ATD friction disk on a B44 : limited slip diff

[Gayo]

Hi,

I wonder if someone already tried to use the friction disk found on the NTC3 diffs on the front end of an electric TC3-based buggy. It should be useful to lock partially the diff without chewing up rings and balls, and it's less extreme than a spool. A kind of limited slip differential.

This is the item:


It looks like you also need a NTC3 diff gear:


Any ideas, experience, Elvo or B-Mag expertise is welcome

[Lee]

We used them in the aero, they felt bloody awful. Good idea but a std diff felt better

[Gayo]

Okay, so it's possible. You tried it on the front, right? Is the adjustment progressive, or do you end up witha very tight diff?

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Gayo

Okay, so it's possible. You tried it on the front, right? Is the adjustment progressive, or do you end up witha very tight diff?

I tried it front, front and rear, it did just feel like a very tight diff, the car hooked a lot with it too. I suppose it it progressive but it just felt wrong, when it doesnt slip the diff just feels too tight and has virtually no diff action.

[Gayo]

Thanks Lee, it looks like you made me save some $$$

[elvo]

Originally Posted by Gayo

Any ideas, experience, Elvo or B-Mag expertise is welcome

Whatever Lee said! And the B44 is faster than the 501X! :-)


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[Gayo]

Maybe we could "work" the pads to have less friction, making notches? Just a thought.

[Lee]

I think it would have to be a different material, possibly ptfe or teflon, something that will slip consistantly.but you dont want to crush the spacerbetween the diff halves