Bit of both - Page 2

Fiddybux · #21 14-12-2007

Oh right Tom....thought it was the same one...and it does go well. Don't want by a rear aluminium pivot block do you? Stop breaking those plastic ones?

I've recently come into possession of another XXX, so I'm going to have a crack at modding one of these.

Tom3012 · #22 18-02-2008

after racing the car once at the southport GP... all i can say is that i was impressed, unfortunately, early in the second heat the diff gave up.

so... i have just taken the car apart today and looked at the diff... the white gear which holds all the diff balls is completely f@!k3d.. its actually in two pieces now

now, i know im running the transmission in reverse.. but should it really destory it that badly

, should it? i didnt really think it would cause such a problem....

just wondering... does anyone know what could be the cause... or is it because its running in reverse?

any help appreciated as i really want the diff to last because i really like the handling of my car!!!!!

cheers, Tom

burgie · #23 18-02-2008

Tom

it's more likely that the diff was either:-

slipping too much
not built correctly
already worn out

running your gearbox "backwards" won't make a scrap of difference. If it did, the gears would be marked as "directional", i.e only to rotate in one direction, and they are not.

I had a diff in my MF2 do that, and it was because the spring in the diff half was knackered, and i overtightened it. The added friction melted the diff and it ended up in two pieces, probably similar to yours!