BatCarC5

I got a Micro Dt a few months back. Ran it a few times, then switched to lipo. It was stupid fast for about 5 minutes, then disaster struck. It started pulling left so hard that I had to steer right just to make it go straight. Only one wheel was spinning. So I pulled the trans/diff apart and sure enough, the tiny plastic gears on the axles were missing teeth. So I decided to lock the diff with some super glue. Long story short, that didnt go as well as I'd hoped. I've got some diff rebuild kits on the way from Horizon and I was wondering if there's any tricks to extend the life on these. Someone mentioned putting a shim on the end of the gears and loosening the slipper. Has anyone else run into this problem?

inlina

How old was your car? Ever lube the gears in there?

BatCarC5

I got it around January but there's no telling how long it sat on the shelf before that. Someone mentioned adding sewing machine oil... I'm trying to avoid an expensive metal gear set if possible.

2wdMod

iTrader: (42)

There is a fix , but its time consuming.Each of the 3 planetary gears comes from a different mold. I found that if I assembled it and the diff was tight when I bolted the trannscase back together to take it back apart and change the order the planetary gears sit in the main gear..There is enough difference between them that changing the position alone makes a difference in how tight or loose the diff feels..Hope that helps. For lube I use the MIP red grease as it is very sticky and is hard to "throw" from moving parts.

inlina

Sewing machine oil will work for a while but it won't stay in there. You need some kind of grease. Petrolium jelly (Vasoline) is an option that most people already have around the house but I am sure there are better greases out there for RC cars such as the one 2wdMod mentioned.

CG

amd936

iTrader: (16)

I used the side gears of the losi 1/24 clamped them in my drill and set it straight up then I took a file to it till it was close to the size of the plastic stock side gears then I cut the tabs off the plastic main gear on each side and there you go metal gear diffs I have run countless lipos threw them gpm makes a modded diff already but it's forty bucks I bought one but ultimately it's the same as modding one I got the idea off microtforums.com I can post links of the tutorial if you like