Air Locker Installation
Differential Repair — Cheyenne, WY
An air locker gives you a true selectable locking differential — open and streetable on the highway, then 100% locked at the flip of a switch when you're in snow, mud, or off-camber ranch two-track where one spinning tire means walking. Unlike automatic lockers, a selectable unit doesn't change how the truck drives the other 99% of the time.
Installation is a differential setup job plus compressed air: the locker carrier goes in with proper bearing preload and gear pattern verification, the air line gets routed and sealed into the housing, and the compressor and switch get wired cleanly. TDC does the whole job in-house.
What's Included
- Selectable 100% lockup, open the rest of the time
- Full differential setup with pattern verification
- Compressor, line routing and switch wiring included
- Front, rear or both axles
- Natural to pair with a re-gear for big tires
Axle Work Done to Spec
- Diagnose by ear and evidence
Howl, whine, clunk or vibration gets road-verified, then confirmed by inspecting the gears, pattern and bearings.
- Measure everything
Backlash, preload, and pattern — differential setup is measurement work, not assembly work.
- Quality parts
Gears, bearings and install kits from names that hold up under load.
- Pattern-check and test
The final gear pattern gets verified and the truck road-tested before delivery.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does air locker installation cost at TDC Automotive?
Labor is billed hourly at $125/hr for gas vehicles and $135/hr for diesel, and you'll get findings and an estimate before repair work begins. Call (307) 996-0980 with your year, make and model and Trevor can give you a realistic idea of what's involved.
Do I need an appointment for air locker installation?
Call ahead at (307) 996-0980 — as an owner-operated shop, TDC schedules work so your vehicle gets Trevor's full attention rather than sitting in a lot for a week.
Where is the shop, and what area do you serve?
The shop is at 8407 Aztec Drive in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and serves all of southeast Wyoming plus the Nebraska panhandle and Northern Colorado — customers regularly drive in from Laramie, Wheatland, Torrington, Pine Bluffs, Wellington, Fort Collins and Greeley.