chilly
Rock Stacker
So I'm going through my Phoenix build and it's generally going well but I had two things I'm a little concerned about.
First a simple one - the bearing plates in the transmission. The kit has plastic ones that have little tabs sticking out of them. It also has nice aluminum ones. The manually doesn't show the tabs, and they are both the same shape otherwise, so I used the metal one. But I"m watching build vids now (after the fact lol) and I see people using the plastic ones. What gives?
The second is more concerning. The axles went together fine but when you spin the input shaft/diff by hand, it's only smooth if you pull on the shaft away from the axle - even though it's not noticeably loose or moving. But even the slightest pressure towards the axle (tightening the mesh) it's pretty rough feeling. Will this resolve itself during later steps? Or will it break in a bit? I redid that step twice and it's pretty simple, and it's both axles. This is the straight kit btw.
First a simple one - the bearing plates in the transmission. The kit has plastic ones that have little tabs sticking out of them. It also has nice aluminum ones. The manually doesn't show the tabs, and they are both the same shape otherwise, so I used the metal one. But I"m watching build vids now (after the fact lol) and I see people using the plastic ones. What gives?
The second is more concerning. The axles went together fine but when you spin the input shaft/diff by hand, it's only smooth if you pull on the shaft away from the axle - even though it's not noticeably loose or moving. But even the slightest pressure towards the axle (tightening the mesh) it's pretty rough feeling. Will this resolve itself during later steps? Or will it break in a bit? I redid that step twice and it's pretty simple, and it's both axles. This is the straight kit btw.