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Was originally waiting to share this until a solution was confirmed, but it’s been too long and the information needs to be shared with current owners.
We have noticed a leak on our boxes and originally thought it was from the drain plugs. After tearing everything apart to loctite every assembly bolt and caliper bracket, we discovered it was the fill plug. The design they decided to go with is a bit of a let down as it’s just a simple o-ring. Tighten the plug to where it feels sufficient to not back out, and the o-ring squishes out the sides. Loosen it a little and well, it seems inadequate. We tried to find a happy medium between the two and clearly didn’t get it perfect. The rig is washed (primarily underneath) after every outing to make it easier to spot leaks and verify paint marks on bolts, so the pictures only show one day of wheeling.
A call was made to 74Weld and they already knew of the issue and had made a redesign to future batches. Great, but that doesn’t help me or any of the other owners. Asked if they could get some kind of gasket material or crush washers that would seal better and was told they’d send something out. This was maybe two or three weeks ago-still nothing. Decided I’ll just buy some crush washers instead of waiting on them, but wasn’t sure the correct size and the specs aren’t in the instructions. When they call me back with a size I’ll update this post. Figure we’ll just change the oil again when the washers are added. Small price of insurance for a very expensive component.
Was initially very impressed at how quickly they’d respond to any inquiries during the install, but now it’s starting to feel as if communication is less important to them.
Was originally waiting to share this until a solution was confirmed, but it’s been too long and the information needs to be shared with current owners.
We have noticed a leak on our boxes and originally thought it was from the drain plugs. After tearing everything apart to loctite every assembly bolt and caliper bracket, we discovered it was the fill plug. The design they decided to go with is a bit of a let down as it’s just a simple o-ring. Tighten the plug to where it feels sufficient to not back out, and the o-ring squishes out the sides. Loosen it a little and well, it seems inadequate. We tried to find a happy medium between the two and clearly didn’t get it perfect. The rig is washed (primarily underneath) after every outing to make it easier to spot leaks and verify paint marks on bolts, so the pictures only show one day of wheeling.
A call was made to 74Weld and they already knew of the issue and had made a redesign to future batches. Great, but that doesn’t help me or any of the other owners. Asked if they could get some kind of gasket material or crush washers that would seal better and was told they’d send something out. This was maybe two or three weeks ago-still nothing. Decided I’ll just buy some crush washers instead of waiting on them, but wasn’t sure the correct size and the specs aren’t in the instructions. When they call me back with a size I’ll update this post. Figure we’ll just change the oil again when the washers are added. Small price of insurance for a very expensive component.
Was initially very impressed at how quickly they’d respond to any inquiries during the install, but now it’s starting to feel as if communication is less important to them.
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