Adams used a torque wrench...
Adams used a torque wrench to ensure that all ring-gear bolts were torqued to the correct specs. The bolts are left-hand thread, so if you're trying to pull one off a differential, remember to turn that wrench the right way to loosen them.
To keep the electromagnetic...
To keep the electromagnetic coil from spinning (since it has wires coming out of it and through the axlehousing), a coil retainer is provided that holds the coil in place. It simply bolts on using the lower bearing-cap bolt on the passenger side. We basically had the ECTED in the axle, so Adams pushed in the center pin and buttoned up the case.
Auburn provides all the wires,...
Auburn provides all the wires, the switch, and the connectors necessary to install the ECTED. A waterproof connector protects the contacts from the elements, while an interior toggle switch activates the system. It's just a three-wire toggle, and the square switch provided was a little larger than the hole we were thinking of cutting in our dash, so we went to the hardware store and grabbed a small round three-wire toggle switch to use instead. If you do this instead of using the supplied toggle, make sure that the switch is able to handle up to 10 amps.
We had one issue with this installation: When we went to install the carrier bearings on the differential, they would not go on. We tried heating them on a potbelly stove to relax them a little bit so they'd be easier to slip on, but to no avail. We quickly figured out the problem with a call to Randy's Ring & Pinion: When the folks at Chevy went from a 28-spline to a 30-spline axle on their 10-bolt differential in 1989, they received complaints of the differentials breaking around the axle input because of less material (due to a larger axleshaft). Aftermarket differential companies took note of this and started putting more material around the bearing journal on the differential. Therefore, a bearing and race with bigger inner diameters are needed for many aftermarket differentials, Auburns being one of them. Good for strength, but bad for a mag guy and a shop named Renegade who were trying to get this install done at midnight, when all the parts stores were closed. Remember to get the right inner diameter when ordering these pieces (Timken numbers, Bearing: LM102949, Race: LM102911).Should you eventually wear out the clutches on your ECTED, you can send it back to Auburn as part of its D-REX program. The D-REX (Direct Replacement EXchange program) lets you send in any Auburn limited-slip product (including the ECTED) less than 4 years old in exchange for a replacement unit for a minimal cost. From the prices we saw, you'd be paying less than half of the normal cost of a replacement.