Diff oil vs trailer grease ?

[Peteolheadz100]

I contacted redcat and asked what they recommend for diff fluid if im not planning on racing just liesure the guy recommended trailer grease and pack it well, advised also the grease will go alot longer before servicing then diff oil....any feedback on this topic?

 

[WoodiE]

I would agree @Petrolheadz100. I've always used grease in my 1/5th scale RC's and am a fan of the TeamFastEddy grease.

 

[Peteolheadz100]

I would agree @Petrolheadz100. I've always used grease in my 1/5th scale RC's and am a fan of the TeamFastEddy grease.

It doesn't specify if ok to use with diff but i assume you can since its good for tranny gears...how long more or less until the grease breaks down and needs servicing?

 

[WoodiE]

@Petrolheadz100 I typically rebuilt my diffs each spring or as needed.

 

[Peteolheadz100]

@Petrolheadz100 I typically rebuilt my diffs each spring or as needed.

I have a multi purpose grease at home that i use to lube my car front end, can i pack the diff with that general purpose grease?

 

[WoodiE]

@Petrolheadz100 sure, you could pack it with anything you wanted really. The question is how well it will work or not work. You want something with some thickness to it but nothing super thick or really thin. Give it a try and see how well it works for you, then let us know how well it did or didn't work and what grease you used.

 

[Peteolheadz100]

Just finished the front diff used general purpose grease from supertech, packed it about 80%, will let you know once i run the car

 

[jacobir4]

For that I use a semi synthetic grease that's what we use to pack bearings in our trailer hubs it's orange sucks when it gets on your hands but if we can use it on semi hubs well at least for the trailers it's good enough to go in that diff