Vanning
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After working on my Kraton's front end tonight, I discovered a few things that possibly could be helpful to some Kraton owners. Mine is the 2016 version if that even matters. This may only pertain to my Kraton as far as I know but maybe it will help others also.
What I read is that some people report blown front diff, cracked gears, or cracked diff gear case etc.
When I first got my Kraton, I pulled it out of the box and started spinning the wheels etc.....I noticed that the front diff felt like it was binding. I didn't think much more but luckily I decided to just take the droop out of the suspension arms at that time. I never thought about it again, until tonight.
Tonight I finished replacing all the bearings in the Kraton with sealed bearings because I run in sand often. I also changed my front diff fluid. The diff spun nice and I felt no binding. I also added some droop or sag back into my A arms. This is when I noticed that the diff would start binding up real bad. Adding droop pushes the dog bones real hard into the output cups of the differential. To fix it....I took the brass collars, that came out of my steering, and put them here (upper and lower)....I had to reset the toe also. The front end is a tiny bit wider but lots of 4x4's are that way. This stopped all binding of my diff and allows for some massive down travel. I could probably go with half the thickness on the collar but it's all I have for now. Maybe I can find some thicker black shims...like the ones that it comes with. Apparently this truck wasn't setup properly from the factory with the shims
What I read is that some people report blown front diff, cracked gears, or cracked diff gear case etc.
When I first got my Kraton, I pulled it out of the box and started spinning the wheels etc.....I noticed that the front diff felt like it was binding. I didn't think much more but luckily I decided to just take the droop out of the suspension arms at that time. I never thought about it again, until tonight.
Tonight I finished replacing all the bearings in the Kraton with sealed bearings because I run in sand often. I also changed my front diff fluid. The diff spun nice and I felt no binding. I also added some droop or sag back into my A arms. This is when I noticed that the diff would start binding up real bad. Adding droop pushes the dog bones real hard into the output cups of the differential. To fix it....I took the brass collars, that came out of my steering, and put them here (upper and lower)....I had to reset the toe also. The front end is a tiny bit wider but lots of 4x4's are that way. This stopped all binding of my diff and allows for some massive down travel. I could probably go with half the thickness on the collar but it's all I have for now. Maybe I can find some thicker black shims...like the ones that it comes with. Apparently this truck wasn't setup properly from the factory with the shims
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