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So, bit of a random one....

I hit a few unexpected corrugations a bit too fast

my iPhone fell out of its mount and landed on my front eaton locker switch while going around a dirt track corner at maybe 25km/h

My girlfriend grabbed the phone but didn't realise the locker had been engaged.

I thought I had an ABS/front brake problem because the steering got heavy.

Anyway I drove for a few km's on the tarmac in 2WD with the front locker on before I noticed thats what the issue was the road was mostly straight with a few long curves.

There's no funny noises from the diff in 2wd or 4wd and the locker engages ok still.

Is there anything anyone can recommend I check other than stripping down the diff? D30 with 4.88 ratios and RCV axles if it matters

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I wouldn't sweat it if it was too delicate that it couldn't stand what you described then it wouldn't be tough enough on the trails.
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I wouldn't worry about it.
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you could pull the drain plug and see if there are any shavings on the magnet, but otherwise I wouldn't worry about it. More likely the tyres might have lost a couple of hundred km on them from scrubbing the road surface
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Good idea about the drain plug but yeah cheers all

I just didn't like that the diff lock got switched on while moving, I usually stop
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Good idea about the drain plug but yeah cheers all

I just didn't like that the diff lock got switched on while moving, I usually stop
You actually need the wheels to rotate a quarter turn at least for the locker to engage with an e-locker but yeah the less strain you can put on it when engaging and disengaging the better off the actuating coil will be. If it's still engaging and disengaging and there isnt any noise I wouldn't stress at all.
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