Mudboss Setup #3 - Traxxas Slash transmission setup and diff oil for oval racing

Traxxas Slash transmission setup and differential oil for oval racing
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Setting up your transmission and differential is in my opinion the most important thing you can do to your Mudboss or Traxxas Slash. Using a light oil in the diff will help your car turn in the corners. Transfering power from the motor to the ground with the least amount of resistance is what makes you fast.
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Mudboss Setup #3 - Traxxas Slash transmission setup and diff oil for oval racing
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[@wildcardjoker]

Best advice I’ve found in long time. Unfortunately I had to talk with many drivers before I found out. Glad to see racing info shared. Mine spin almost like my front ones.

[@Dave-nf7rc]

When I was running an RC10 oval racing I would take part the transmission pull the bearings, replace with bushings. Then fll it with toothpaste and reassemble. Install the motor and run at low speed for 30 min. Then tear apart, clean, put the bearings back in and reassemble. This made it really smooth and would spin easily.

[@olemantoysfpv5086]

Great video and series for the Mudboss build. I used all 3 videos for building my Mudboss. It is actually a very fun build and modification. Thank you very much for taking the time to share! Really enjoy your channel. Jeff W

[@GreenMachineRC]

Thanks for helping me out with this edit. I’m spinning free and faster than yesterday! Presentation was on point 👍

[@creaturesoutdoorsaz2714]

Thanks to this video I got a win 1st place in oval backyard racing a- main

[@donpeterson1352]

Very very informative. Thank you very much. I'm building a new mudboss and your video series will help a lot.

[@KurtsRCs]

Nice setup, thanks for the great info, it will help to make the car go faster in any situation 👍👊👊

[@fuse557]

I don't even race and I still found this video helpful and informative!

[@jeffreywebber4500]

Because knowing is half the battle!

[@kimmendrzycki8671]

Thank you for posting this. Though we don't run the mudboss, we run slashes and I will be doing this to our SCT trucks.

[@lowasteam5319]

Been looking forward to #3. Watching as we speak

[@jacksonyu6065]

I was looking for this video! Thanks man, I was stuck on getting the diff apart!

[@messn03]

Very intensive, highly informative video thank you very much sir! All three videos were awesome

[@mustangracer5124]

I left all the inside seals out and cleaned the brgs. with a jar of Super clean then rinse and dry.. I put atf on the brgs. and it works really well.. good for at least 1/2 second.

[@chrisandnicolepurcell683]

thanks for the video mark one trick I use for spacing the spur and pinion gears is by placing a piece of paper between the gears the then tighten the motor bolts turn spur until the paper is removed now check the play in the gears just make sure that it is good

[@joellajuett1060]

Hey, just saw this video. Must have missed the notification for it. Excellent info.

[@oldguysrockon]

I love when someone knows what they are doing and has a great presentation like you. No uuuhhh and “i think” it should. Straight forward and like a pro. Now to go back on my gearbox and clean it up to spin freely. Thank you !

[@mikereimer4279]

What a great video! Thank you for the mudboss setup tip.

[@mikereimer4279]

Where do you find that oil?

[@johnpayne6414]

Awsome video I just learned a lot thank you

[@warmfreeze]

i agree with the entire series except the front bearing drag. i keep the stock drag on AVID bearings because it gives you more control over the rear end when your forced high on a corner into the lose crap

[@billymanilli]

Same allen drivers! WELL worth the money.

[@jeffparryncc1701]

Fascinating to watch.

[@fostbitten5721]

Bad Horsie grease works well too. And there is another trick you can do with the diff. That you can still keep the black grease in it. It works better than peanut butter or any other substance.

[@kg5nja693]

Peanutbutter would be just like having grease so it wouldnt make sense if you were trying to make it spin freeer Great video.

[@teamletteracing]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@OvalRC]

Glad it helped!

[@Libertymongoose420]

I have a slash I bought new in 2009 and it did not have tape on the transmission and the motor spacer was like a tamiya style one and the ESC has black heat syncs anyways great video I didn't know about the bearing flash.But I put 3 in 1 oil in my diff awhile back and that seems better.Thanks for sharing the info on the bearings I'm gonna do that. Have a gray day and be safe.

[@Libertymongoose420]

Great

[@arcfishing2012]

I actually use fishing reel grease in my dif and it works good free it up a lot but I also have a Russler with RPM A-arms front and back and a star 3000 brushless with hobby king controller

[@VikingDudee]

I recently did the rotors and bearings on my 92 Silverado, the old style pack the the bearing with grease kind, I used the bearing grease I had left over for my diff, and it helped a lot.

