Oil Those Diffs!

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Oil Those Diffs!
Topic Started: Apr 4 2006, 01:57 AM (1,128 Views)
outcastrc	Apr 4 2006, 01:57 AM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	Just a warning. The diffs in the Blizzards barely have any grease in them at all. The fact that its an aluminum gear diff doesn't help matters. Make sure to get in there and add some grease to you spider gears and the ring / pinion gears... Now might be a good time to add some difflock oil into you diff while your in there. To access your diff remove the 2 screws on the front plate (or remove all 4 and put the plate aside like I did). Then remove the brace screws from the sides at the diff end and the center of the chassis. This will give you enough play to pop the brakes out of the diff. Everything stays in one piece so its easy to remove



JOCKTHEGLIDE	Jan 5 2007, 09:10 PM Post #2
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 27 Group: Member Member #155 Joined: December 31, 2006	i guess I better grease those diffs up then...maybe thats why its turning so darn fast and sharp...i have a 140oz servo...is that too much.



jimi hendrix	Feb 27 2007, 08:19 PM Post #3
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 48 Group: Member Member #131 Joined: November 4, 2006	ya, i dont have one but ive heard that a 40oz servo is good never mind a 140oz servo. i would buy a smaller servo cuz then you could use that 140oz one on a blade or something



kenchoco	Sep 17 2007, 07:21 AM Post #4
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 95 Group: Member Member #31 Joined: December 28, 2005	i plan to open it up and throw some grease down there....



zenmasterzoso	Dec 8 2007, 10:41 AM Post #5
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 38 Group: Member Member #608 Joined: December 7, 2007	What is the recommended diff oil to use ? I read in another post someone was using 120,000 wt ? That seems extreme if your running in the cold winter and considering the stock motor? I could be wrong , any suggestions.



zenmasterzoso	Dec 8 2007, 01:16 PM Post #6
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 38 Group: Member Member #608 Joined: December 7, 2007	Opened it up , found a swipe of grease.Was going to use diff oil but I think it would leak out, so used some HPI Heavy Duty grease from my Baja.Stuffed it full , reassembled and seems much better.Update , gonna try the diff oil (100,000) Grease keeps it lubbed but does not stiffen things up enough.



outcastrc	Dec 8 2007, 03:31 PM Post #7
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	I believe I used 100k. the diffs still behaving so I assume that its staying in there. I'll have to check it one of these days.



zenmasterzoso	Dec 10 2007, 12:48 PM Post #8
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 38 Group: Member Member #608 Joined: December 7, 2007	I have to test again but I think the 100K actually slowed me down,improved the steering though.



RCrunner789	Dec 20 2008, 09:56 PM Post #9
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 54 Group: Noobs Member #1,584 Joined: November 22, 2008	to gain one we all may have to loose the other its a pro and con thing for evry good result their is a bad one just a fact o life all.



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