G80 locker spring mod

[chevyburnout1]

Is this really a thing to make the G80 work better? Mine have worked pretty well over the years, but it's super annoying when you have a nice drift going in the rain and it stops working.

True story :thumb: The spring is pretty easy to twist up. I actually think it helped mine last as weird as that sounds. Always engaging regardless. You can see where the leg of the spring rests on the governor shaft. Just take it and rotate it through around through the spider gears a few twists

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[Chevy1925]

Its a good idea to check the gear teeth on your spider gear and the gov shaft to make sure they aint missing anything first though. if that has issues, winding that spring up wont help much lol

 

[torqued2dmax]

True story :thumb: The spring is pretty easy to twist up. I actually think it helped mine last as weird as that sounds. Always engaging regardless. You can see where the leg of the spring rests on the governor shaft. Just take it and rotate it through around through the spider gears a few twists

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Amazing what a little spring can do , thank you for that bit of advice , it will save many people $ by not needing to go gear drive and helping to keep them from blowing up there unit doing burn outs when the G80 engages and disengages randomly !

 

[gmduramax]

True story :thumb: The spring is pretty easy to twist up. I actually think it helped mine last as weird as that sounds. Always engaging regardless. You can see where the leg of the spring rests on the governor shaft. Just take it and rotate it through around through the spider gears a few twists

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This can be done in the truck?

 

[Chevy1925]

This can be done in the truck?

yup, your looking at what you would see with the back cover off. ring gear isnt deep enough to impede it

 

[gmduramax]

I’ll give this a try tonight. I know my G80 still works but not as good as it used to, but that’s probably for other reasons :roflmao:

 

[Rancelot211]

I’ll give this a try tonight. I know my G80 still works but not as good as it used to, but that’s probably for other reasons :roflmao:

If you do make a video boss. Im about to change my rear end fluid and wouldn't mind doing this.

 

[gmduramax]

Is there a gasket on the diff cover? It’s been a while since I played with my rear end :roflmao:

 

[Chevy1925]

No idea, I have a mag hytech so there is a o-ring lol

 

[ZeroGravity58]

Is there a gasket on the diff cover? It’s been a while since I played with my rear end :roflmao:

I always use RTV when I work on my rearend

 

[Rancelot211]

They make a gasket but rtv is cheap and works just as well.

 

[gmc502]

rtv only here too

 

[Chevy1925]

Is there a gasket on the diff cover? It’s been a while since I played with my rear end :roflmao:

well howd it work out?? WE MUST KNOW!

 

[gmduramax]

well howd it work out?? WE MUST KNOW!

I didn’t have any RTV at the house and all the stores were closed by the time I got around to it

 

[PureHybrid]

How exactly does a person bottle RTV?

OH, you mean Silicone RTV :roflmao:

You know, Walmart sells that kind of stuff. Open 24hrs

 

[gmduramax]

Alright I got everything I needed and went to tackle this. So you want to remove the c clip that's keeping the spring in place, slide the spring out and then spin it around a few times and push it back into place and put the c clip back in. Do not be lazy and try and loop the leg of the spring around because it can break.

So how would one replace the spring if they were lazy and broke the leg of the spring off, Asking for a friend :banging:

 

[TheBac]

A person only learns from their mistakes....


nice to hear that mod worked.

 

[2004LB7]

I've heard of a few people cutting the little weight off so it doesn't disengage at higher mph. Does removing the spring do the same thing?

 

[gmduramax]

I've heard of a few people cutting the little weight off so it doesn't disengage at higher mph. Does removing the spring do the same thing?

That looks like it would work, stiffening the spring would do the same.

 

[Chevy1925]

I would be careful with that locker at higher speeds like around 40-50mph. There is a delay when it hits and if you are on something slick running at speed, one tire starts to zing up in speed, WHAM, locker hits and can send you sideways.

This isn’t like a typical Detroit mechanical where it’s always locked until turning. These are always unlocked till a tire slips. You also increase the risk of blowing the gear or fly weight apart.

You want the rocker weight to stay put, not cut it out. Taking it out defeats the ability of the locker being able to work. The fly weights flip out when one tire spins, the weights then grab that rocker, stops the turning of the side gear and engages the ramps into the clutches.

This is why they are called “gov bombs”. The smaller older rear ends couldn’t take the abuse and when the fly weights hit to lock, shit went kaboom. I believe they also engaged at higher speeds than these newer ones so keep this in mind, turning the spring tighter increases the risk of blowing the locker up substantially