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lincpimp · 02.12.2011, 05:06 PM

Ok, figured how to make a useable cvd setup.

Big mixture of parts here, I had all of it laying around. There may be a better way to do this, but I do not have the parts to make it happen at hand.

So start by picking up a set of original emaxx center cvds : http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-E-Maxx-1...item53de2b8356

And 2 lst axles, these are lst1 parts, the sliver and black ones have different handed threads, so one would be better placed on the right side and the other on the left, to keep the wheel nuts from backing off. I am not sure which is which but will check.

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOSI-LOSB3503-FR...item43a15e64eb

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOSI-LOSB3504-FR...item3ef83edcff

Now the emaxx cvd shafts will fit with the lst axles. So well they must be exactly the same. You can even use the rubber boots that come with the maxx cvds, nice to keep the grease in.

Now the lst axles are 6mm, so you will have to be running 6mm bearing and enlare the hexes to 6mm.

And the lst axle is too long, so you need to make/find a 7.5mm long 6mm id spacer to slide over the lst axle before you put it in the hub. This places the axle pin hole just where you need it, and should allow for a traxxas 6mm id teflon washer to fit between the pin and the outer bearing. The spacer also places the dog bone end of the cvd the correct distance in the drive cup.

Here is the issue, I tried a bunch of different loose drive cups that I had laying around. The ones that came with the emaxx cvd kit are too shallow, and the slots are not cut deep enough into the cup. They were 5mm id so the bolted up directly to the 5mm diff outputs on the stampy (kinda weird, as I though emaxx pinions were 6mm od, so the cups should have been that size?). So I tried a bunch more and found some diff cups from a no name brand of revo cvds. They are 6mm id, so you will have to swap the stampy diff outputs over to revo diff outputs (those are 6mm).

So not optimum, but workable. And you end up with stuff designed for a much bigger truck, so they "should" last.

I have had excellent success with the cvds that I linked, even though they are not name brand.

Pics on the way.

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lincpimp Check out my huge box! Offline Posts: 11,935 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Slidell, LA	02.12.2011, 05:06 PM Ok, figured how to make a useable cvd setup. Big mixture of parts here, I had all of it laying around. There may be a better way to do this, but I do not have the parts to make it happen at hand. So start by picking up a set of original emaxx center cvds : http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-E-Maxx-1...item53de2b8356 And 2 lst axles, these are lst1 parts, the sliver and black ones have different handed threads, so one would be better placed on the right side and the other on the left, to keep the wheel nuts from backing off. I am not sure which is which but will check. http://cgi.ebay.com/LOSI-LOSB3503-FR...item43a15e64eb http://cgi.ebay.com/LOSI-LOSB3504-FR...item3ef83edcff Now the emaxx cvd shafts will fit with the lst axles. So well they must be exactly the same. You can even use the rubber boots that come with the maxx cvds, nice to keep the grease in. Now the lst axles are 6mm, so you will have to be running 6mm bearing and enlare the hexes to 6mm. And the lst axle is too long, so you need to make/find a 7.5mm long 6mm id spacer to slide over the lst axle before you put it in the hub. This places the axle pin hole just where you need it, and should allow for a traxxas 6mm id teflon washer to fit between the pin and the outer bearing. The spacer also places the dog bone end of the cvd the correct distance in the drive cup. Here is the issue, I tried a bunch of different loose drive cups that I had laying around. The ones that came with the emaxx cvd kit are too shallow, and the slots are not cut deep enough into the cup. They were 5mm id so the bolted up directly to the 5mm diff outputs on the stampy (kinda weird, as I though emaxx pinions were 6mm od, so the cups should have been that size?). So I tried a bunch more and found some diff cups from a no name brand of revo cvds. They are 6mm id, so you will have to swap the stampy diff outputs over to revo diff outputs (those are 6mm). So not optimum, but workable. And you end up with stuff designed for a much bigger truck, so they "should" last. I have had excellent success with the cvds that I linked, even though they are not name brand. Pics on the way. Alot of Savage parts for sale!!!