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Old 04-18-2026 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by academygaz
Question for the TCS racers who used to stiffen up the diff with blue-tack, anyone got a photo of hoW much and where in thediff it went?

I've locked up diffs with blue-tack before which just Involved shoving as much in that fitted, but the rules at the track I'm going to run at say:

- using the Tamiya kit diffential components only
- Oil type sealed diffs are NOT permitted
- Ball differentials are NOT permitted
- you MUST retain functional diff action at all times

which lead me to remember the blue-tack method from the M03 days except I don't remember lhow it went to get about 80-90% stiffer.
Find some silicone earplugs and just pack the whole diff with them. Much easier to deal with than blu-tack and will make the diff very stiff but still functional.
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