Highly Cool Posted September 10, 2020 Member ID: 602 Content Count: 19 Reputation: 2 Joined: 08/23/2020 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) On 8/19/2020 at 9:13 AM, TrueBlue said: Well it was the front Diff and they replaced it. Funny how one dealer said never heard of it before and another dealer said bring it in two hrs and you’ll have it back. I quess I have a new dealer going forward. 👍😀 TB TrueBlue, was your noise a popping/rattle, or more of a vibration/grinding/harmonic noise around 13-15 mph? Edited September 11, 2020 by Highly Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 15, 2020 Member ID: 635 Content Count: 3 Reputation: 0 Joined: 09/15/2020 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 My buddy has a 2016 defender HD8. Growling noise when turning right and left sounds like a tire rub and is worse in 4wd. Driveshaft u-joints are nice and tight. Left half shaft tight, right or passenger side has up and down play at the differential. The noise was louder on the passenger side so we thought it was a bad passenger side axle. Bought 2 new Rhino axles from SuperATV and replaced both. Low and behold, the growling noise is louder. Rather than making another bad decision and just blaming a faulty visco-lock, we decided to take it all apart again and take the differential out for inspection. The diff upon removal of fluid has a noticeable click or clunk when rotating it from passenger side up to passenger side down. There is definite play side to side moving the ring gear closer and further to the pinion. If it is rested on the passenger side and the pinion input (driveshaft splines) are rotated, it makes the growling sound. If the diff is rested on the driver side and the pinion gear is turned it is quiet and smooth. This has been going on for over a year but until now I didn't really do much research because it wasn't mine. I feel that the ring and pinion was set up wrong from the factory. No way should the carrier have that kind of side to side slop in it. Has anyone else had this issue? I am currently looking for shims to shim the side bearings and take up the slop. Any input would be appreciated before I have him buy a Halo locker. I think I can fix the noise with the proper shims but don't want to give Can Am another dime to fix their mistake. Thanks in advance, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB20 Posted September 17, 2020 Member ID: 600 Content Count: 25 Reputation: 5 Joined: 08/22/2020 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 21, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2020 G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris39 Posted November 12, 2020 Member ID: 747 Content Count: 1 Reputation: 1 Joined: 11/12/2020 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 8/10/2020 at 4:40 PM, TrueBlue said: A year later and that noise in the front end is still there and i’ve had enough. Today I took the drive shaft protector off the front section from steady/carrier bearing to the front Diff. I found the noise finally it’s that stupid Diff assy. Now it’s dealer time to see if they will replace or fix the issue ! Still under 2 yr warranty. TB IMG_3669.MOV Did the new assembly fix the problem? My 2020 is doing the same thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue Posted January 15, 2021 Member ID: 161 Content Count: 42 Reputation: 10 Joined: 06/05/2019 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yes the noise is gone . 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 29, 2021 Member ID: 1,106 Content Count: 2 Reputation: 0 Joined: 06/29/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 9/14/2020 at 8:53 PM, Jack said: My buddy has a 2016 defender HD8. Growling noise when turning right and left sounds like a tire rub and is worse in 4wd. Driveshaft u-joints are nice and tight. Left half shaft tight, right or passenger side has up and down play at the differential. The noise was louder on the passenger side so we thought it was a bad passenger side axle. Bought 2 new Rhino axles from SuperATV and replaced both. Low and behold, the growling noise is louder. Rather than making another bad decision and just blaming a faulty visco-lock, we decided to take it all apart again and take the differential out for inspection. The diff upon removal of fluid has a noticeable click or clunk when rotating it from passenger side up to passenger side down. There is definite play side to side moving the ring gear closer and further to the pinion. If it is rested on the passenger side and the pinion input (driveshaft splines) are rotated, it makes the growling sound. If the diff is rested on the driver side and the pinion gear is turned it is quiet and smooth. This has been going on for over a year but until now I didn't really do much research because it wasn't mine. I feel that the ring and pinion was set up wrong from the factory. No way should the carrier have that kind of side to side slop in it. Has anyone else had this issue? I am currently looking for shims to shim the side bearings and take up the slop. Any input would be appreciated before I have him buy a Halo locker. I think I can fix the noise with the proper shims but don't want to give Can Am another dime to fix their mistake. Thanks in advance, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 29, 2021 Member ID: 1,106 Content Count: 2 Reputation: 0 Joined: 06/29/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 So Jack, have you resolved the issue? I am having the same problem and would like to get as much info on it as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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