Had one heck of a money scare.

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So while trying to get my FH tuned right (getting close, but not quite there yet) I was making a high speed pass and everything seemed ok. I then went to brake and it just kinda coasted to a stop, not the abrubt rear end sliding I'm used to. I then gave it some gas and the engine screamed but the car barely drove away. I brought it back to me and watched, the pinion, spur, rear diff all spun just fine.

I shut it down and took it in for the night. Today, fearing the worse, I flipped the buggy over and prepared myself to take apart the rear end to get to a busted/stripped rear diff. Then I had a quick moment of clarity and tried holding one wheel while spinning the other. Wheel moved, dog bone didn't. Hmm, maybe I just have a busted wheel hub. Better, but still not great since that means I gotta buy a new pair of wheels. Took the nut and wheel off and inspected the wheel hub, looked just fine. I then looked at the square hub drive and it look fine to, tried spinning it and it spun, but the axle didn't. AHHH HAAA, the set screw in the hub drive had backed out somehow. Tightened it back and and its just like new again. How sweet is that.

My problem went from ~$60-100 (rebuilding diff) to $30-50 (new wheels) to $0 (tightening a loose set screw). Today was a good day.
 
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Take the grub screw out..file the small circle you see flat...use blue lock tie on the
threads and screw in the grub screws..let set over night....next time to take drive squares loose...heat up the drive square with a mini torch...then take the screws out....
that will take care of that problem...I do the same for the axle nuts..use lock tite...
they will all so come loose........you have to check all the time all nuts,bolts,screws
for being tight...also check the engine mount screws....Slawhammer
 
yup, just had my layshaft setscrew come loose and chewed that and the dif gear up.... gives me an excuse to order that alloy dif since I need gears now hehe... I mean we have to justify the shipping cost right?
 
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