Ty Tessmann Pro Tip: Shimming your diffs

Ty Tessmann walks you through his process and technique for shimming differentials to improve performance and increase the life of the gears.

[@derr8740]

Whats up man thanks for the videos i run Kyosho but im sure alot of your advice intertwines. You should make videos for first timers like me on driving, jumping etc. I bet alot of people will listen to basically the best driver in the world lol i know i would.

[@michaelberry530]

Thanks for the videos Ty. It would be awesome if you could do a video on Diff tuning to track conditions for the 1/8 buggy/truggy.

[@cosmicpilot59]

Great video ,..what kind of grease is that?

[@VSkunk]

Thanks for the tips !!!

[@tntturner1]

i love the way Canadian people talk..... TRAILOR PARK BOYS!!!

[@paolodomenichini3455]

Great video thanks

[@ryansrcadventures5106]

If you realy want a true mesh and backlash clearance. Brush on paint on the ring gear and rotate the assembly in the forward direction one revolution. You want a even spread of paint across both gears to have the correct clearance and mesh

[@AndruComedy]

Oh heck yes nice video 👍

[@ZeusXGoliath]

Do a review on all your cars or practice laps

[@rcplus1935]

I don't run nitro but I love watching your videos and I was wondering what power screwdriver is the one that you are using? Thank you

[@tytessmann5842]

+RcPlus19 It is Milwaukee brand.

[@MrKingNica]

Ty Tessmann can you please tell me if that will help keep my RC steering straight. Because I have 2 RC cars. A Tamiya TT02 with a Spektrum transmitter with AVC on and all and it still won’t keep a straight line. Like it will at time and then it will just loose the straight alignment. I’m new to the RC and am trying to learn but some things are getting beyond frustrating and don’t want to give up. My other car is an HPI Rs4 S3 Flux and I had a gyro in that car thinking it will fix the wandering steering but it did absolutely nothing. Idk what to do

[@nebaartur]

What is the thickness of shims 0.2mm or 0.1mm? Thanks!

[@Madmancandfamily]

👍👍👍

[@stephangabmayer2891]

Thx ! Please come back to HB Ty

[@flubber781]

No chance. Ronnefalk is with HB and him and ty cannot stand each other, thats why he went to XRAY

[@jtr4405]

Hey Ty, when re-building your diffs, what process do u use to clean all the parts inside the diff case before you add fresh oil ? My method of wiping each and every part of the diffs with a paper towel is not fun lol and takes 2-3 hours to do a re-build so I am not able to change diff oils to suit the track while at a race because I would end up missing most of my races. I really need to learn how to speed up the process, so any info that u are able to share would be awesome!

[@zaib4tsu]

If you separate the metal gears completely (i.e. no o-rings, gaskets or plastics) then you can use any heavy duty auto degreaser which quickly dissolves gunk. If you don't have that, you can just use any light oil (with a toothbrush) to first dissolve the grease/gunk, followed by plain dishwashing detergent. I agree with Asif too. In my experience the diff plastic is pretty resistant to most oils too, but be careful with the o-rings and gaskets.

[@leigholding1397]

I've heard people buying a second pair of diffs with different oils so it's a straight change over, no oil change. Same for shocks. Different oils , rebound springs for different track conditions.

[@jaerawske]

ok so what car this diffs for cause i shim my arrmas cars different

[@Prof-em1yt]

Where do you buy shims?

[@TheRealSpoony]

Subbed!

[@BenDover-wp6yl]

Where's your JConcepts hat?

[@iLykeCahrs]

This guy must be a pro or something:P

[@zesprixx]

you could say that... haha!

[@bondebos3478]

My diff is tight without any shims..?

[@cmx2828]

Sometimes it could be fine without shims

[@michaellazzell4296]

benn runing it for 7 months

[@michaellazzell4296]

i dont use shims in my mugen

[@aaronchurchhill1508]

you should

[@New2Kendo]

Michael Lazzell you should shim any diff

[@ShogunGlock]

Shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yem shimmy yeh, gimme the mic so I can take it away! Lol! Too much shimmy reminded me of old dirty bastard.😂