everclear1984 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Hi all, long time no post! I've picked myself up a used Savage from my lhs and ran into a bit of an issue. The rear wheels seem to be getting little to no power. I immediately noticed the set screws were missing from the centre and rear drive cups, I replaced those and assumed I'd fixed the issue, but it persists. I don't want to keep pestering my lhs with little issues, I've always preferred to work on my own cars, so if anyone can offer up some advice I'd be very grateful. Cheers all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYOSHOKEV Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) Check the grub pins in the front and rear drive cups and shafts. You could also check the rear bevel gear for damage . Its quite a common problem with the savage might be worth looking in to the sinthered bullet proof gear set. Edited November 13, 2019 by KYOSHOKEV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 hpi probably ran out of there own parts on the factory line 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 I think I've found the issue, the rear diff outdrive bearings are shot meaning the diff has lots of play back and forth. I think it's shifting under load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 It'll be a few days before I can pick up some replacement bearings. Is there any reason I couldn't switch the front diff to the rear and run it as rwd to finish breaking in the new engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 2 hours ago, everclear1984 said: It'll be a few days before I can pick up some replacement bearings. Is there any reason I couldn't switch the front diff to the rear and run it as rwd to finish breaking in the new engine? i dont see why not if you are just breaking in the engine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 18 hours ago, Jumper said: i dont see why not if you are just breaking in the engine. Thanks, I tried it and rwd is FUN! I'll post some pics up once I get a shell painted up. I'm still not sure which version I have or what upgrades see fitted, if any. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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