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Almost missed ZUWHARRIE---Spool problem!!

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#1 ·
Simple Spool Problem ....almost disaster

Well.....at least it happened before I was 3 hours away from home. At 5:30 tonight I drove to the store to top off my gas tank because we're leaving in the morning for Zuwharrie. When I pulled out of the gas station the rear end made 2 loud noises. I decided I better investigate the noise before my trip. I jacked up the drivers side rear wheel with the transmission out of gear....I could turn the drivers rear wheel almost 1 full turn...oh well...I thought there goes the trip!! But I didn't give up that easy. I had kept my stock spider gears so I started wrenching. The 410 backing plate conversion paid for itself tonight.

After 3+ hours hard labor I have reinstalled my stock spider gears and removed the simple spool. The wedges are pretty much "toast". The modified spider gears look OK. At this piont I'm not very impressed with the "simple spool". It darn near cost me to miss my favorite trailride.

Please understand...this post is not ment to be a flame about Roadless Gear...I'm simply stating what happened to me so that I can vent....and so everyone else running a spool can be warned. I will contact Roadless Gear when I return from Zuwharrie and work out arrangements regarding the Simple Spool.

It's been a long day and even a longer night....5:30am is right around the corner....night all...and I'll update after I return from Zuwharrie.
 
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#4 ·
Do you think this could have caused your trouble. I read one of your posts from your install...

" The hardest part of the install is getting the wedges in. I had to use my 4" grinder and taper the edges of the wedges in order for them to even come close to fitting. "
 
#7 ·
I did not grind on mine either. They were a tight fit but I was able to get them in. I had a problem at first with the nuts on the brake drums clicking and popping, but replacing the nuts with a higher grade cleared most of that up. I have a few minor issues but have no play in my diff and do not see anything so far that leads me to believe that it is not going to hold up.
 
#8 ·
We had to taper the GEARS,not the wedges! The gears are hand ground & not precice(spelling). The wedges were never touched! I only had to grind 1 gear.
 
#9 ·
Roadless has seen the wedges,they were chewed. Everything was extremly tight& I used a VERYbig hammer & drift.Also , did not have to worry about drum nuts,this was in a `kick.
 
#11 ·
can i just shove wedges in there to make it work in my samari without replacing the gears. i cant get the spiders to hold. ive welded them tiwce, and when i was working on the Dual T case today i notcied the rear was broke free again.
just shove junk in there and start welding?
 
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#12 ·
I read that post too. I also read that he ground the wedges, I'm not trying to be an a$$hole here. I have a spool on the way and would like to find out if that was actually the cause of the problem. When he talks to Figmo I'm sure we will learn more....
 
#15 ·
Spool problem update....

Let me clarify one thing first....
regarding the grinding of the wedges....I only tapered the edges so that they would start easier. Once the wedge was in place the spider gears did not touch the part that I tapered.

I have been in contact with Figmo from Roadless Gear. Because of the problems I experienced I have decided I don't want to mess with the Spool again. I will be receiving a refund or credit. Figmo and I have been talking about possible causes for my spools failure. We have a theory that he will be checking out as soon as he can look at what's left of my wedges.

Roadless Gear is a great company and I will continue to do business with them. I have no doubt that IF there is a flaw with the Simple Spool, that it will be found and resolved.
 
#16 ·
Re: Spool problem update....

Just take your spider gears and fill up every other valley with weld and then put em back together. If you leave just a bit open at the top, you can get just a little play that helps soften the blow to the rest of the driveline and helps a bit around corners. Someone posted on hear a while ago about really good success doing this. Does the same thing as wedges do.

TGT - NCO
 
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