Hi,
On my last outing I noticed that my gearing was incredibly noisy and not sounding good at all.
After giving it a once over at home I found that I had lost one screw holding the motor mount to the body. I assumed that
this was the main issue due to the gearing being free to move around messing up the mesh.
I have replaced the screw and ensured the others at the bottom of the chassis have had Loctite applied.
I also removed a stone that was rattling around under the battery tray (I wonder if this made its way underneath the center diff at some point causing the vibrations that shook the screw out in the first place?).
Whilst I was at it, I also inspected the gearing and can't see any noticeable damage to either the pinion or spur gears.
However, after putting everything back together, the gearing is still very noisy.
My initial thoughts are that the meshing is now out of alignment (although to my n00b eye it looks fine). I have attempted to loosen the positioning screws to see if adjusting it makes a difference but I'll be darned if I can undo them at all. Have they used green loctite in the factory or something? Any tips on undoing these screws?
Is there any other places I should be checking?
On my last outing I noticed that my gearing was incredibly noisy and not sounding good at all.
After giving it a once over at home I found that I had lost one screw holding the motor mount to the body. I assumed that
this was the main issue due to the gearing being free to move around messing up the mesh.
I have replaced the screw and ensured the others at the bottom of the chassis have had Loctite applied.
I also removed a stone that was rattling around under the battery tray (I wonder if this made its way underneath the center diff at some point causing the vibrations that shook the screw out in the first place?).
Whilst I was at it, I also inspected the gearing and can't see any noticeable damage to either the pinion or spur gears.
However, after putting everything back together, the gearing is still very noisy.
My initial thoughts are that the meshing is now out of alignment (although to my n00b eye it looks fine). I have attempted to loosen the positioning screws to see if adjusting it makes a difference but I'll be darned if I can undo them at all. Have they used green loctite in the factory or something? Any tips on undoing these screws?
Is there any other places I should be checking?