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  1. 01-09-2013, 01:51 PM #1
    rheonk
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    Rear diff trouble

    Need help diagnosing problem. The rear diff doesn't lock and every once in a while it clicks. Should I just rebuild it?
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  2. 01-09-2013, 02:17 PM #2
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    The first step is to tear it down to see what is wrong.
    Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
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  3. 01-09-2013, 03:07 PM #3
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    Could unhook the servo and see if the locker is moving freely.Clickin sound is not usually a good sign.


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  4. 01-09-2013, 05:39 PM #4
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    Just finished taking it apart, the gears for the locker were stripped
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  5. 01-09-2013, 09:02 PM #5
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    The "castle" teeth in the diff or the gears for the servo for the locker?
    Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
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  6. 01-11-2013, 06:37 AM #6
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    Sorry it took so long to post back I have been busy. The locker was fine. It was the castle gears inside the diff.
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  7. 01-11-2013, 09:38 AM #7
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    Or are they spider gears?
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  8. 01-11-2013, 12:19 PM #8
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    The wee gears in the diff cup?
    Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
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  9. 01-11-2013, 03:45 PM #9
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    Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
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  10. 01-11-2013, 07:58 PM #10
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    I heard of a guy breaking those spider gears from over-tightening the slipper clutch lol. I have torn into my diffs to diagnose a diff issue just to find out it was the arm between the servo and the diff.
    PM me for help converting your Summit to brushless
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  11. 01-12-2013, 12:39 AM #11
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    It's a pain to do it took 3 days. I took it apart and forgot how to put it back together
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  12. 01-12-2013, 11:53 PM #12
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    3 days? I can get it out, clean it, pack it, and reassemble in less than an hour.
    PM me for help converting your Summit to brushless
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