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Mart · 05-10-2019, 03:58 AM

Yeah, agree with above. Pull the rear and check the big pinion nuts. They have to be at a certain tightness so that the pinion rotates with a certain drag, but then the two nuts need to be locked together tightly and locked with the special tab washer. Doing those nuts up tightly is difficult if you do not have the correct sized slim wrench needed to hold the inner nut.

The helix angle of the gear teeth will pull the pinion into tighter mesh on the overrun.

It needs to be addressed sooner rather than later as abnormal wear will occur if left to run in this condition.

Mart.

05-10-2019, 03:58 AM	#3
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,747	Re: Help with a noisy Banjo rear end. Yeah, agree with above. Pull the rear and check the big pinion nuts. They have to be at a certain tightness so that the pinion rotates with a certain drag, but then the two nuts need to be locked together tightly and locked with the special tab washer. Doing those nuts up tightly is difficult if you do not have the correct sized slim wrench needed to hold the inner nut. The helix angle of the gear teeth will pull the pinion into tighter mesh on the overrun. It needs to be addressed sooner rather than later as abnormal wear will occur if left to run in this condition. Mart.