Anybody who has the torq locker installed in an earlier Can Am Diff (2015 or earlier), have you had any problem with the Visco-Lok making grinding noise after the install or any issues with 2WD or loud clicking???
I ordered the Torq Locker yesterday and then I saw the video on disabling the Visco-Lok. I sent an email to the company and asked them the following: “I viewed your youtube video about disabling the Visco-Lok on 2015.5 & newer models if your Visco-Lok was failing. I have a 2015 Outlander and the Visco-Lok has failed, and I get a lot of grinding noise when the front wheels are engaged with one wheel spinning free and the other one with traction. When I install the torq locker doesn't it totally bypass the visco-lok? or am I going to hear that same grinding noise from the visco-lok?”
Their response was kind of disconcerting “Great questions, the answer really depends on if you have a 2015.5 and newer differential or an older one. The 2015.5 and newer differential can be split in half to remove the visco clutches, like in our video. The 2015.5 and newer diff will not make the grinding noises because you remove the clutches. In the 2015.5 and older differentials the diff case is welded together and the visco clutches are inaccessible, so you have 2 options here. One, you can add a friction modifier to your gear oil, this will make the clutches slick and eliminate the grinding noise for the most part. The best way, however, is to install a 2015.5 and newer differential case that works with your differential case. You can probably find a 2015.5 and newer used case with a bad visco or broken spider gears. If you install the TORQ Locker in your differential, as is, you will likely have 2WD issues, the locker may make loud clicking.”
I ordered the Torq Locker yesterday and then I saw the video on disabling the Visco-Lok. I sent an email to the company and asked them the following: “I viewed your youtube video about disabling the Visco-Lok on 2015.5 & newer models if your Visco-Lok was failing. I have a 2015 Outlander and the Visco-Lok has failed, and I get a lot of grinding noise when the front wheels are engaged with one wheel spinning free and the other one with traction. When I install the torq locker doesn't it totally bypass the visco-lok? or am I going to hear that same grinding noise from the visco-lok?”
Their response was kind of disconcerting “Great questions, the answer really depends on if you have a 2015.5 and newer differential or an older one. The 2015.5 and newer differential can be split in half to remove the visco clutches, like in our video. The 2015.5 and newer diff will not make the grinding noises because you remove the clutches. In the 2015.5 and older differentials the diff case is welded together and the visco clutches are inaccessible, so you have 2 options here. One, you can add a friction modifier to your gear oil, this will make the clutches slick and eliminate the grinding noise for the most part. The best way, however, is to install a 2015.5 and newer differential case that works with your differential case. You can probably find a 2015.5 and newer used case with a bad visco or broken spider gears. If you install the TORQ Locker in your differential, as is, you will likely have 2WD issues, the locker may make loud clicking.”
