Welding a Can Am X3 Smart Lok Diff | Smart Lok Diff Tear Down | Spooled Front Diff

In this video we tear down a smart lok front diff from a 2020 can am x3 xrc. We remove everything but the carrier and ring gear and we weld the side gears to it making it a spooled front diff for true four wheel drive. hope this helps you out if your looking into doing this yourself. its cheaper than a halo 30 and is almost just as good, minus the stronger axles.
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[@melsmee6121]

Inovation at hand! Great work AGAIN!

[@TheCanAmCrew]

🤘🏻🤘🏻 thanks Mel.

[@scottshepherd8304]

Good job

[@SavageEnterprisesLLC]

If it ends up being a failure, and you don’t want to spend the cash on a halo 30, I’ve been running a torq locker on mine with 32” stickies for some time and it’s been a great alternative. You get the advantages of a spool but with no steering input in 2wd and you can “break” the lock in a bind with brake input. You would have to source a visco dif but it is something to think about.

[@_606Offroad]

Problem with doing that is you have to downgrade from the stronger smart lok axles to visco axles

[@SavageEnterprisesLLC]

@@_606Offroad I realize that

[@clintwalker4722]

I'm going to put frost plugs in my sensor holes.

[@p.t4769]

Stacking dimes😂👍

[@TheCanAmCrew]

🤙🏻👊🏻

[@nathanedwards8584]

Hey man I have a 21 max believe it’s the visco lock. Can you weld it the same way?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

You can weld it but in a different way. I can tell you from experience the visco axles aren’t strong enough to hold up to a locked diff though.

[@jasonrushlow5689]

Is that a henn cage on that machine in the driveway?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

No, those are cages we built.

[@jameswallace2064]

What's holding the bearing in on the clutch side? I'm thinking of trying this, but putting clutches in to hold bearing in. Having to bore on gear out where weld is...

[@TheCanAmCrew]

The bearing is held in by a snap ring but Leaving the clutches in won’t have any negative effects so either way would be just fine.

[@jameswallace2064]

@@TheCanAmCrew ohh, I see the snap ring now. I'm going to go ahead and put clutch pack in and see if I won't need the speed sensor bypass kit. I'll try running it in 2wd or full lock mode... Thanks for the response!

[@AA-ko9ne]

How did the seal for the axles work out

[@TheCanAmCrew]

The side cases aren’t touched so the seals aren’t messed with.

[@diddylx50]

Is it the added weight of the 35's that's stressing the drivetrain?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

No, just the terrain we ride. The side gears can’t handle side load. He was breaking diffs on stock 32s. The gears were strengthened on 2022 models but are still breaking. The smart lok is great for most types of riding but once you start thrashing on it or putting it in a bind it’s weak.

[@diddylx50]

@@TheCanAmCrew thanks for the info. I'm new to the hobby and learning something new everyday

[@TheCanAmCrew]

@@diddylx50 if you have any questions please feel free to reach out. I’ll help where I can. Learn from our mistakes 🤣

[@charlescorwin881]

Have you had any trouble with your fox shocks in your 7-8k miles? I have a 22 DS turbo, 450 miles on it and the front passenger reservoir is leaking bad. Machine hasn't been abused in the slightest. Pretty sad to say the least.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

No I haven’t had any issues at all. Just hit 9000 miles.

[@charlescorwin881]

@@TheCanAmCrew I'll be honest I jumped it a few times today at Majestic in PA but little baby jumps maybe 2 or 3 feet off the ground. Nothing a brand new 27k+ machine shouldn't handle. Never came close to hitting bottom. Must be a defective reservoir.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

@@charlescorwin881 I’ve jumped mine at the dunes before. That shouldn’t hurt it.

[@charlescorwin881]

@@TheCanAmCrew Believe me I've seen you do it haha

[@Payton_Isbell]

Leaking is common on the fox shocks. That’s why most suspension companies will change the needle type valve to a schrader valve when they rebuild the shocks.

[@rickychambers-kellner2785]

U can't really weld the smartlok successfully anyway. Blown budget tried it and it didn't work. Jus sayn.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Blown budget didn’t do it the way we did. The way we welded it makes it bullet proof. They welded the spider gears which created a weak link.

[@joebuzzard6911]

I'm not gonna be able to hold on to the stirring wheel I did this It will take the wheel out of your hands

[@TheCanAmCrew]

@@joebuzzard6911 it’s no different than having a halo 30 when it’s locked. Any fully locked front diff will be stiff to steer. Steering isn’t that bad with his being welded and mine being a halo 30. We just tested it out at wellsville again and it was great.

[@scottfatta8133]

@@joebuzzard6911 I was worried about that myself but I have no issues driving it. My 16 year old daughter has no trouble driving it. The steering feel is stiffer when driving slow. The only thing you have to remember is while you are driving you can not let go of the steering wheel because it will automatically return to center since it is now spooled.

[@russellallen9648]

What gear ratio do they run

[@TheCanAmCrew]

That’s a good question. I’m not sure.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Looks like they are 3.60:1