Hot bodies 1/8 diffs

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by cmac

I'm about to assemble the turnbuckles and I need to glue/epoxy the ends on to the fullforce carbon fiber rods. What should I use? I'm not sure ca glue will be enough.

I would just use red loctite if you are looking for a somewhat permenant connection that can be taken apart if you so wish down the road. The truck is looking very nice. Love the red anodized chassis.

[suicideneil]

They are 8x10x0.2mm items usually:

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...02mm-Washer-10

[cmac]

So the same shims that I used for the pinion gear.

[MAYHEM6969]

Originally Posted by cmac

So the same shims that I used for the pinion gear.

No the shims he suggested were for the pinion not for the side to side end play.you need a 16mm outside buy 14 mm inside at least thats what i measure with my calipers on the FLM ultimate diff combo.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by MAYHEM6969

No the shims he suggested were for the pinion not for the side to side end play.you need a 16mm outside buy 14 mm inside at least thats what i measure with my calipers on the FLM ultimate diff combo.

Actually the same shims worked out just fine. Completely got rid of the side to side play.

[cmac]

what are the part numbers for the spider 1/8 diffs (ring, pinion, etc....)? If I break the HB's then I will go to the spiders.

[suicideneil]

Feck-knows, but a quick search suggests:

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...r-Differential complete diff

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...Bevel-Gear-Set parts

Google + 'ofna' usually turns up useful results...

[cmac]

Wow. Are they that much better. 180 bucks for front and back.do they come with the pinion?

[suicideneil]

Not $$ that much better really- they do have a metal diff cup but it's rare you ever see anyone have issues with the plastic ones ( much better material than traxxas uses... ).

Fairly sure they don't come with the pinion ( you can see the same thing I can regards the description )- rare that diffs ever do like that; you need to hit up ebay in order to get entire diffs which will include the pinion & bearings etc ( see post # 2 in this thread for some examples ).

I doubt very much you'll have issues with the HB diffs though provided they are shimmed correctly + lubed with a little white lithium or automotive grease.

[cmac]

I know this is a bit off topic, but I'm still trying to figure things out. On the speed calculator, found else where in this forum ,what do enter for the transmission? I have the current version of Mike's slipperential. I see RC monster's version 1 of the slipper and the misc center diff. There is a big difference in the final speed between the two. Is the second choice the correct one? I'm trying to get an estimate of how fast this thing will go.

[suicideneil]

If you are using a center diff unit like that, then enter 1 ( 1:1 ) as the transmission ratio- the spur and pinion will be the only means of direct gearing adjustment as such.

[cmac]

O.K. I have one hybrid bulk built (rear), and I just got the slipperential built. Assembly went well most of the way, but I ran into one problem. One the the slipper pads fit just like a glove, but the other two were a little miss shaped. I had to do quite a bit of sanding and filing to get them to fit. Is this normal? If it was not for that I would have had that together in no time at all. I'm still waiting for the ring gear HBSC 8028 (from Malta). If it does not show in the next week I may order one of the gears on Ebay (second post). I'm just a little unsure because the model number don't match.

[suicideneil]

Couldn't comment on slipperential issues, but there is a sub-forum dedicated to it here:

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=45

I'm sure you'll get some help & pointers there.

Bare in mind international postage, even from within Europe, can take a good 2 weeks to arrive sometimes, assuming it is posted the day after it was ordered.

[cmac]

Well, I just bought one of the ring gears from ebayUK(2nd post). I still have not recieved my other gear. I'm sure that I'm just being impatient. If anything I will have an extra gear if something goes wrong.

[cmac]

Well, the ring gear came in. I should get some time this weekend to work on my Maxx. The center diff mount and some other goodies are suppose to be here tomorrow. I hope to have pics up soon.