Diff tips?

[keoni068]

Hi guys!

Any tips or advice on the quickest way to get the front and rear diffs out to add some oil? What parts absolutely have to be removed and what can stay?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Slevin]

Hi guys!

Any tips or advice on the quickest way to get the front and rear diffs out to add some oil? What parts absolutely have to be removed and what can stay?

Thanks in advance!

So you have to remove the two 40mm screws and the two top screws holding the diff together. I also remove the two small screws hold the small plate containing the sway bar. Then you can fanagle the diff cover off and pull the diff out.

 

[TBuggy]

I like to loosen the screws that are at the ends of the sway bar instead of taking the sway bar plate/cover off. Seems a touch easier for me when leaving the bar attached to the diff cover.

 

[performula]

How long does this take? Curious

 

[Slevin]

How long does this take? Curious

not long. I can pull the diffs out in less then a minute if I’m using my drill. Longer if by hand since the two bottom screws are 40 mm in length.

The only issue I had originally was getting the shins in correctly. But I have since notched the rim in the two sides of the diff case where they set in making it far easier to set them in place and close the diff case up.

 

[performula]

not long. I can pull the diffs out in less then a minute if I’m using my drill. Longer if by hand since the two bottom screws are 40 mm in length.

The only issue I had originally was getting the shins in correctly. But I have since notched the rim in the two sides of the diff case where they set in making it far easier to set them in place and close the diff case up.

Ha! That is not bad at all! I thought it was a 5+ minute process each end the way people are posting.

Do you use these for shimming?
https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJYL&P=ML
https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGTBG

 

[Slevin]

Ha! That is not bad at all! I thought it was a 5+ minute process each end the way people are posting.

Do you use these for shimming?
https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJYL&P=ML
https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGTBG

Nope, I use these:

https://www.amainhobbies.com/tekno-rc-13x16x.1mm-differential-shim-10-tkr1222/p231848

They are the ones that come with the kit.

 

[performula]

Nope, I use these:

https://www.amainhobbies.com/tekno-rc-13x16x.1mm-differential-shim-10-tkr1222/p231848

They are the ones that come with the kit.

Dimensions are so close! I have these.