Accessing E-Revo diffs - is it really that hard?

[E-fanatic]

My lst2 conversion was my favorit truck. The lst is a beast. IF LOSI MAKE A ELECTRIC MT I WILL HAVE ONE FOR SURE!

[BrianG]

IIRC, the Revo diffs weren't that bad to get to. Remove the bottom skidplate and steering stop, unhook the outdrives from the axles, unhook one side of one shock, and remove the few top screws and one side of the bulkhead came off. Then, just pull the diff out. I may have missed a step, but it only took me a couple minutes to take one out.

[E-fanatic]

Dang, I blew another diff today The cup slit down the side. I guess I will be ordering an aluminum cup sooner than I thought. This is upsetting b/c the diff is only a few weeks old . I have my slipper set so I will not wheely from a stand still(and punch control set on the mmm at 70%) I guess the losi superbolt-on tires offer to much grip for the diffs to handle. I might have to go to the badlands(they just dont handle as well as the losi tires do, oh well)

Forgot to add: I had the diff out in about 3 mins! Im starting to get good at it

What weight diff fluids are standard front, center and rear for the e-revo?

[E-fanatic]

The front and rear come stock with 30,000 and there is no center diff. The traxxas optional center diff comes with 500,000. I have my front and rear set with 50,000

Originally Posted by E-fanatic

The front and rear come stock with 30,000 and there is no center diff. The traxxas optional center diff comes with 500,000. I have my front and rear set with 50,000

Please explain why the thicker flui

[madmaxx]

Originally Posted by bustitup

Please explain why the thicker flui

from what i know basically the thicker fluid reduce's "diffing out" and make's a diff act more like a spool or direct drive....

this can help with handling and tire ballooning

[madmaxx]

Originally Posted by E-fanatic

The front and rear come stock with 30,000 and there is no center diff. The traxxas optional center diff comes with 500,000. I have my front and rear set with 50,000

IIRC front + rear's come with 30k as mentioned but the c/d come's with 100k stock, not nearly enough IMO....

i went to OFNA clear diff lock for the c/d and am running 30k in front and 50k in the rear

[E-fanatic]

The 30,000 that comes stock doest offer much resistance and feels like there is nothing in them(like an open diff) the 50,000 helps alot. I see that you have a few losis and I know they only use up to 10,000W in the diffs and that feels very stiff. The traxxas diffs need such heavy weight b/c of its design (has less gears in them than a 1/8th diff does, so the oil has to work harder to slow them down) Thats why the heavier fluid

[E-fanatic]

Sorry, I was told by traxxas a while back that it was going to come with 500,000. I havent checked it since it was released

[E-Revonut]

As far as I know the Traxxas center diff comes with 100k. The stock diffs don't come with silicone fluid in them at all! They have nothing but some grease in them! I know that for a fact, I just took both mine apart last week and cleaned the grease out of them!

[E-fanatic]

Mine had silicone in mine. I switched it to 50,000. It helped alittle. I have bought 3 replacment diffs off ebay and they all had fluid.

my perspective is coming from 8th scale buggy and truggy nitro. The diffs on the erevo and emaxx are way too hard to get to in comparison. That said the trucks are for the most part pretty easy to work on.

[madmaxx]

Originally Posted by alangsam

my perspective is coming from 8th scale buggy and truggy nitro. The diffs on the erevo and emaxx are way too hard to get to in comparison. That said the trucks are for the most part pretty easy to work on.

i can have my diff's out in ~ 15min - 20min....

i also own a truggy + buggy

[E-fanatic]

Come on, I can get the diff out the e-maxx in about 5 mins and the revo in about 3. Now again ts not as easy as 1/8th but it really not that hard