richardtf

i have this problem with my savage xl spur gear and clutch bell,every time i roll the truck on reverse in produces the sound,i tried to mesh the gears,but after tightening the engine screw,the sound simply wont go away the thing is theres no more to adjust coz the engine have reach the tvp plate.

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can someone help me pls....

thanks

mopartybob

looks like your spur gear is a-wobbling....... [X(] make sure that both nubs on the slipper clutch(behind the spur gear) are seated , recheck gear mesh....you will have some noise also........

BudBud

Sometimes backing off the spur far enough to rotate it 180 degrees will help. Another mistake is cranking the spring down too tight and collapsing it. Sometimes this cause the spur to wobble as the coil gets off center. You will always have noise though as the two gears are metal without lube. Looks pretty normal to me. Glen

richardtf

hey bud,should i loosen slipper clucth spring? is that normal on a savage? the noise from the gears? i am new to savage trucks,i used to owned a tmaxx 4908,i traded it to this savage

thanks

richardtf

how do repair the wobbling spur gear?

thanks

mopartybob

loosen the nut on the spring far enough to free the spur gear from the slipper clutch face, rotate the clutch face till it seats flush, push and hold the spur gear against the assy, while tightening,I had to crank mine down all the way and back it out 1/4 turn to keep it from popping out again, [8D]

mopartybob

as mentioned before,if you played with your gear mesh,you should remesh them after the wobble is fixed, hope this helps......

bigwaltc

I know when I have my mesh to tight it makes a lot of noise [sm=shades_smile.gif]

richardtf

even if i want to mesh the gears i cannot adjust the coz it reach the end of its adjustment holes

mopartybob

Hmmmm,??? I'm using a (stock 17/52 combo) and this does seem "at the edge of adj." but if this is less that what your using ,then sumthin is either "too big" or "outtawack"..........you need to get some adj. leeway in there...

richardtf

its a stock savage xl,i just fixed the wobbling of the spur gear..should i tightened it all the way? i just could figure out whats wrong with the noise it the gears

mopartybob

tighten it all the way,then back it off 1/4 - 1/2 turn,any looser than that the nub will pop out on you,as for the noise .......... it's gonna make noise,(steel gears do that),as long as there is no binding or clicking you'll be A-OK.....now get out there and beat the crap out of it.....

richardtf

LOL!!! yahhhhh!!! i'll bash it as soon as the weather becomes warmer,its cold out here...

thanks

BudBud

Stock XL should be 16/52, if you have 17/52 you are out of adjustment space. I had to do a little Dremel work on the chassis plates and engine mount to run 17/52. Glen

richardtf

i am not sure if i had the 16T clutch bell,but its a stock savage