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Update to the story: took off my axle making the noise. Cleaned all bearings and oiled; oiled the cvd; separated the steering arm from the hub and forced the cvd to a reallllllllly extreme angle (still no clicking even at absurd angle). Put it all back together and BOOM - no more clicking...

Looks like the cup has been rubbing on the shaft. A nice little groove. I guess if I give it a year or two it'll cut right through! ;) Have to talk to Traxxas since their baseline transmitter doesn't have variable EPA from what I've read (TQ model not the TQi).

Video of the sound.

Attached is a view of ride height / A-arm angle. Does my cvd angle look too severe as to cause bind? TurboChargedHonda: I will look into reducing my servo range. Is it common for an issue like this to not show up right away at install? It took several packs before I started hearing this...

Thanks to all who have posted. I popped the wheels off and hand cranked the wheels. To see how they felt. Cranking opposite directions = no click and smooth motion (as expected with no resistance on the orbital gears); as soon as I forced the wheels in the same direction, I can hear and feel...

Hey folks. First time post here since the Traxxas forum has been down for several days. I was bashing my Slash 4x4 out in a construction site today; outing was cut short by a new clicking sound I can't identify. When wheels point straight, no clicking under power and all four corners are...