Chruck-guy
Newbie
Hello YXL experts out there. I'm hoping to get your help.....first let me say that I have done a decent amount of searching on here but still unsure what my problem is.
Anyway, I recently took my YXL to the beach. Bashing around I noticed a loud clicking sound. Upon tearing it down for cleaning, I was expecting to see the problem and fix it easily. While I am 99% sure it's a front diff problem, I am not sure why this problem showed up. It's an rtr version, with stock STRAIGHT cut gears. No HD gears. I have a Hot Racing aluminum diff housing and Hot Racing aluminum diff cup installed, and was running problem free until I noticed this at the beach. Running on 4s.
I did notice that there seems to be way too much slop forwards and backwards. As in the diff assembly moved forwards and backwards in the housing. I hadn't noticed this before. Almost looks like it needs bigger bearings but I'm using the stock ones which haven't been a problem. I also found that with the wheels removed, the front diff would spin, noise free in the housing, but as soon as I installed the wheels again the clicking come back. It's especially noticeable when braking. So it seems obvious there is some sort of problem with the gear mesh. But I've taken it apart and reinstalled it 4 times now and can't seem to get it fixed. Am I missing something obvious? I'd love to have somebody point out an obvious flaw and we can all point and laugh, and then I can fix the problem knowing 100% what it is and get back to enjoying my Yeti.
I'm st work now so can't post pics but I can this evening if needed. Thank you to anybody who responds.
Anyway, I recently took my YXL to the beach. Bashing around I noticed a loud clicking sound. Upon tearing it down for cleaning, I was expecting to see the problem and fix it easily. While I am 99% sure it's a front diff problem, I am not sure why this problem showed up. It's an rtr version, with stock STRAIGHT cut gears. No HD gears. I have a Hot Racing aluminum diff housing and Hot Racing aluminum diff cup installed, and was running problem free until I noticed this at the beach. Running on 4s.
I did notice that there seems to be way too much slop forwards and backwards. As in the diff assembly moved forwards and backwards in the housing. I hadn't noticed this before. Almost looks like it needs bigger bearings but I'm using the stock ones which haven't been a problem. I also found that with the wheels removed, the front diff would spin, noise free in the housing, but as soon as I installed the wheels again the clicking come back. It's especially noticeable when braking. So it seems obvious there is some sort of problem with the gear mesh. But I've taken it apart and reinstalled it 4 times now and can't seem to get it fixed. Am I missing something obvious? I'd love to have somebody point out an obvious flaw and we can all point and laugh, and then I can fix the problem knowing 100% what it is and get back to enjoying my Yeti.
I'm st work now so can't post pics but I can this evening if needed. Thank you to anybody who responds.
