Originally Posted by
sosidge
Bear in mind also that there is only one way of building the TA03 diff - and that is with the bolt fully tightened - the spring washers are what generates the tension so follow their orientation exactly. If you try and overtighten the bolt, all you will do is strip the thread in the outdrive. The TA03 diff does feel a lot tighter than a typical RC ball diff (because of the design), but it works well in the front of a Mini.
So if I'm interpreting what you are saying, there is no adjustment? If I bottom the threads (haven't tried to do that, because the diff feels very tight to me without bottoming it) then the amount of slip is determined only by the flex of the Belleville washers? That doesn't sound right. I've built plenty of diffs with both Bellevilles and springs to load the diff, and I've never seen one where you'd bottom out the thread and nut. Of course, nothing on this car is like anything else I've ever built...
