Originally Posted by markk
the actual preload in the gripper is set by bevel washers that squash when you build the units together, this gives the pressure that is required on the plates, i dont know what the available plate/washer combos are available from tom, but ive built about 4 now and aside from when there brand new they are a bit clunky untill the plates 'bed in' as they are friction washers.
very strange that marco, did tom build it ? or was it someone else ? sounds like who ever built it fooked up a little !
Hi Mark
yes Tom @ Gripper did re- build it
Originally Posted by markk
but ive built about 4 now and aside from when there brand new they are a bit clunky untill the plates 'bed in' as they are friction washers.
Mark
Exactly , they are noisey and first untill the plates bed in thats what we call rd setting ................but when TOM Re-built mine the nosie never went away and was even worse as the oil got hotter
it was hurendous I couldn't belive it when i got it back i knew something wasn't right and told him so and i honestly belive thats plates broke inside and fooked the crownwheel and the vibration that was coming from the diff was bad
i even said to him look Tom i'll bring the car over and you can hear it for youself
He has the diff at the min and as a good will guesture i gave him my spare diff for parts so if the crownwheel has gone atleast he has one there to fix it
Marco