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Lokka lock right diffs and broken CVs

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I have been checking out diff locks for a while now and I would settle on the LOKKA from 4WD Systems but for one thing: It can not be turned off manually.

I understand in 2WD with hubs unlocked the diff lock has no affect on the front wheels so the patrol should drive like a stock truck.

In offroad situations the diff lock will always be on unless the auto disengage is triggered by turning on a hard surface.

So getting to the point...

Lets say your gunning it along in some soft sand and the lokka is engaged, all is good. Then there is a big stump on one side of the track and you have to put a wheel on it, I imagine with an ARB locker you would turn the locker off just before you hit the stump to avoid excess strain on that CV as the tyre hooks into the rock. But with the lokka you can not manually turn it off.

In this situation does the Lokka disengage and allow differentiation or does it stay locked and you have to hope for the best with CVs?
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Breaking a CV usually occurs as a result of a spinning wheel gaining traction, which transmits too much stress through the system ,and being the weakest link the CV breaks. In your scenario unless the wheels are spinning you wont have a problem, ie you can drive with 1 side on a hard surface and 1 side on soft/ sand etc, the wheels won't be spinning because you have positive drive through the wheel on the hard surface, the wheel on the soft surface will not spin because the diff is locked therfore the wheels will rotate at the same speed.

Where you may have a problem is where both wheels are spinning and 1 suddenly gains traction, ie driving through mud etc. In this case it does not matter wether you have an air locker or and auto locker the result will be the same.
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