Tips, tricks, and installation tutorial for putting a TORQ locker in your 5-bolt Subaru differential. This video is intended to show you our process and lessons learned from installing autolockers in our 2011 Subaru WRX and 1998 Subaru Forester (aka Off-road Granny).
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Contents
1:07 Diff/Carrier/Stuff removal
4:53 Disassembling the differential carrier
6:44 Locker installation
9:25 Differential reassembly
15:04 Checklist
16:07 Diff/Carrier/Stuff installation
Useful stuff
Official install guide – https://www.torqmasters.com/sites/default/files/TL-R160%20-%20Installation%20Manual%20-%20final.pdf
Where to buy/info/questions – https://www.torqmasters.com/torq_locker_subaru_r160_five_bolt
Tools
o 3/8” and 1/2” ratchet
o 3/8” and 1/2” torque wrenches
o 12mm box wrench
o 14mm box wrench
o 17mm box wrench
o 12mm socket
o 14mm socket
o 17mm socket
o Dead blow hammer
o Punch for cross shaft roll pin removal
o Pry bar
o Slip-joint and needle nose Pliers
o Small flat blade screwdriver
Recommended:
Transmission jack to help remove and install the carrier.
1/2″ impact gun
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TORQ locker videos
Unboxing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_JoHiRw9s
How it works – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcbAZOak974
Off-road before/after – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je_MZVw1Z9M&t=226s
On-road + gravel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ0xXTSsl3I&t=743s
TORQ LOCKER vs X-MODE – https://youtu.be/wa5ZaCCtZXQ
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FYI – TORQ Lockers for the 5-Bolt now come with new axle circlips installed into the Locker Cam gears – to save you a few frustrating steps!
Watching this makes me proud to be a professional mechanic. A ring gear? Seriously.
Very informative walk-thru, thx for this! I want your thoughts on my ‘15 Crosstrek Premium w/ CVT. Torq Locker + skid plates + homemade center diff lock mod + tires = reasonable recipe for off-roading?
Interested to know how these hold up. I've had the same style in a full size pickup before and it was fine on day 1 but after about a year it started to get VERY loud and harsh on the pavement.
When you accidentally put the cutting lube in the locker and now your wondering why it’s taking 15min to drill this hole in the flat bar
Hello nice videos.
I have a Forester SH 2.0 2009, with high/low knob and open differential back.
A torque locker or a torsen LSD, will work-function better in off road (dirt, sand, rock)(snow, mud). But pavement in highways and twist roads are the daily menu.
has any one put some miles on one of these yet? wondering what long term reliability will be like
maybe its because my locker is newer than the one you guys have, but it came with new axle circlips already installed.
ok so i made a mistake and wanted everyone here to know what i did wrong and how to fix it. i used a cheap harbor freight punch that bent and got stuck in the pin hole i tried pulling it out with pliers, a vice ended up pulling the handle off the punch. so after a while of drinking beer BING got an idea "thank you beer" i have a pneumatic rivet gun. i cut the punch to the right size and popped it right out. hope that helps at least one person.
how does the locking rear compare to a clutch type rear diff? if a Forester has a lockable center diff, what's the difference in crawling capability between locking and clutch type?
what year Subaru Forster would u buy if u were just starting out
How is it working on higher speeds, like let's say 100 MPH? Does it affect the ride?
Now it would be perfect to do a moose test in an open space, closed road, at low speed, starting at no more than 20 mph, and see what happens. http://www.car-engineer.com/the-moose-test-or-vda-test/
"But we forgot so we're doing it now."
Spoken like true professionals!