Need to rebuild your RC differentials? Here are the steps for building a diff for an 1/8 scale buggy, truggy, or most Monster trucks.
Here are the parts from the diff.
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Start off by greasing the o-rings.
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Insert the o-ring into the diff. Make sure it is seated well its your main protection from leakage.
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Put bearing on and insert out drive. Be sure to grease outdrive for leak protection. The pin is what holds the outdrive in so don't forget it.
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Assemble the inner gears, you will have two sets of these.
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Insert the two sets of inner gears. The shafts that the gears rest on have grooves cut into them make sure they line up when inside the diff.
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Choose your fluids, they range from 1,000 wt (1k) all the way up to and beyond 100,000 wt (100k).
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Fill your diffs with your fluid, I went with 3,000 wt (3k). You want to fill them up to the cross section. I usually fill it to the cross section then add a little more because there are voids inside that don't get filled right away.
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When sealing the ring gear, I use some 1,000 wt oil and that seals it up well
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Thank you vbgagon for submitting this article.