[sleebus.jones]

Well, I *have* the idlers, they're just not *installed*. :)

So, silly me on that part. Just wanted to check to see what it would do, I think I should have waited a bit! I'll tear down the tranny and do a damage report.

UPDATE: Well, it wasn't the tranny after all. I took it apart, saw a fair bit of plastic dust inside, but no chunks, and no missing teeth. I installed the steel idlers and closed it back up. Checked rear diff, no problems. Checked front diff, and the wheels spun opposing no problem, but I couldn't turn the input shaft to the diff very well.

Argh. That means complete disassembly of the front end.

Turns out I didn't put threadlock on the diff screws, so one of them backed out and was hitting the inside of the case. I put TL on all the screws, reassembled and went for a test drive...no problems. This thing has crazy power. It's hard to tell the difference between 1st and 2nd gear, because it wheelies just as easy in both gears. Yikes. Now I need to re-glue tires. :)