Too much slip

[jamesban]

Yep. I scuffed em. I followed the directions carefully. I will take it apart tonight. One of the pads was slightly deformed and I sanded it a little to get it to pop in place. Maybe its causing an issue?

[pinkpanda3310]

Originally Posted by jamesban

One of the pads was slightly deformed and I sanded it a little to get it to pop in place. Maybe its causing an issue?

I wouldn't have thought that would be the issue. If one of the pads is thicker or not seated properly and taking all the pressure that might make a difference. The slippers I have I gave a reasonably good rub with sandpaper so none of the original surface was visible. I did that cause I heard of others saying they couldn't tighten it to the point they were comfortable with (nothing like your scenario though).

[RC-Monster Mike]

It is quite hard to see in the video, but it is easy to hear the slippage. Something is very wrong to have this much slip. Scuffing the slipper rings(particularly the one engaging the slipper pads) is important not only for traction, but also because there is a greasy residue on the rings from the manufacturing process.
Also, what grease did you use to grease the adjustment ring threads? I have found that AE black grease works the best - this is also a very important step, as dry or improperly greased threads will not allow you to fully compress the springs (they don't need to be fully compressed usually to work, but they must be compressed a bit to apply enough pressure on the slipper assembly). With the appropriate grease, you should be able to flatten the springs with fairly light pressure.
Aside from that, the only other cause of excess slip(assuming proper assembly) would be oil or grease somewhere on the slip surface(pads or ring). Can you post a couple still pictures of the assembled diff?

[jamesban]

I took it apart last night and it was assembled correctly, there is no grease on the pads or slipper. It was tightened all the way down. Tonight i will use my video camera to make a video fo me re-assembling it that way if you guys notice anything you can let me know. THen Wed night I can put it back in the Muggy and see how it goes. It looks as if it was assembled correctly per the directions though.

[jamesban]

Here it is:

http://youtu.be/nM8FOb2bbbs