Originally Posted by
mhall
Has anyone had problems with their differential thrust bolt breaking? I have now broken two in the last week and I can not figure out why. Please help!! Thanks! Oh, I am running a 17.5t Tekin motor with a Tekin RS ESC. Gearing is 72t spur gear with a 31t pinion.
Sup mhall ...
have seen this occur before
Can be a few things ..
first
Maybe installed the thrust with one of the balls under the thrust washer tilting the washer .
another
Thrust washer somehow did not seat flat inside out drive
last but least
sometimes the out drive itself is warped or defected
only a
few and rare but happens...
crooked washers or bad out drive make the thrust screw wobble till it breaks at head ....