paintedgyp
Newbie
Hi all,
As i finally embarked on my build last night, I encountered an issue that I didn't know if it was typical on all your builds, or just something on my end.
Everything was running smoothly (literally) until i got to about Step Bag A.4 and 5. After attaching the left portal to the knuckle, the transmission spun smoothly by hand via the 3rd member, through all the steering angles, until i got about 15-20 degrees before it hit the 'bump stop'. It got quite bind-y and rough. I did notice a little binding in the portal assembly itself, again spinning by hand, prior to attaching to the steering knuckle, seemed like the edge of the output gear was rubbing against the bearing above. Not sure if those are related. I did apply VP grease in all gear to gear locations.
Attaching the one pic I took of where i was at before my OCD told me to break down everything and try again, which I did, and i'll try again tonight to see if i missed anything along the way, and try to document with a few more pictures.
All I've heard about this transmission is its buttery smoothness, but perhaps it does have its limitations? Or maybe it was builder error/something wasn't seated correctly, or mis-installed bearing? Or perhaps this is typical and I should just truck along with the build and not worry.
Any input is greatly appreciated!
As i finally embarked on my build last night, I encountered an issue that I didn't know if it was typical on all your builds, or just something on my end.
Everything was running smoothly (literally) until i got to about Step Bag A.4 and 5. After attaching the left portal to the knuckle, the transmission spun smoothly by hand via the 3rd member, through all the steering angles, until i got about 15-20 degrees before it hit the 'bump stop'. It got quite bind-y and rough. I did notice a little binding in the portal assembly itself, again spinning by hand, prior to attaching to the steering knuckle, seemed like the edge of the output gear was rubbing against the bearing above. Not sure if those are related. I did apply VP grease in all gear to gear locations.
Attaching the one pic I took of where i was at before my OCD told me to break down everything and try again, which I did, and i'll try again tonight to see if i missed anything along the way, and try to document with a few more pictures.
All I've heard about this transmission is its buttery smoothness, but perhaps it does have its limitations? Or maybe it was builder error/something wasn't seated correctly, or mis-installed bearing? Or perhaps this is typical and I should just truck along with the build and not worry.
Any input is greatly appreciated!
