Dana Spicer Drive Axles

Differential Lockout Inter Axle

Driver Instructions AXDR-0126 October 1996

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When to engage lockout.

(Selector Valve in LOCK position.) When approaching: ice, snow or wet surfaces. . .

in mud. . .

in loose terrain.

How to operate lockout.

1. Temporarily release the accelerator pedal. This interrupts the torque applied to the inter-axle differential allowing easy engagement or disengagement at any speed.

2. Flip the lockout selector valve to lock (engage) or unlock (disengage) the lockout..

Remember: Engage lockout at any speed with accelerator released. Never engage lockout when wheels are slipping. Use only under poor traction. Do not operate truck with lockout engaged on dry pavement.

How the lockout works.

Power flow with lockout engaged (LOCK position). Tandem axles will rotate at different speeds when cornering, driving over uneven road surfaces or when equipped with different tire sizes. The inter-axle differential is simply a mechanism that lets one axle rotate faster or slower than the other. Under normal conditions it splits the torque evenly between the 2 axles. When extra traction is needed under adverse road conditions, you can lock out the inter-axle differential. With the lockout engaged (LOCK position), the inter-axle differential acts as a solid shaft and does not compensate for differences in axle speed, but directs the torque to the axle with the most traction. With the lockout disengaged (UNLOCK position), the inter-axle differential operates normally. A lockout selector valve, located in the truck cab, controls the interaxle differential lockout.
For Dual Range Tandem Lockout Instructions, refer to Eaton Booklet AXDR-0117
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AXDR-0126 10/96 POD Printed in USA