Originally Posted by orcadigital

Yes there is a gap. I use shock shaft pliers on the cap (the ones with the pin that goes through the mounting hole) and hold the body by hand and just snug it up. I would say .5mm-.75mm gap. Never had a problem with leaking there.

The new shafts use a nut on top instead of the 2.5mm screw. It is a much better design. I have not had the nut back off before and have not used lock tight. I have had the screw back out, and the head break off. The 10th scale offroad vehicles have gone the same way and very pleased with it. Have yet to have a nut back off on any of them.

Check out Chicky's latest setups for recommended oils. I still use V1 diffs so my oils are much thinner.



I have not seen any other diffs for the Serpent. Where is it leaking exactly? I use green shock slime on the diff outdrive orings and both sides of the housing gasket and rarely get a leaking diff. I have not had a center leak ever. I am also running the thinner oils as mentioned above (3k-7k depending on the diff).