Shock oil is not supposed to be used as a lubricant for the transmission. I love this new trend of using shock oil or Pledge for transmission lube. Pledge is 10% parafin wax, 10% silicone, 60% WATER and the rest is Isobutane and Propane. USE A FREAKING GREASE TO LUBRICATE THE GEARS. JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES THE TRANSMISSION QUIET, DOESN'T MEAN IT'S RIGHT. I run Boca Bearing, Lightning Lube in all of my cars transmissions and it works great. All of my cars are whisper quiet, and the gears last a really long time.

Hi learned friends. I have returned to my roots, 1/10 Electric Off-road.

I have purchased a SC10RS. Fitted a few options and stumbles upon a problem.

I fitted RPM Arms to the rear, Ball Diff (Associated) and non associated rear hub carriers. Now I matched all components up and they all appeared to be the same shape/size etc. So now a few questions.

Why do the dog Bones fall out of the hubs now?
Is there a need to fit longer CVD's to the truck to stop this?
If so what is the part number?

Anything else I should know?

Must say Associated have let me down with this truck. Both metric and Imperial fastners?? (WHAT THE?)

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Sorry Mr. Know it All. You must only be on here to tell people what they are doing wrong since I'm sure there is nothing you could learn from a bunch of idiots like us. I happen to like the shock oil that I use and NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT PLEDGE so go find someone else to yell at. We don't need this crap from you

pledge is what a.e drivers do, or silicone diff lube...thanks for the heads up

No need for the magic snake oils when the parts are fresh. Maybe when they are worn. Those team drivers don't know how to build a car. There daddy does that ;-)

I've raced with it once and it felt pretty good. I didn't notice a huge difference personally, but I've only raced the truck one other time. I got it mostly to remove some of the slop and did notice it help the truck track a little straighter on bumpy gravel.

My bones started popping out too, but I did RPM's from the start so didn't no they could have been the cause. Maybe they are a tiny bit longer.

I think the best thing to do is just upgrade to the CVA's, but if you want to save the cash you can try adding two o-rings inside the outdrive so that the bone can slide as far. I did that as a quick fix and it got me by till I got the CVA's

There was probably a reason your account got messed up.

It's common knowledge, 50-70wt makes a good Tranny silencer, Get over it and use your crap.

Okay here's a speed secret none of you know: KY brand jelly. You won't find anything better. It takes the heat, resists moisture, lasts a long time, and best of all gives you the most pleasure.

if you are using dog bones you need to put 2 old orings in the hub side and 2 on the diff side,i have bones in mine and they never come out

Better yet, use the KY brand his and hers! Put the his stuff on the idler and the her stuff on the diff gear! If you switch it up, your on your own, just saying.

+1 on his and hers Works good for building shocks too. You can figure out the rest.

+1 My son always forgets to put that o-ring in.
I don't recall any metric on my truck except for the motor screws? Am I missing some?

Wow, this is getting reallyyyy wierd

But then again, that's why I like this message board over all other SC10 one's. We go from talking about diff's to anal lube in a matter of just a few posts. I'd hate to see where we go from "anal lube"