Originally Posted by
rmtr
My problem is in the front,everything feels good till I snap the gear covers ,the the binding starts,not bad but tight,install screws and it becomes tighter,should I try and space it 5&3? I tried this first but there was about 1/16-1/8. " of play,is this ok or will I burn out gears?
I spent 2 hours on the front tranny with the same exact issue..... Shimmed according to manual, even tried some different combo's. Soon as the cover went on.... Felt tight. Said screw it and continued on with the build.
Glad to see everyone else noticed the same thing and it will loosen up during break in. I've paid close attention to detail on my build and so far all the tips on here have been spot on and very helpful.
Tricks I've done:
1. Sanded diff rings
2. 2mm distance from diff cup to spring cover
3. Gorilla tape over chassis at saddle pack location to protect carbon fiber
4. All edges on every CF part sanded & rounded, black sharpie applied and CA sealed
5. Little bit of yamabond in some suspect areas of where screws may back out of the plastic parts they are in (e.g. Screws for A-Arm cotter pins)
So.... Thanks to everyone for sharing your tech tips and insight! Shocks are being started tonight!