BANG BANG BANG. The sounds of Hank shooting himself in the foot AGAIN.
Now lets go through your latest ramblings.
You state that even though both wheels have good traction, you will need a diff lock to get over the rock you pictured. Now I thought that a diff lock added traction by preventing a wheel from spinning. How about explaining to us how a diff lock assists in a situation that the wheels have no chance of spinning as they have good traction. This should be interesting!
You claim again that you know more than the manufacturer. Gee you are good!
You claim that a DT will not shock load an axle. You then claim that the axle can twist up to 180 degrees before breaking. As this cannot be from shock loading (by you) what motor do you have that can supply that much power that it can twist an axle 180 degrees just from brut force.
You ask me to show a broken DT that did not break the axle first. But you can't supply one where it did. You have no proof what so ever as to which broke first. It just suits your story line that the axle broke first. But you can't explain why it is the broken axle side of the DT that breaks. That's right it is the built up energy in the axle when it breaks that is enough to break the DT. Now you should know that the axle will normaly break right on the diff drive flange. This means that a piece of axle around 1 inch is left in the diff. So what you are telling us is that 1 inch bit of axle has enough energy stored in it that it can destroy a DT. DTs must not be very strong!
You can't really explain, if there is all this energy, why it doesn't destroy ARB diffs.
You attempt to cover yourself about the fact that open diffs will often be more stressful on axles than a locker. You appear to state that as people with open diffs break axles, everyone should have HD axles. If you are saying this, then you finally prove my point, that is, it is not the locker that requires you to upgrade axles.
Something that you can't seem to settle on is whether a DT is unlocked or not when you drive through a corner in a Rover based 4WD. One time you say that it is front wheel drive and there is no power to the rear and the diff will unlock. In the next you seem to state that it is locked. Just answer this simple question, if a Disco is driving through a right hand turn, will the DT be locked or not??
I love your run for cover statement about "Most Vehicles". Even though you are on a landrover forum, "Most Vehicles" apparently doesn't mean anything that is all wheel drive.
You seem to argue with yourself a lot. In the one paragraph you state that you did not say that engine breaking will lock the locker. But you say it will not be unlocked. So it is not locked and it is not unlocked. What is it???
You did not answer what the difference was between engine breaking and reversing from a car park.
Another back peddle, it is supoisedly me that claimed that there was only 1 "O" ring. I think you will find that you made a big song and dance about there only being 1 "O" ring. The "O" ring that gives me the most hassle is the one between the air tank on the compressor and the compressor.
You continue to show your ignorance. You state that the "O" ring in the diff is made of rubber. Some expert!!!
You claimed that it is only standard axles that break in a DT and that HD axles are fine. But Jim had a HD axle break. How did you handle this news? First you accussed him of lying (pretty standard response from you) and then it wasn't really a HD axle because it was a prototype. You convinced me!
So you completed a "Regular" driving course. My point when this was first raised was whether you should drive through a corner or not. Well, did the course teach you to drive through a corner?
If you want to know what oil to use in an ARB, RTFM!!!
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