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Old 04-16-2009, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by HAWK498
i just have a quick question for you adam, when i got my 8ight 2.0 buggy out of the box it was making a grinding sound when i rolled, after taking it apart checking all the diffs etc i found it was coming from the front pinon gear and the main diff gear.. to the eye it they were fine but i changed the front pinion gear and it was good as new.. then after one race the rear did the samething.. i found there are shims that i never saw in my 8ight 1.0.. after i reshimmed the rear it was fine.. is that something i have to do often or should be be fine now? sorry for the long story
Probably just had to break in. Any R/P set has to wear in, and it is best to re-shim after that. I'm Obviously not Adam but that is my 2 cents on the matter.
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