lightning73
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I just installed a new set of steel gears on my MT today, but when i put it back together i noticed a problem, when i put it on the ground and tried rolling it to see how smooth the mesh was, there was no smooth! In fact there was no rolling it without forcing it to roll, and even then it only wants to roll backward and will not roll forward. Any movement i get out of it is accompanied by metal grinding noises. Everything went back together and lined up perfectly, no mis-aligned screw holes to cause a binding issue, im not sure whats causing it, anyone have any suggestions? Ive read a few threads where people say the steel gears need breaking in to mesh smoothly, but my problem is not even being able to roll my truck. One other thing to note if i tighten the gear nuts tight it causes this whole problem, if i leave them snug it will roll a little bit but under force, if i leave them loose it will roll much better without forcing it to roll. Im pretty sure the nuts are supposed to be tight right?