Originally Posted by
Shawn_S
My question/concern is back when I used to drive the buggy, it was mostly bashing on pavement. And that lead to the center diff (the internal bevel gears) stripping. Happened twice. Granted that was general thrashing/speed runs, and I was much younger so who knows what diff oil I had (if any) in there....
I am wondering if this is just going to be a continuing problem, since the diffs are a bit undersized compared to today's 1/8th buggies? I realize that the current GT8's, the Ofna's and Kyosho are based on buggies from about the same vintage as my Mugen. So if they don't have problems, I don't think my Mugen will?
Any and all input is welcome.
I'd try rebuilding it and carefully inspect the diff housing and bevel gears for any slop. Replace the housing/gears if necessary and try using shims to get the gears to mesh closer. Fill them up w/ 100k diff fluid and give it a go!
