reak quick, while i have it in....

[Grifter144]

hey men, for some odd reason my new powertrax no slip is making an obnoxious POP...every couple of revolutions usually when i am coming to a stop..., i took the cover off again and rechecked it to ensure that everything was aligned correctly and it appeared so..anyone elses "no slip" have a weird pop when your driving it...the locker is working as i can spin both tires in the gravel when i get on it...appreciatte anyones (with more insight into this than i have) ..ideas or comments...
Maier

 

[madrukus]

Mine does the same thing occasionally, generally at low speed on a very-slightly-crowned smooth road. I'm guessing there is a crossover point in the differential wheel speed that causes it to let go & re-grab, but I may be full of it. Off-pavement I've never noticed it, but the road & tire noise could be masking it there.
I installed the no-slip in Nov 04. I've been very pleased with it from day 1.

 

[Grifter144]

Re: real quick, while i have it in....

hey man thanx,
i guess i'll have to get used to it, i have taken it around the block a couple of times, all 90 degree right turns, stop and go at all stop signs and 25mph max... and everytime it pops, loud enough that i can hear it and hard enough that i feel it revolting through the driveline/body(i tend to drive with my hand on the shifter and the wheel, and i feel it at one of those points of contact) problem is i kinda feel like it sounds like what i imagined a snapping shaft would felll like...well guess i'll swing it and hope for the best..thanx bro....
Maier

ohh and welcome aboard..

 

[hackedxj]

Are you saying it pops every couple of rotations? I notice mine poping 2 or 3 times a week and it's a daily driver and sees a lot of miles.

 

[RCP Phx]

Are you saying it pops every couple of rotations? I notice mine poping 2 or 3 times a week and it's a daily driver and sees a lot of miles.

X2

 

[Grifter144]

hey guys,
a city block around here is like 200 feet long, and it would pop everytime i went around a corner on that block so figure i went eight hundred feet with four right handers in it plus pulling out of the driveway and i would get five or six pops, per drive around the block. i just drove down town to the bar and it only popped a couple of times but the bar is only four or five blocks away around the corner, it seams like a lot of poping for a "no'slip" "you wont notice it" locker.......you all got any ideas....? appreciatte it...
Maier

 

[hackedxj]

I say something not right, I would take it apart and go through the install again and try to find the problem before it damages something. Never heard of anyone's noslip making that much noise.

 

[madrukus]

Thanks for the welcome, Grifter!
I guess my noise isn't as dramatic as the one you're describing. Mine's more of a quiet pop...pop...pop that sounds kinda like a rock stuck in the tread but isn't. My no-slip was pretty noisy the first week, and I did consider taking it apart & reinstalling it, but then it settled down & I stopped being concerned. On the other hand, as easy as the no-slip is to install, a quick tear-down, inspection, & reinstall may be cheap insurance.

 

[Grifter144]

madrukus and hacked, i decided a tear down would probably be worth my time, so i did it. it seams that if i am coasting through a tight turn, as in taking it real easy then it pops the loudest, if i am on the gas and getting kinda throttle happy then i dont feel or hear it near as much. it performing so i am going to call it square, on that note i am one of them guys that relys strictly on the skinny peddle and after all the reading i have been doing i was under the impression that i needed to be real easy on the peddle with the locker. guess not....so i am going to push it a lil'..appears that this thing needs rpms up to operate properly...thanx guys...

 

[hackedxj]

Good to hear it's working. I wouldn't worry about using the skinny peddle, don't get crazy though lol.