Sparco

hey everyone, i am currently rebuilding my savage and everything is working right except for the fact that the front wheels won't budge, and im sure it's not the diff because i just rebuild it, can anyone help me out here? appreciate it

twomanytoys

Do you have all the hex nuts and hex pins in correctly. Bearings installed. Do the wheels want to turn but not the diff or are teh wheels locked tight?

Sparco

the dog bones won't even turn, but all the bearings/pins/and hexes are in

Sparco

and the diff was working fine before i put it in the bulkhead

twomanytoys

Did you put the diff in backwards. It will go in 2 ways but only spin one way.

Sparco

i might have, but dosen't the big gear only allow it to go in one way? the one on the outside (forget the name)

twomanytoys

The ring gear. The pinion is the smaller one. It will fit both ways but once you tighten everything down it will bind up. Is it a regular savage or savage X

Sparco

regular savage, i guess ill be taking my front end apart again []

twomanytoys

Will the tires spin with the dog bones removed? Remove the dog bones and see if the diff turns. If not thenI bet its jammed up.

Sparco

yea, the wheels move when the dog bones are out

twomanytoys

I think if you pull the bottom plate off you can see if its wrong or not. Looking at the bottom the ring gear should be on the side that the pipe is on. The Passenger side of the truck.

Sparco

yea, trying to do that but i just scratched myself with the chassis and now im bleeding.........

Sparco

yep, i just took the front end off, the diff itself is locked up

Sparco

ok...i just took the bottom plate off and the ring gear is on the right side, but the diff itself only rotates about half an inch in the bulkhead, like its jammed up

BudBud

Did you get the screws mixed up and run a long one into the differential? I am guilty of doing that once. Or was that on a Tower Terror? I am getting old I guess.... BB

Sparco

yea, i fixed it a earlier, the screw was longer and it was jamming into the diffs

twomanytoys

Thats good you got it figured out.

Sparco

thanks for the help guys