AQuionIV

iTrader: (17)

Just rebuilt my diff.. Took all the gunk out, feels a little better.. but not as good as I want it to be.. I used to own a TC3.. Is my diff supposed to be as smooth as that one?? anyone>?

GTMilenko

i use as little ball diff grease as i posibly can. and when i rebuild i soak and clean all the non-plastic parts in actone. is the team AE ball diff grease too, seems smoother

davioh

check the joints if they hav stripped...i hav always had that problem and after like 5 times makin' the diff it is p-e-r fect!

GTMilenko

i think the thrust bearing are a little crunchy.

davioh

aiy! i called up my LHS and they said that the 3mm chassis will be here in like 2 weeks and probably the white diff joints as well! do the square aluminium upper deck holder do much?

AQuionIV

iTrader: (17)

hahahah.. yay! My diffs free'd up quite a lot. I ran my Body reamer through the holes a little, took out most of the binding. I'm using the silicone greast that came w/ the 1way from my old TC3.. is that ok? Sitll not as loose as I want it, but much much batter now than earlier=)

Aluma

iTrader: (1)

well, I've always used associated stealth grease on the rings/balls of the diff, bearing/bushing oil drops on the inner bushings, and mugen super grease(super thick stuff) on the caged outter balls. makes it very smooth, and no more crunchy.

davioh

wahh so many steps! all i do is put ball diff grease on the plates and on each individual ball. then i give it a spin and afterwards i drop in some royal oil (dunno why but it works for me) and it's much better than before! also maybe try oiling the berrings...i find that helpfull too

SAT

Hello,

Iīve one problem and hope anyone of you can help me.

since last week, my rear balldiff works not good. After maximum 5 runs(Batteries) the teeth of the little gear wheel are broken. Weīve made much sings, that the diff is sitting in the middle of the gearbox anytime. But it all donīt helpīs. During one race, Iīve lost two of this gear wheels, because they were uncommen, after 3 runs.

davioh

sometimes the gear box cover is loose...check that the screws are on tight and if stripped gearbox...get new ones or get bigger screws

davioh

i was wondering if the square aluminium upperdeck holders are any different from the tamiya ones. thanx

itchynads

To minimise stripping of the gear box screw holes, use machine thread screws. The wood screws tamiya supply are not really suitable for a high stress area like the gear box. This won't be an issue with the Evo3-S since it comes with machine thread titanium screws.

Rick Draper

Got my nice surikarn edition evo 3 yesterday and have spent the last day building it, the new chassis is so much stiffer than the old one! Rick

keithander

pics of the evo if anyone is interested:



http://uk.msnusers.com/KEITHANDER/otherstuff.msnw

keithander

Tony - what did you use to file the battery slots down - I'm a bit concerned I haven't taken enough off! Do you think it makes a lot of difference?

thanks,

Keith.