Originally Posted by
charly71
a diff should never make a grinding noise even when new and tight. take it out and look it over good a guy at my track shelled one after 2 hrs. of running. i still havent ran mine yet so i cant comment im starting out with ae. 2k diff fluid im not a fan of grease in a diff but i know grease wouldnt be an issue with a diff going poof. i wasnt to impressed with this diff when i built mine im used to a good 1/8th diff and the e firestorm diff is a whole lot better than the ae diff. i hated my rc8 cause of crappy plastic and so forth and after building this truck as cool as it is im not to pumped on the fit and finish. post some pics if you can i wanna see youre diff
Well I'm also thinking it might NOT be the diff. I ran it once before and it didn't make that sound. I kept popping a rear turnbuckle off, so today I put new ball ends on and ran it. Where the carrier is on the rear hub is/was rubbing on the suspension arm, so I'm thinking maybe that's what's doing it. It's not so much a grinding noise as it is a really fast ticking sound. It only happens when I take a turn at high speeds or hit the throttle coming out of a slide. I really hope it's not my diff, because it will be a royal pain to have to take it out