[@rickieslider3925]

great video

[@chrissmall4778]

Great video!! Do you have a link for the brad penn oil. Thanks

[@andrewjocar4507]

2 different agents for different purposes, starting fluid works next to brake clean

[@muddfoot69]

Have you ever tried bicycle chain lube spray? I think it’s a dry type spray...might work for this application on the Metal gears

[@stevecarey4740]

Fantom go go juice works great for the diff

[@jsjrwmiller]

Would you still recommend this trick for 13.5 mudboss? Since you have more power would you need better a thicker lubricant?

[@muddfoot69]

I’m interested to know where you get the Brad Penn oil and its weight

[@brianpage3716]

Great video Mark. How tight does the slipper nut need to be.

[@extec101]

after blowing some diffs i turned to filling the whole diff house with superglue :)

[@brewer956]

What oil weight do you use in your shocks? I'm running my on a concrete track.

[@ejf0255]

Maybe my 2nd would be 1st ! Thanks.

[@krisdumigan4086]

Not a bad setup. But myself personally inside the transmission I leave the seals out completely. It’s sealed and clean. No worry of getting stuff in the bearings. I leave em out.

[@TheBokra425]

I was on the fence about this job until I read this. Great point

[@lowasteam5319]

How often do you tear down and re-oil the diff and gears? I had this suggested to me by one of my local fast guys a while back and it does help it rotate greatly. Ive been tearing it back down about every 4 races. I cleaned out my diff but still greased the others in the trans case. Going to clean and oil them suckers too + the bearing trick. Thank you!

[@OvalRC]

once or twice a season tear down and re-oil

[@rowens421]

How often would you go through this and keep it great shape

[@virtualbum7199]

So, why would you spend so much time getting the diff to spin free? I find that the rear end walks too much under acceleration when the diff is this free. I ended up installing the fluid filled diff and using 6000 cst diff fluid. It really helped the slash go straight under throttle. It does not appear to have effected the steering or cornering speed running asphalt oval.

[@michaelritchie1385]

So for carpet mudboss, still nothing but some light oil in the diff?

[@jeffwells6194]

Will synthetic gear lube work?

[@Raceboy1324]

I'm looking for that brad penn oil, where can I find it?

[@rowens421]

Do you run the stock slash wheel and tire setup?

[@SymonsSimRacing]

Can we run parts through the parts wash?

[@RRDqc]

The oil stay in the differential ? No leaking ?

[@darrenlemorta2217]

Where do you find the brad penn utility oil?

[@jeffreyevans8558]

Thanks so much for all your information. Enjoy watching. Liked and sucribed

[@UnrivaledPiercer]

I'm surprised you never made mention that the shims in the transmission are two different thicknesses... There are .8 and .5 shims in there, if you mix them up then you're in for a bad time. If you don't believe me, grab some calipers and check on a new transmission.

[@The_Jet_Truggy]

Would you recommend this setup for a short course Slash?

[@riym07]

Depends what you use it for if you use it for big block mudboss no for novice up to experienced yes but for jumps and all that get better shocks and put the gear ration 1 to 16 and try to get a 4wd for jumps for mudboss get a rwd

[@racer21L]

Are you planning more mudboss setup videos?

[@devildog82gaming76]

Why not run a locking spool for dirt oval, at least that's my plan. I like sliding sideways like real life modified's when I run my mudboss, everyone else at the track I run likes grip. I like sliding the turns and I lose too much traction with an open diff due to my left rear lifting some.

[@quadflopper1012]

rc oval track racing looks intriguing so i've been watching some oval videos like your mudboss series trying to find out a little more about it and i have to admit it's got me scratching my head a little trying to understand why it's centered around the 2wd slash with the HCG chassis, that slash is with the stock tires is ok for bombing around the street in front of your house but they suck in the dirt, converting my slash to the LCG chassis was the biggest single handling and durability improvement i've ever made to the slash, why isn't the LCG chassis used instead of the HCG chassis?

[@anthonycope8637]

Most places run a "stock" class so for under $500 with a rtr couple Batts and a charger u can get in the race I'm just starting out and my local indoor carpet track is stock with lcg they do allow the proline slick tires and aluminum shock caps plus a few bumper mods to allow bodies to fit better.... I'm still working on my suspension setup once I can get the car to stick and turn left I can strat making these small fine tuning adjustments to gain speed but I currently tuck the right front up under the car and push hard on entry and exit....

[@tjtowery1016]

I could go watch a race before you say they suck lol

[@mr.sinister1279]

I use jelly..

[@andrewjocar4507]

What if I have binding....

[@zackriden79]

just order some bearings ?

