Report from first test with the gear diff... I had a bad feeling driving the car as the gearbox was turning so heavily. But after reading others who had tried I gave it a go on our sunday training.
After 4 races and lots and lots of training days with the ball diff i've had no problem at all.
But with just one training evening with the gear diff it ended up with a mashed bearing, spreading metal parts all over inside the gear housing causing damage to the idler gear and diff gear
This could of course be a coinsidence, but i doubt it. I'm sure it's a result of the heavy resistance the gear diff makes.
I replaced the bearing and assembled the gearbox housing, it still feels very harsh to turn it around.
I've always been impressed by Durango quality, but this time they have made a big mistake
As a footnote I can say that I had not the top speed on the straight as I use to have, and the ESC got very hot, that didn't happen before. The tranny felt a bit looser at the end of the training, but still plenty of friction.
It ended up with a damaged bearing, mail to Durango is being send