering what type of moisture trap you use to get the water out of your system?
And if you ever noticed water in you axle lub?
I was wondering what type of moisture trap you use to get the water out of your system?
And if you ever noticed water in you axle lub?
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I don't have a water filter in my system. I don't use a tank at all so I don't think moisture is a problem. My compressor feeds straight into a manifold via a check valve and from the manifold it feeds the solenoids and pressure gauges. If I was going to use a storage tank I'd probably add a filter before the manifold, you can pick them up for pretty cheap at Harbor Freight or any pneumatic supply shop.
No issues with water in my axle lube. I have my vent tubes up high to keep water out of them. Contrary to what some people believe there is no air pressure in the axle housing itself with an ARB system. You have a copper line that feeds a collar on the carrier and all the pressure is there. If you have pressure in the diff housing/axle tubes then you have a bad o-ring on the pressure collar and your locker won't function correctly.
No issues with water in my axle lube. I have my vent tubes up high to keep water out of them. Contrary to what some people believe there is no air pressure in the axle housing itself with an ARB system. You have a copper line that feeds a collar on the carrier and all the pressure is there. If you have pressure in the diff housing/axle tubes then you have a bad o-ring on the pressure collar and your locker won't function correctly.
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Originally Posted by RawPower
if you use soem sort of water trap before the air tank then you should be fine...
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Great info....... Looks like freezing is not an issue. Guess it's time to dump some more cash into the money pit. Sure will be nice to be fully "locked" if I need it.
Dean
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If you are worried about moisture and water. If you really wanna get creative you can run the air line through your condensor on your AC it will remove close to all of your moisture that cna get trapped in your tank. I would just get a water trap before the mani and you should get a good long life outta your ARB
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Originally Posted by s8whiskey
If you are worried about moisture and water. If you really wanna get creative you can run the air line through your condensor on your AC it will remove close to all of your moisture that cna get trapped in your tank. I would just get a water trap before the mani and you should get a good long life outta your ARB
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Quite a few guys use CO2 tanks to run their ARB's and I've read of a couple using nitrogen. It can be done but it's so damn simple to set it up with a compressor and you never have to worry about refilling a tank, fiddling with the valve, etc.