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Originally Posted by rociduro
Driveshafts hey, thanks for the heads up.
5.5 went in yesterday, great power, but my slipper is umm...slipping. I took the slipper apart, flipped the pads over and tightened up, yet still massive amounts of slip. The slipper nut is almost all the way tightened!Do the pads wear thin, should I be putting them on the same order as my soon to break driveshafts?
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Is it definitely the slipper or is it the diff?
The way to tell is to hold both rear wheels and then rotate the spur gear.
(don't turn the wheel as this doubles the load on the diff, and will usually make the diff slip first,)
If the driveshaft and front wheels rotate, then it's your rear diff slipping. -
If the spur gear rotates, but the driveshaft and front wheels don't then your right and it is the slipper.
Worth checking the front diff is fairly tight too, although this isn't as critical as the rear.
Personally I struggle to get the slipper loose enough. on my car.
The slipper should always slip before the diff, but other than that shouldn't do a lot in a 4wd.