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07-03-2013, 08:44 PM | #29 |
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I have about 50 launches on concrete and 100 or so on asphalt with an RTR setup. No problems thus far. Don't recall ever experiencing wheel hop.
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That guy posted on facebook not long after that about the diff saying it was actually the axle that gave out after they looked at it.
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My rear axle started to click on Friday.
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I had this failure also. It happened to me back in June, I was around 33K miles at the time and around 35 autoX events most with co-driver. Also mostly concrete with 245 RS3s then 255 ZIIs.
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Was it covered under warranty?
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No, Toyota field rep denied the claim due to "the car being lowered which changes the axle angle." I had the car towed in on my autoX wheels/tires and I won't make that mistake again.
However the dealer was super cool, got the car back to me in 3 days and it was only just over $600 out the door for the DEALER to do it so. Regardless I think we've found the weak point in the driveline. I'll tale weak axles over weak ring/pinon anyday.
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Was the axles clicking or clanking at all before they let go? And did both go or only one side?
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I bet I'm also an inch lower than you. I'm on V3s.
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Ya I'm only 20mm lower then stock.
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I'm almost 2" lower in the rear. If it fails put it back to stock suspension (just springs leave dampers) and I bet warranty will cover it. My buddy is a tech at my dealer (who helped me get the car back super fast for more autoX) told me the field rep local to me sucks and is an asshole so I likely stood no chance of a claim anyway.
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Did your carrier assembly also split in two like in the picture above? Wondering if that part of the axle is serviceable to save buying a new axle everytime.Also do you have a list of the part numbers needed to fix this?
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Are right and left axles the same part number?
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If you're wanting to have warranty work done on your modified car you'd be a fool not to replace with stock IF THAT'S AN OPTION for you. Seems like common sense. Why give the dealer any sliver of a reason to back you into a corner with the whole "modified car spiel"? If you have the ability, go back to stock.
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