Originally Posted by
RC Geezer
Just got a -used- FT-SC10 for my son and I have a simple question.
With the car fully assembled, if I grab the out-drives on both sides I can move the diff around in the trans housing about 1/8th of an inch - left to right / side to side - and I can wobble the diff inside the housing a good bit at a angle/up and down movement.
This is the first SC10 we have owned and my question is -Is it normal for the diff to be floating around in the trans housing like that on a SC10?
How much diff movement should I expect on a used but "Everything is awesome on the truck" condition
Sounds like you might have the older style outdrives with the newer style bearings. There should be a little side to side movement but very little if any between the bearing and the outdrive. In fact, once the outdrives start to wear a bit they can be difficult to get out of the outdrive. I bought a used one on RC Tech that had the exact same condition. The vehicle will still run and doesn't even sound funny but that certainly isn't right.