Mega, give gorilla axle a call and they will get it taken care of. I run the same outer stub and have had zero issues, they run about $250 each. Word is RCV makes them for gorilla.
Pat
a little more info please. part numbers for gorillas, axle nut torque, BAM hub prep?
i am getting ready to go through my axles and might as well upgrade them when i have them apart.
Reid,
While no where near the build of Monster Mav, our Stock / Production 1000 has been bulletproof - almost - in stock form.
A few upgrades / tricks:
>TwinAir filter with Lucas RednTacky along the edges.
>CT Racing front & rear bolt on chassis brace along with front & rear tierods.
>CT Racing tuned shocks w/dual rate.
> upgrade rear shock bolts to .500 grade 8
>Gorilla outer rear CV's with BAM hub prep & blue loctite.
Good luck at the SCORE Desert Challange in the stock Mav.
NorthWestOffroad.net
Racing- Adventure - Fun
Maverick XRS
I read in one of the forums that the torque spec for the Gorilla rear stub axles was a low 60 ft/lbs. or so. Is that accurate? Also, is the fit between the splines on the Gorilla stubbs a tighter tolerance than the factory fit? I know that the "BAM" fix (actually, it is a recommendation from BRP's racing department)is required when running the stock set up because the splined interface is sloppy, and the wheel hub/rotor would "rock" on the stub axle shaft, causing the pre mature failure of the stub axle. Wiley posted some great pics showing the comparison of the oem and Gorilla replacement stubbs on the first page of this thread.
The recommendation from BRP in regards to the assembly of the outer drive portion of the Maverick axles are as follows:
On the hub nut, increase the torque setting to 200 ft lbs., and use red loctite on the splines. Also, discard the stock washer and 26mm hub nut, and replace it with the larger 32mm castellated nut and washer. Let me share with you now my interpretation of their recommendation. It is what I have been doing. Religiously, since we started racing a Maverick last season. We had more than 1,200 hard miles on one of the assemblies, without failure, so I know the process is effective for the desert racing community.
First, I always replace the wheel bearings after 500 miles of use. Period. Racing, testing, or otherwise. The rear aluminum bearing carriers/uprights/hubs/spindles, whatever you choose to refer to them as, are durable enough for only 3 bearing replacements. After that, for some reason, the fit of the bearing into the machined interface becomes too sloppy, and the bearing exerts too much axial load on the circlips, causing them to pop out (see attached image). This has happened to us
twice before I ascertained a service life for the aluminum uprights.
Prior to assembling the rotors onto the stub axle, be sure that the splines on both components are 100% free of any grease, oils, or grit. Then, one rotor at a time, liberally apply 271 loctite to the splines so they are 100% filled with the magical red goo. I face the back of the rotor up, so the loctite runs down towards the outside of the rotor. That way, the excess loctite is away from the bearing when sliding the rotor onto the stub axle. If the loctite is not oozing out from every spline after you slid the rotor over the stub axle, you didn't use enough loctite. Wipe off the excessive loctite from the face of the rotor where the washer rests.
The following 2 steps are crucial in my mind, but not identified in the BRP bulletin. When installing the flat washer, notice that the washer is conical. install the washer so that it is con-vexed, as you view it from the outside of the stub axle. This orientation will afford the washer to apply more leverage onto the face of the rotor, since it is the
outer edge of the washer contacting the rotor face, instead of the center of the washer, which is more likely to allow the rotor to "rock" upon the contact point. After all, it is the "rocking" of the rotor on the splines that we are combating here.
Next, thread on the hub nut to at least 75 ft/lbs, (I just use a battery powered impact driver, which is around 120 ft/lbs.) and install the wheel/tire. Tighten the lug nuts, then either have someone hold the brake pedal down, or drop the car onto the ground and torque the nut to 175 ft./lbs. Check the clearance for a cotter pin between the castellated nut and the hole in the stub axle. If not yet aligned, usually the last 25 ft./lbs. of torque is adequate to align the cotter key hole. I add this step because I am concerned that the increased torque spec the MFG. recommends is at the limit of yielding the stub axle, and to tighten the nut past 200 is asking for trouble. For all I know, the additional tension on the threaded portion of the stub axle can be catastrophic when you hit a hard G out.
Now, you will need a puller to remove the rotor, since you just "welded" it on with a liberal dose of Loctite 271. I made this stout puller out of 1/2" thick mild steel (see image), and is part of the on board tool kit. It has countersunk holes that match the angles on the lug nuts, and I used an old hub nut as the center screw, since you already will have the socket out to remove the rotor. I also use 2 of the lug nuts that I removed when taking the wheel off to hold the puller against the rotor. You can see in the picture, the increased size of the castellated hub nut.
An important note:
Be sure to
immediately drop the car and final torque the hub nuts once the loctite is applied. Do not get lazy and install all 4 hub nuts with loctite first, then go back and torque them all at the same time. Since loctite cures in the absence of air, it is only minutes until it becomes a friction modifier, and decreases the clamping force on the rotor because it will absorb a good amount of the torque applied to the nut. Also, be sure to use a quality cotter pin of the right diameter. Do not use one of those cheap shiny ones that come in the 5 dollar variety pack from Auto zone. If you do, better loctite the hub nut as well.
I still do not know why the GNCC type of racing is shearing the stub axles, and the desert racers are not (although, I did give Cory S. a rear stubby at the V2R race). I do know however, that the Monster Mav weighs in excess of 2,350 pounds, and is driven harder than any other car in our class. Using the assembly method I just outlined, we have yet to see a failure outboard of the wheel bearings, with the exception of losing a circlip. Twice. Good luck, and pass on the info. It has proven to be an effective fix for our car, and certainly will be for your desert car as well.