Anyone ever been to the Outback Off Road Adventure Park in Six Points, PA? It's owned or sponsored by the Meridian shop in Butler, PA.

Just curious to see if anyone has been there and can offer a review.

 

For you guys that have been to rc what air pressure are you airing down ro?

 

I went to 20lbs , bring a good air chuck to make sure

 

Nope how far is it from harrisburg?

 

So yesterday I removed my open carrier from my 29 spline 8.25 and put in the 29 spline 8.25 LSD carrier I bought. Both are 3.55 geared and all gearing and bearings look to be in excellent condition. After refilling the diff and taking it for a drive, acceleration is fine but it makes a "whirring" noise as I decelerate.

So I took it back apart and checked all the bearing cups and torque specs on the ring gear bolts and bearing retainer bolts (don't know the actual name for them, but they hold the cups and spacers in place)

I reinstalled the LSD carrier into my Jeep tonight and it's STILL making a "whirring" noise when driven. I have tried damn near everything and I'm out of ideas.
If I had the cash to take it to a shop or had something else put together to drive it wouldn't be such a big deal, but as of right now, I'm really screwed.
Anyone local or somewhat local any good with properly installing axle bearings/gearing/LSD carriers and such? I'm guessing I have something really simple screwed up and that's why I'm having trouble. I could really use a hand.

 

Backlash and pinion depth are most likely off, or shimmed out wrong, I think its one of those things you have to take to a shop or dealer

 

Whenever you tear the rear end apart and remove the carrier the backlash has to be re adjusted. I would definately get it fixed very soon or else you will completely destroy your ring and pinion set

 

Yeah true and cal I think your the only one that had a air chuck that day

 

I was the only one haha n someone broke it -.- jk jk

 

So you gotta get to Rausch creek soon since you can't go next month

 

About 4 hours from you. It's between Pittsburgh and Erie. Only an hour and a half from me.

 

This is what I'm thinking too. The take it to a shop part, lol.

I'm NOT driving it like this. I don't want to destroy it if i can help it.

 

sounds like your back lash is wrong. When you put the new carrier in did you use your origional ring gear?

 

It's exit 104 off of 81. The ravine exit. Exit for rt 209 is the next exit up on 81 exit 107 tremont. The burger king (used to be quiznos) is right off of rt 125. I'd say the intersection of rt 125 and mollystown rd.

 

Yeah, but the guy helping me said he knew what he was doing (as i have no clue what to do) and he F'd it all up. I pulled it back apart after he left and tried moving the bearing cup retainers one ridge right/left (I've had it apart 3x now).
I don't have gauges or whatever is needed to set backlash properly, so I'm basically F'd until payday (a week from Friday). Of course it's the first week of college too, so I have to figure out how the hell I'm getting to and from college and work until then.
I'm so stressed. lol

I've got the TJ back in the garage, if nothing else I can put it back together and have something to drive, legal or not.