Differential maintenance

[MCNITRO]

Looks at the inside of the diffs lol probably haven't been done in 15 odd years love it

 

[Greywolf74]

Better late than never

 

[MCNITRO]

Worst IV even seen absolutely love it ... Did they use black oil back in the day or something??

 

[WickedFog]

Worst IV even seen absolutely love it ... Did they use black oil back in the day or something??

Maybe it is the grease reacting with the plastic over a long period. I have seen that a few times. If the housing was blue, you would probably have blue grease.

 

[MCNITRO]

Get you bro ...can you help me not sure what rear and front differential oil to put in my savage I have 5000 weight would it be ok in both front and rear differentials

 

[WickedFog]

Get you bro ...can you help me not sure what rear and front differential oil to put in my savage I have 5000 weight would it be ok in both front and rear differentials

I generally put a lighter weight in the front to help it steer better. Too stiff and it will just slide everywhere like it has understeer. But it really depends on the size of your tires, how fast she goes, and other variables. But I would probably try 10k in the rear. I don't have a Savage though, so take that as a general guess.

 

[MCNITRO]

Would it be ok if I us two-thirds of the 5000 in the front with 1/3 850 silicone shock oil too thin it out a bit then 5000 in the rear??? Surely it would be ok to mix them

 

[WickedFog]

Would it be ok if I us two-thirds of the 5000 in the front with 1/3 850 silicone shock oil too thin it out a bit then 5000 in the rear??? Surely it would be ok to mix them

Not really sure there. Never tried that. Just go with 5000 in both. But that may be a bit light. Just guessing here

 

[Greywolf74]

Maybe it is the grease reacting with the plastic over a long period. I have seen that a few times. If the housing was blue, you would probably have blue grease.

I can't remember if its Losi or Associate but one of em makes black diff grease. I have some somewhere even though I dont use it for diffs

 

[MCNITRO]

Not really sure there. Never tried that. Just go with 5000 in both. But that may be a bit light. Just guessing here

Np bro Gona put a we drop of 850 in with the 5000 just in the front to thin it a wee bit. iam sure it will be ok...I mean why not what's the worse that can happen

 

[STONER RC]

Np bro Gona put a we drop of 850 in with the 5000 just in the front to thin it a wee bit. iam sure it will be ok...I mean why not what's the worse that can happen

Yes mixing the shock oil and diff oil is fine. They are both silicone based. Only difference is the viscosity. No worries. LOSI makes the black grease

 

[MCNITRO]

Yes mixing the shock oil and diff oil is fine. They are both silicone based. Only difference is the viscosity. No worries. LOSI makes the black grease

Cool mate thanks for the help good lad
Sometimes I ask myself why lol why o why

 

[Hornet68]

I just used this grease on my RC Truck Rear Differential. Really smoothed it out. Running quiet now and no vibrations. In use both of these greases on the slides on my pistols. The Clenzoil is a little thicker. I prefer the TW25B.