V8 guys, take note, Renegade issue...kind of Options

[scotty b]

First off I need to say I do NOT blame this problem solely on Renegade. At this point I suspect this happened because the installer knew just enough to make the Renegade kit work, but not safely. That owu d fall in line with a lot of other almost right issues this car has had. This is now the second time this car has had issues with the CV's coming apart from the adapters. The first time it was the inner CV's, last week he called me about a loud clunking coming from the rear. This was the cause. I feel these were probably not installed correctly the first time as the roll pins were not all the way seated into the adapter, and I had a hell of a time getting the cv completely off. Once the two were seperated I pressed the roll pins in fully and the cv slipped on and off the pins as it should. All of the bolts got locktighted as well. I just thought anyone with a Renegade axle setup needed to be aware of this. IMO going to the 108 cv setup like Jim Kelly is doing is a much better route. It eliminates the adapter piece and gives a much larger cv. It does require 911 shafts, but if you're doing a V8 you need the tranny work done anyway. FWIW, I had not taken any bolt loose when these pics were shot. The 2 bolts that are not engaged at all, came out of the car just like that

[LvSteveH]

I've only got a second, running out the door literally, but here's the scoop:

There is no grease present when bolting the adapters to the stub axles/flanges. So, clean everything very well, then locktite the four short bolts holding the adapter to the flange and torque to 30 ft. lbs assuming you have 10.9/12.9 grade bolts.

Be sure to use the roll pins, which I see you have. Then install the axles normally, torquing to 30 ft lbs.

The only time I've ever seen the adapters come loose is when someone forgets the roll pins, well, outside of this case. So clean everything like you're going into surgery, locktite the bolts, torque, and enjoy. I've got lots of track days etc on my setup with no issues and I'm not one to drive conservatively.