LS10 Diff problems.....

[rootar]

it was the diff not the wheels, i held the front end off the ground the other day and gave it a little gas and i watch the rear center drive shaft turn and it clicked, and the axles going to the wheels never turned.

i checked the bearing on the pinion and it seemd to be pretty good, not any slack at all, ,maybe it settle into the case more from the power of the brushless and that threw the mesh out of wack.

[GO-RIDE.com]

What does the term "Diffs Out" mean? I did a search on this site and on google, but can't seem to find the definition.

[lincpimp]

"Diffs out" means that when one wheel leaves the ground or unloads, power in then sent to that wheel and the other wheel on the ground does not receive much if any power. That is why we use diff fluid, to provide some resistance to this slip and keep both wheel turning in this situation. Full size cars use lockers or limited slip type diffs to combat this problem.

[GO-RIDE.com]

Ahh...that makes sense. I knew how 4x4 diffs work, but was not familar with the term "diffs out".

The reason I asked is that I'm trying to reduce the diff drag in my crt.5 to get better off power cornering, but I don't want to loose my ability to throttle through open corners.

Thanks for the help.

I am not familar with the CRT.5 and how the drives are attached, but I've seen more than one get fooled by a missing drive pin that connects diff and the center drive. Tmaxxes are notorious for wasting diffs and most automatically assume its something in the diff (spyders wasted or R&P stripped) but get fooled when they take it apart and realize the drive pin came loose and got spit out without hitting anything and thus instant 2WD.

It would bother me that I couldn't find anything wrong. Gear diffs are just not that complicated. Are diff cases and supports weak enough that they can flex under torque and let R&P come out of mesh? Flexing is what kills Tmaxx R&P and why most run metal diff cases - especially if you're not running stock power plant.