clutch ?

[jimbob46]

well I have a ? for you guys I took my rampage all apart for cleaning and lube job i got to the clutch and the clutch pad by the bolts the outer edge i see they are blue in color well i know it got way to hot why would it do this and when i took my ceter diff out i saw that the rear drive cup had a slight bend to it could this cause the clutch pad to get that hot? thank jim

 

[csp1971]

The drive cup itself has a bend to it or the drive shaft? Does anything feel like its binding when you turn the wheels?

 

[jimbob46]

yes when you push the truck its not vary smooth and when i run the truck it has no power at all till you get wot then it will go. that is why i took it all apart and saw the center diff shaft cup had a slight bend to it when i run the truck its like the brake are on but there not why are my clutch pads getting so hot? can you put on clutch spring the wrong way Itsa 28.5 and has no power at all off the line just boggs and then it will start to go my lsn is 1/1/2 and hi is 1/1/4 to 1/1/2 and stock steel gear or should i go back to plastic gears jim