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10-11-2017, 12:50 AM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: N/A
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| How to get rid of slop in axles?
I'm still using the stock cvds and lockers that came with my kit but have noticed quite a bit of slop (Wheel rotation without gear engagement). What's the best way to at least reduce it? I know VP makes an aftermarket locker. Does anyone know if that makes much difference?
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10-11-2017, 03:46 AM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA
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| Re: How to get rid of slop in axles?
You need to figure out where it's coming from. If the lockers fit tight then a new locker will have zero effect on the problem. My guess would be slop between the pinion and spur inside the diff, requiring some shims. You can add 1mm shims one at a time, testing until it locks and then remove one shim. But I suppose the problem could also be farther up the chain, like in the tranny.
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10-11-2017, 05:15 AM | #3 |
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| Re: How to get rid of slop in axles?
^^^^&^, what he said. Our little trucks always have "little" issues, when we fix it we learn something . Bob |
10-11-2017, 06:44 AM | #4 | |
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10-11-2017, 07:37 AM | #5 | |
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10-11-2017, 05:01 PM | #6 | |
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My comp rig has quite a bit of runtime on it. It has big tires, its overdriven with brushless power, and I have it steering about as far as it will turn before the tires hit the links. The universals are very sloppy but I have had no breakage. I'll be swapping them out before the next season starts just to be safe though. | |
10-17-2017, 07:01 PM | #7 | |
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The fronts got the lockers and that's it. The stock vvds was tight and the diff would not accept a shim. It made the gears too tight. Finally I always run a single 1mm shimm on the outside of the pumpkin between the pinion bearing and the driveshaft. When I was done, there was virtually zero slop from the front to rear tire and zero side to side. I never found a great replacement universal for the front so I kept it stock. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk | |
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