Ferrebee88
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I might change it out at some point then. For now, I put some grease on the bushingI just did the tr drag link. The plastic is pretty stout imo.
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I might change it out at some point then. For now, I put some grease on the bushingI just did the tr drag link. The plastic is pretty stout imo.
Good idea, never thought of that.Use some di-electric grease or unflavored chap stick to help as a lubricant to help the threadsnand plastic get along while threads are being cut into the plastic parts.
that is a correct statement. Kraken reached out to me via DDMSales, where I bought my Vekta.5. They said they did have a bad batch of ring gears and will send me out 2 new ones. Although, aside from the pinion to ring gear mesh, I don't know how it would fix the problem I am having with the lateral play that it exhibits. You can actually see it move in and out as the mesh gets tighter and looser. While waiting for the new ring gears, I also purchase two new diff cups to create two new diff setups. I will report back with my results soon.I actually contacted Kraken and sent my diff/gears and aluminum housing to them. They said the cut on the ring gears was not deep enough. They also said they are getting a fresh batch this week and will send me the new ones. It was a big batch of wrongly machined gears.
I sent my diffs and aluminum housing to Kraken and received it back in the mail today. It was definitely the ring gears. The machining was incomplete, so they did not get machined deep enough. Kraken actually disassembled my diffs and reassembled them with the new ring gears before they sent them back to me. I would call that a successful customer service experience.Best of luck to you, and if I had a crystal ball that saw into the future I have a feeling their fix isn't going to be something your gunna want to hear. They may even tell you that your going to have to stick with a plastic diff housing. Seeing how we eliminate kraken stock parts for aftermarket brands don't you think there's a reason for it? So no I don't have faith in them correcting your issue, you should want to find the answer to keep it away from them rather than send it.
I just got that Turtle Racing drag link installed.... Man! It is buttery smooth.I might change it out at some point then. For now, I put some grease on the bushing
I sent them a message this morning and they already replied saying the replacement parts will be in the mail Monday.I have bought couple of kraken parts for my Baja and some of them needed grinding or some type of adjustment. Kraken is becoming really bad with quality control.
Update: kraken sent me two new ring fearsI sent my diffs and aluminum housing to Kraken and received it back in the mail today. It was definitely the ring gears. The machining was incomplete, so they did not get machined deep enough. Kraken actually disassembled my diffs and reassembled them with the new ring gears before they sent them back to me. I would call that a successful customer service experience.
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Just received my new replacement ring gears. I reassembled in the new aluminum housing, and they are flawless. Although I did have to add 2 small shims to the pinion to ring gear mesh cause it had a little slop on it. Aside from that, night and day difference. Finally can move on to the next steps.I sent my diffs and aluminum housing to Kraken and received it back in the mail today. It was definitely the ring gears. The machining was incomplete, so they did not get machined deep enough. Kraken actually disassembled my diffs and reassembled them with the new ring gears before they sent them back to me. I would call that a successful customer service experience.
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