Hows this for a bit of luck

[sperera]

Noticed a bit of slop on my diff gear in the FG MT (the one that mounts around the diff) so decided to take it out last night and see whats going on.

There are 4 screws that hold the diff gear to the diff which also holds the diff cover to the diff housing. Out of the 4 screws only 1 was on it. To my amazement the other 3 screws were sitting in the chassis next to the diff! don't know how these didnt get flung out as I was doing full noise but only less thing for me to buy!

All back together with some locktite.

 

[Rossco]

That doesn't happen to me......when stuff comes off mine it is gone for good.....

 

[atom3624]

Last time a screw came out of mine, it got trapped between the diff and the chassis, and gouged louds out of the alloy diff casing!!

 

[dwarfy]

Spawny git I noticed mine were loose when my layshaft gear was slipping. Locktited em back in & no probs since

 

[sperera]

yup ive got some nice chucks out of the plastic diff housing, guess ill be looking for a alloy one soon, took it out last night and going good so no rush.

 

[mastiff06]

one problem xrc avnt got is a dodgy diff, slap a plate across the top an it will last forever, its everything around it that needs rebuilding, loctite an alloys the way 2 go

 

[hasgas]

actually went with some red on these bolts. Had them come off twice on my comp.buggy rears only. Red holds REAL nice!!!

 

[sperera]

yeah I always use red when going alloy to alloy, blue for any plastic bits.

except the wheel squares, even when using red the wheel screws grub screws come out after 4+ tanks.

im not a fan of of the wheel squares.

 

[BrawnFG]

if you want some serious strong locking, try Loctite 270 or 271, aka Green studlock. You'll probably have issues undoing the grubs (only solution is to heat them to about 100C to decompose the adhesive)

 

[pablo]

i used red thread on my baja wheel nuts cos i ,am sick of the rear wheels coming off, never again when it came to taking wheels off the nuts were stuck solid, so got a 9 inch ajustable spanner on them, while trying to get them off the spanner slip,d spun in the air a hit me on the forhead ouch

 

[dwarfy]

i used red thread on my baja wheel nuts cos i as sick of the rear wheels coming off, never again when it came to taking wheels off the nuts were stuck solid, so got a 9 inch ajustable spanner on them, while trying to get them off the spanner slip,d spun in the air a hit me on the forhead ouch

fpmsl :lol::lol:

 

[sperera]

damn thats gotta hurt.

I aint going near the green stuff LOL. those grubs are too easy to round, ill just have to check them after every run to make sure all is good.

 

[hasgas]

Does anyone know if you can use the wheel blocks with the pins? Seems like they would hold better/not round off as easy with the extra grab of the pins....