3 installing the air locker, Setting up the bulkhead fitting – ARB RD166 User Manual

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 3      Installing  the  Air  Locker  

 

 

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 Remount  the  differential  as  before.  

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 Release  spreader  tension  (if  applicable).  

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 Check  backlash  again  as  before.  

 

 

3.9

 

   

Setting  Up  the  Bulkhead  Fitting

 

 

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 Apply  thread  sealant  to  the  threads  of  the  bulkhead  body.  

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 Screw  the  bulkhead  body  into  the  tapped  hole,  and  tighten.  

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 Wipe  the  area  clean  of  any  excess  thread  sealant  (inside  and  

outside  of  the  housing).  

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 Bend  the  seal  housing  tube  to  the  approximate  shape  (Fig.  12.),  

and  trim  to  length  using  an  automotive  tube  cutter.  

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 Insert  the  free  end  of  the  seal  housing  tube  into  the  bulkhead  fitting  

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 From  the  outside  of  the  housing,  assemble  the  small  O-­ring  over  

the  top  of  the  short  length  of  seal  housing  protruding  through  the  
bulkhead  fitting.  

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 While  still  holding  the  seal  housing  tube  into  the  bulkhead  fitting,  

insert  the  small  drilled  end  of  the  center  compression  nut  over  the  
extended  tube  as  shown  in  the  assembly  diagram  (Fig.13.),  and  
screw  it  into  the  bulkhead  body,  and  lightly  tighten.  

 

 

 Figure  12.  

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