SCX10III Kit clicking noise after placing the pins correctly

[westerlycarrot9]

Greetings everyone,

This thread has probably been opened a thousand times judging by the amount of videos that exist on Youtube on how to fix it. I got the original Wrangler kit about a week ago and like many other owners before me i got the famous clicking noise from the tranmission whenever it is underload, comes in contact with an obstacle etc.

In fact when i drive straight there is no clicking sound however when i turn either left or right it starts. To my surprise when i drive backwards it doesn't click!

I have isolated the transmission from the drive shafts to make sure that it comes from it and it does. I have placed the gear pins into the correct gear slots and i still get the clicking sound. Any other ideas? Maybe put some more grease all over the transmission and shafts? Maybe adjust the pinion gear of the motor?

Thanks in advance.

 

[OSRC]

It's been awhile since I looked into this but if I remember correctly one of the gears in the transmission is easily mounted backwards. One of the small gears has pin slots on both sides and if it's in the wrong way it makes a clicking sound.

 

[soze]

It's been awhile since I looked into this but if I remember correctly one of the gears in the transmission is easily mounted backwards. One of the small gears has pin slots on both sides and if it's in the wrong way it makes a clicking sound.

I vaguely remember this as well. One side has a rounded slot for the pins, the other is squared off..... I think....

 

[JimrC]

@OSRC & @soze Did you do this on your rigs?

 

[soze]

@OSRC & @soze Did you do this on your rigs?

I remember checking to make sure I had the correct side, and either it was correct or I corrected it. It was several years ago though.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

OSRC is right. I had mine in backwards, had clicking, and flipped it over to fix t his. There's a video on YouTube explaining it.

 

[diezel666]

Yup had same issue. Flip the trans gear. - I've also seen people put the wrong pin in the input shaft (don't ask, I don't know either). Pin should slide in, but should NOT wiggle in the input shaft.

This videos shows a different fix, but it's the same gear. One side is cut more squarely than the other and fits tighter.

 

[westerlycarrot9]

Thanks for your answers guys. I actually opened the transmission again and tried placing the pins to the opposite slot of the gears although i was pretty sure i placed them right the last time i opened it. Turns out the clicking went mostly away this time around but i guess that the grease that i put onto the pins themselves also helped.