ARB compressor
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Moochie
Active Member
Yes, gear oil can travel up the air line to the solenoid. It can be caused by a bad o-ring in your diff.
NAUJK
New member
Good to know ^^^
EZ-E
New member
I had this happen to my rear ARB to the point it would no longer engage. Had to take the entire carrier out of the axle, as the o-rings are in the seal housing. Only way to get to them is to remove the carrier.
Gadget
Caught the Bug
Just talked to arb and was told to check the oil level in the diff, it might have been overfilled. The extra oil would get forced up the line and out the solenoid. "The path of least resistance" . He also said to disconnect the air line from the housing, turn on the compressor and let it blow the oil out of the housing.
JKAnimal
Caught the Bug
The "O-rings" are part of a separate piece that connects directly to the air hose via a copper tube. It's a ring with two seals and a tiny air hole in the center section. It sits between the bearing and Diff wall under the bearing cap. In the pic below it is the ring with the copper tube coming out. You would need to pull the locker and replace both seals in the ring.
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cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
here is a whole thread dedicated to mounting the arb twin air compressor. you can use the same locations for the single compressor or if you get inovative mount it somewhere else :thumb:
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?...g-ARB-twin-Compressor-mounting&highlight=twin
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
is this yours or did you google it? if you googled it im sure its on a rig out west. for us here in PA/east coast i wuldnt run mine there due to all the water crossings we have and the salt. i feel like it would just eat the compressor alive right there.