[@riym07]

How to make your mudboss run 3 to 4 tenths of a second faster is when you buy it new run the motor under water for 10 minutes then immediately blow the water out and put electric motor oil in it and it will drive much smoother because it gets the metal chunks out of the brushes in the motor the water will become grey and it will run faster.

[@chrissolo8472]

Where can i purchase one of those brad oil pens or just the oil itself ?

[@jeffbryner5355]

I second that. I just use 1k diff fluid and did the same thing with it because I couldn't find that oil. Idk if it makes the same difference though haha

[@ryanbayer8655]

@@jeffbryner5355 clock oil. you can find a ton on amazon, just remember a lot goes a long way. Clock oil is better then sewing machine oil.

[@jeffbryner5355]

@@ryanbayer8655 ok thanks man!!

[@jeffbryner5355]

I'm running sc street stock and on a dirt oval amd I have problems with corner exit. When exiting the corner on throttle it loops out on me. I'm running 5k oil in my diff. Would I want to go with a lighter oil or heavier oil to get it to stop looping out on me. I ha e tried all suspension adjustments and even gone from a 4 gear to a 3 gear tranny with the same results. (it's a associated sc5m not a slash haha)

[@OvalRC]

add more travel on the left rear.. to get a little more weight on the left rear

[@jeffbryner5355]

@@OvalRC so tighten up the spring collar or loosen? Or do u mean move the shock inwards to a different position?

[@SirCoolJerk1030]

Where can I find the hot soap that you speak of? Lol jk bud

[@andrewjocar4507]

I'm stealing your video and inwill smoke yoy in a race 🤣😂😍

[@tobydyes]

Do not have to remove 3 screws on the spur gear

[@RodEvens]

Why don't you use a low center of gravity chassis? Just wandering. I changed mine, got tired of rolling ove on the carpet oval. It ran awesome on the dirt oval. Will the lower chassis do ok on the dirt oval?

[@2dollar82]

For the 12t mudboss class typically the LCG chassis is not allowed only the HCG chassis is. 13.5 Bigblock and mods are allowed to use LCG and I believe some tracks latemodels too

[@RodEvens]

@@2dollar82 thanks.

[@maxduke3505]

15:55

[@riym07]

I lost all respect for this dude

[@andrewjocar4507]

You put pb to brake clean....60 weight is about the same as peanut butter

[@imothy]

wow, i just rebuilt my rear diff on my slash 4wd, way less screws than the 2wd, wow...

[@duncanking8677]

did you have bearings go out? im just curious because my 2wd seems to have lasted longer than my friends 4wd slash. it ate the bearings up on the shaft going in to the rear differential. I was wondering if its a common failure on these.

[@imothy]

@@duncanking8677 depends on if i'm racing or bashing and if i'm using metal vs plastic axle stubs. The plastic are more forgiving on bearings, and racing i pretty much keep it clean. But when I take it to the beach and get everything full of sand and run monster truck wheels my bearings start going out, never had a main bearing go out though, they usually stay sealed up pretty good.

[@Mwl3691]

I use Vaseline and pack it

[@countryclark58]

Thank you sir for uploading this video! Instead of peter pan peanut butter, would jiffy be better?? 😂😂😂

[@OvalRC]

i heard crunchy works better .. lol

[@countryclark58]

@@OvalRC that really grinds my gears..lol

[@riym07]

@@countryclark58 lol

[@andrewjocar4507]

You just told everyone to put a loosening agent on shit lol.........

[@gorilladiver73]

keep the peanut butter out of your rear end

[@cruisey9857]

You do NOT use brake cleaner on plastic parts, it says right on the can. Brake cleaner will cause microfractures in plastic and rubber and destroy it.

[@BrianBeamers]

Thought you forgot about us... Great set up video Stay safe and hope we can get racing soon after this conspiracy is over!

[@OvalRC]

man.. this one took 3 weeks.. #4 will cover shock limiters and ride heights.. Thanks for watching

[@andrewjocar4507]

And I've never raced. I mean good video, until the brake clean to BP came on......🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@tobydyes]

It's more like a shim

[@motoxfreak11185m]

Why not just ditch the trans bearing seals all together?

[@bluddywulf6796]

You lose alot of power with the diff so free

[@cruisey9857]

that makes zero sense.

[@GhostYT_lat]

​@@cruisey9857 makes a lot of sense. Lighter fluid - better rotation. Heavier fluid - more drive.

[@tobydyes]

Rubbing alcohol or brake cleaner

[@t39gamer]

U can't c any thing he doing what the hel

[@andrewjocar4507]

I had respect for you, until you went from brake clean to pb....🤦‍♂️

[@riym07]

Lol

[@Cpt_Nathan]

Why not just run the bearings without rubber seals, you can buy bearings that way so it is obviously viable