Arrma Fireteam diff issues?

[@tonysmith7989]

I went to grab a hug for one of my 1/10 and a can of paint. I decided to look at the tools in store. Walked up to the hobby mechanic with 3 sets and before I said anything he said, the M.I.P. So went to check out and it came to $80+. 😳 What the heck did I buy? Hub, paint and 3 hex drivers. Well noticed that the 3 MIP were $50+. I said these better be the best tools I've ever used or I'm bringing them back. Needless to say I still have them and will never use another brand. Fit like a glove with no wiggle room and the top being flat not slightly curved like the rest, help keep you from stripping. 🤙 Thanks for the vid. 💯🔥

[@Jobro_Ya_Know]

I don’t see why people hate on the diffs. The shit these trucks go through on a general basis is pretty sad lol. Keep up the good work.

[@tonysmith7989]

I'm glad you cleared that up, I was so tired of stopping my run every 3 minutes to refresh my diffs and every 5 minutes to inspect my shocks. 🤣 Man I really need to learn how to read. 🤔 😁 I kid I kid. Jk lol

[@tonysmith7989]

Ok, Last one. One of the most overlooked parts of an RC has to be the front and rear main input gears. 1 tooth square off barely noticeable can have you chasing a noise all over the place. And may have to look closely to see any slight damage. One way to know which is making noise and a slight grind is, if it only happens on throttle I more than likely is the rear. If it does it when breaking hard, it is more than likely the front. 👍

[@tonysmith7989]

I know. Old vid. But the diffs aren't the bad part, it's the pins inside the diff. They break so easily. But th3re is a remedy.

[@Rusty-Metal]

@@tonysmith7989 i heard! I'll use my own pins if these break. No issues so far.

[@fiatfixie4344]

I noticed in the long term, bearing wear/play in the diffs becomes a factor also, at least with the stock bearings anyway. Also recently, I replaced a diff that had an issue with one that didn't and retained the ring gear. I didn't notice any play but It Started stripping on the second run. I replaced the gears and it's fine now, but I'm wondering now if I should have tried another shim first. Gears aren't cheap, but the wear is hard to gauge.

[@BulldogsRC]

“Think you can go 90 with it, and…. You can’t!” Lol😂

[@KevinCrowe91]

I went through a few crown gears on this platform before I discovered what diff shims were but that was back in the day when Arrma didn’t send them in the box with a new truck. I usually go 1 or 2 full runs before I install the second shim. After I learned this I’ve never had any more problems with stripping diffs on this platform. I think with any hobby some things come naturally and some things you just have to learn the hard way. Hopefully your video will enlighten people before they go through what I did when I first started lmao.

[@zerrickdracing6784]

Just so you know all you have to do is take off the sway bars and take the diff case off

[@Rusty-Metal]

The shocks don't get in the way?

[@jacobbowers5290]

I came across this video because I’m new to the hobby and I don’t know anything about it (hence the KZbin search for info on the diffs) great info in the video, and at the great risk of sounding like a snowflake may be try being a little less condescending

[@Rusty-Metal]

I'll do my better. I'm a smart ass and don't really mean to be a dick. I just have a big mouth.

[@modykujoperez261]

How can I see the video of you doing the back of the truck I was wondering if you had to take the whole bottom chassis off thanks for this video

[@Rusty-Metal]

No. It's great. You open them from the ends. Great design.