diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsActor.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsActor.cs
index 7ad7f6ba0a..3944047af2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsActor.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsActor.cs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.BasicPhysics
         {
         }
 
-        public override void LockAngularMotion(Vector3 axis)
+        public override void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsPrim.cs
index b94f170715..d2cd0282e0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BasicPhysics/BasicPhysicsPrim.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.BasicPhysics
         {
         }
 
-        public override void LockAngularMotion(Vector3 axis)
+        public override void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs
index 83fc3a6d9b..989b3392d1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSCharacter.cs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
     }
 
 
-    public override void LockAngularMotion(OMV.Vector3 axis) { return; }
+    public override void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks) { return; }
 
     public override OMV.Vector3 Position {
         get {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPrim.cs
index 93e5e53024..1d552ebb4c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/BulletS/BSPrim.cs
@@ -280,20 +280,20 @@ public class BSPrim : BSPhysObject
         });
     }
 
-    public override void LockAngularMotion(OMV.Vector3 axis)
+    public override void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks)
     {
-        DetailLog("{0},BSPrim.LockAngularMotion,call,axis={1}", LocalID, axis);
+        DetailLog("{0},BSPrim.LockAngularMotion,call,axis={1}", LocalID, axislocks);
 
         ApplyAxisLimits(ExtendedPhysics.PHYS_AXIS_UNLOCK_ANGULAR, 0f, 0f);
-        if (axis.X != 1)
+        if ((axislocks & 0x02) != 0)
         {
             ApplyAxisLimits(ExtendedPhysics.PHYS_AXIS_LOCK_ANGULAR_X, 0f, 0f);
         }
-        if (axis.Y != 1)
+        if ((axislocks & 0x04) != 0)
         {
             ApplyAxisLimits(ExtendedPhysics.PHYS_AXIS_LOCK_ANGULAR_Y, 0f, 0f);
         }
-        if (axis.Z != 1)
+        if ((axislocks & 0x08) != 0)
         {
             ApplyAxisLimits(ExtendedPhysics.PHYS_AXIS_LOCK_ANGULAR_Z, 0f, 0f);
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSCharacter.cs
index b81ecfbf09..28d2b53bde 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSCharacter.cs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.POS
         {
         }
 
-        public override void LockAngularMotion(Vector3 axis)
+        public override void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSPrim.cs
index d1bbbaefc6..180885db7e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/POS/POSPrim.cs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.POS
         {
         }
 
-        public override void LockAngularMotion(Vector3 axis)
+        public override void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/SharedBase/PhysicsActor.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/SharedBase/PhysicsActor.cs
index 83f8af89bb..ebd21859d7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/SharedBase/PhysicsActor.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/SharedBase/PhysicsActor.cs
@@ -230,21 +230,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModules.SharedBase
 
         public abstract void delink();
 
-        public virtual void LockAngularMotion(Vector3 axis) { }
-
-        public virtual void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks)
-        {
-            Vector3 lrRotationAxis = Vector3.One;
-            if((axislocks & 0x02) != 0 )
-                lrRotationAxis.X = 0f;
-            if((axislocks & 0x04) != 0 )
-                lrRotationAxis.Y = 0f;
-            if((axislocks & 0x08) != 0 )
-                lrRotationAxis.Z = 0f;
-
-            LockAngularMotion(lrRotationAxis);       
-         }
-
+        public abstract void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks);
+ 
         public virtual void RequestPhysicsterseUpdate()
         {
             // Make a temporary copy of the event to avoid possibility of
@@ -661,7 +648,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModules.SharedBase
 
         public override void link(PhysicsActor obj) { }
         public override void delink() { }
-        public override void LockAngularMotion(Vector3 axis) { }
+        public override void LockAngularMotion(byte axislocks) { }
         public override void AddForce(Vector3 force, bool pushforce) { }
         public override void AddAngularForce(Vector3 force, bool pushforce) { }