[2DEDGE]

Well the dana 44 held up but I broke the CTM :up:

See the link for the rest of the story.


http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread....759#post6252759


Once again Great customer service, no questions asked.



Geoff

5 am and I guess I can't spell :lol:

[Mikey_]

when did you do that?

[rvgjeep1]

Tell me about the shafts. I have yet to break a U-joint in 10 years that wasn't the result of another failure. And I am talking atleast 10 axle shafts under my belt. It is ussually bind or an oblonged hole in one of the ears that starts it.

[Mikey_]

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The rig is a 2 seat Northstar powered comp buggy. A custom high pinion pass side drop 44, built to keep the rig real light and high pinion for keeping the driveshaft up out of the way with junk yard parts. Its stuffed with 5.38's, warn shafts, CTM's THE OLD STYLE, and warn premiums(had hoped these would be the fuse). Running 37" red labels without water.

I the shafts and joints have about a 16 days hard runs on them and they finally failed. I have checked steering clearances and the joint are not binding there are no marks on either shaft indicating they have ever touched.

The climb went like this several attempts at a big steep climb that transitioned from slick stuff to lots of grip near the top. On the third or fourth attempt I brought it up on stall in third gear, released the brakes and shot up the ledge. Got up to the top and it hooked traction after smoking the slick stuff off the reds, the wheels were pointed straight ahead. And Bam!!! Stabbed the brakes slid backwards hooking a tree thankfully preventing a long uncontrolled slide back down the ledge.

A quick assessment of the damage showed the 2 trunions on the inner shaft snapped clean. The shafts did not break thankfully. Unlocked the hubs, shifted the t-case into neutral and winched it the rest of the way up.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f14/MaineZuke/CandiaWheeling84.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f14/MaineZuke/CandiaWheeling89.jpg

[rocktoy]

it is still hard to believe if i wasnt there watching i would have thought the warn hub would have blown long before the ctm

[pizza]

borken ctm thats sweet conversation peace right there.


Had a alot of trouble with the 44 up front. Blown about every trip out :ph34r:

[rocktoy]

friend of mine has same setup as geoffs and only breaks warn hubs,lifetime warranty and 7 min to change.

[2DEDGE]

That was the whole plan! But like I said on Pirate, Jack has a new design and this should be the last ctm that breaks.

I think the only reason I might be able to keep it alive is the weight of the buggy. No I still haven't weighed it but soon.


Geoff

[NOGOOD]

There is a scale right up the street from us at Howells truck stop. But you'll have to pay. I know where I could scale it for you in Eliot probably for free if your interested. Just latting you know your options. :ph34r:

Jack swapped it out for ya I assume. He is good people.

This post has been edited by NOGOOD: 19 December 2006 - 09:23 PM

[supazuk]

i'd tap a hole in that and make it a tcase shift knob lol :up:

NOGOOD, on Dec 19 2006, 09:22 PM, said:

There is a scale right up the street from us at Howells truck stop. But you'll have to pay. I know where I could scale it for you in Eliot probably for free if your interested. Just latting you know your options. :ph34r:

Jack swapped it out for ya I assume. He is good people.

drive on throught the NH truck scales post the weight free! :up:

[Joel]

look how fast the wheel spin looks on that picture :paul: that guy must be a throttle jockey!!

[rocktoy]

actually that hill is all about momentum,only one rig has been up that hill.thats what makes east coast wheeling fun,sometimes you need throttle.

[Mikey_]

Joel, on Jan 11 2007, 05:36 PM, said:

that guy must be a throttle jockey!!

I don't think Northstars weren't made for crawling.

[Starvin]

double negative?

[2DEDGE]

She crawls pretty good, but that climb is all throttle!!!!


Geoff