d8t problem
#1
d8t problem
recently my turggy has been acting up ive had it for a couple months...
depending on my landing off a jump...the right rear half shaft seems to come off the join. the 1 nearest to diff. ive tried to adjust a droup to limit the travel of the lower control arm. it hasnt had any effect. ive knoticed on the left rear after the car has been dropped 6 inches...that the dogbone is more inside the joint than the other...i then though the length is wrong...they are the same exact size. i even switched the sides to make sure.
does anyone here know what the problem is or can think of other things i may of missed when looking over it
depending on my landing off a jump...the right rear half shaft seems to come off the join. the 1 nearest to diff. ive tried to adjust a droup to limit the travel of the lower control arm. it hasnt had any effect. ive knoticed on the left rear after the car has been dropped 6 inches...that the dogbone is more inside the joint than the other...i then though the length is wrong...they are the same exact size. i even switched the sides to make sure.
does anyone here know what the problem is or can think of other things i may of missed when looking over it
#3
I had the same problem with my d8 buggy. The chassis was drilled incorrect. If that is the case call HB and they will take care of you.
#4
If what you say is correct then it almost sounds like there is a buggy shaft on it take them out and compare length if one is shorter buy a new bone. i ran my d8t with no droop screws because the d8t doesnt have alot of droop anyways.
#7
this is what the rear hubs look like...no hinge pins
if anyone else cant come up with something better by tomarrow looks like im calling hotbodies...its clearly a 1-2 mm difference...its kinda hard to believe that their machineing process screwed up that bad...but hey it could happen
#8
lol i was thinking the same thing if i cant come up with if i cant find the problem...i am looking into the losi 8t 2.0 length...waiting to get a call back on how long it is
#13
check and make sure you diff housing screws arent backing out. Ive been having that problem.
#14
Tech Adept
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realistically there are only a couple of reasons for this..
-different size drive shafts
- hub or diff wear around bearing areas (or bearing totally shot)
- factory defect chassis
Personally i have tried to see how much it would take in suspension droop before the shaft comes out or comes close to coming out and i could not make it happen unless i started disassembling the truck.Good luck with it..sounds like it is a brain teaser.
-different size drive shafts
- hub or diff wear around bearing areas (or bearing totally shot)
- factory defect chassis
Personally i have tried to see how much it would take in suspension droop before the shaft comes out or comes close to coming out and i could not make it happen unless i started disassembling the truck.Good luck with it..sounds like it is a brain teaser.
#15
Tech Regular
iTrader: (6)
OK
i had this problem with my D8
check list:
1. bearings- make sure the bearings don't have a lot of sidways play.
2. diff cups- if the diff cups are worn to much they will allow the shaft to side out and resuilt in the car not handing well.
3. doop- make sure that the doop is the same on both sides of the car.
4. arms- the lower suspension arm can worp in either direction check this is not the case.
5. shaft- make sure the shaft is not bend
6. shaft- make sure the pin in the dogbone end of the shaft is not out one side more than the other and not bend.
7. shaft- repeat no. 6 but for the CVD end of the shaft.
hope this helps
i had this problem with my D8
check list:
1. bearings- make sure the bearings don't have a lot of sidways play.
2. diff cups- if the diff cups are worn to much they will allow the shaft to side out and resuilt in the car not handing well.
3. doop- make sure that the doop is the same on both sides of the car.
4. arms- the lower suspension arm can worp in either direction check this is not the case.
5. shaft- make sure the shaft is not bend
6. shaft- make sure the pin in the dogbone end of the shaft is not out one side more than the other and not bend.
7. shaft- repeat no. 6 but for the CVD end of the shaft.
hope this helps