Revo Hybrid Diff Assembly Instructions?

[jpoprock]

The ERevo Diff housing needs to be modified in order for it to fit inside. You need to remove some of the housing, and if you remove too much, you'll make it super weak. So, you'll want to dremel away just the right amount.

Just sit the diff inside the casing, and find out where it's rubbing, then slowly dremel it away. I know some guys use some blue stuff that will mark the pressure points from the diff to the case, so you know where to dremel.

j

[simplechamp]

Originally Posted by jpoprock

The ERevo Diff housing needs to be modified in order for it to fit inside. You need to remove some of the housing, and if you remove too much, you'll make it super weak. So, you'll want to dremel away just the right amount.

Just sit the diff inside the casing, and find out where it's rubbing, then slowly dremel it away. I know some guys use some blue stuff that will mark the pressure points from the diff to the case, so you know where to dremel.

j

You don't need modify the alloy cases at all. In fact modifying them is a bad idea IMO. The RCM Hybrids are fine the way they are and don't need any mods. If your diffs are rubbing on the INSIDE of the alloy case then there is something wrong there.

It's the grey plastic E-Revo chassis that needs to be modified. There is a small tab of plastic that needs to be dremeled down a bit. It holds the stock diff case in place, but the Hybrid cases are bigger so some material needs to be removed.

Look on the page in the RCM store: "Slight chassis modification required for ERevo installation." I don't want anyone going and hacking up their RCM diff cases.

[jpoprock]

Originally Posted by simplechamp

You don't need modify the alloy cases at all. In fact modifying them is a bad idea IMO. The RCM Hybrids are fine the way they are and don't need any mods. If your diffs are rubbing on the INSIDE of the alloy case then there is something wrong there.

It's the grey plastic E-Revo chassis that needs to be modified. There is a small tab of plastic that needs to be dremeled down a bit. It holds the stock diff case in place, but the Hybrid cases are bigger so some material needs to be removed.

Look on the page in the RCM store: "Slight chassis modification required for ERevo installation." I don't want anyone going and hacking up their RCM diff cases.

Right right right... Sorry I had my words backwards! And in a BAD WAY! I kept saying housing, caseing..etc... I meant you have to modify the Erevo BULKHEAD, not "diff casing/housing" Duh!! You def do not touch the Differential case, PERIOD!!!

Use a blue sharpie or something to color the inside the bulkhead, like Capt Frenulum said, so you know where to take some of the bulkhead away so that it fits. And he's right... just a little is needed. Too much and your bulkhead will be extremely thin and will break.

[simplechamp]

Originally Posted by jpoprock

Right right right... Sorry I had my words backwards! And in a BAD WAY! I kept saying housing, caseing..etc... I meant you have to modify the Erevo BULKHEAD, not "diff casing/housing" Duh!! You def do not touch the Differential case, PERIOD!!!

Use a blue sharpie or something to color the inside the bulkhead, like Capt Frenulum said, so you know where to take some of the bulkhead away so that it fits. And he's right... just a little is needed. Too much and your bulkhead will be extremely thin and will break.

Hmm... I thought it still was the actual gray plastic E-Revo chassis that needed to be modded. I didn't see anything about modding the bulkheads. At least that's what the RCM store page says. Maybe you can leave the chassis as is and instead take a bit of material off of the bulkheads?

I haven't had a chance to test fit mine yet since I can never get them to assemble without binding. I almost got one ready to go, but the other one still binds pretty bad. I've tried everything and am at my wits end. Maybe I'll see what you guys are talking about with the bulks once I get to that point.

Jpop, did you modify the little plastic tab on the chassis at all?