Problems with diffs, are they too loose?
01-14-2008, 08:08 AM
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Problems with diffs, are they too loose?
I finished my RC18T build and put in a mamba system. When I hold the car in the air and pull the throttle only the rear wheels spin, and one front wheel barely spins. When I sit the car on the ground it barely moves even at full throttle. I think my diffs are too loose as I was afraid to over tighten them. Is this my problem, should I tighten them up? What are the worries of over tightening?
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01-14-2008, 10:16 AM
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RE: Problems with diffs, are they too loose?
Snug them up and try again. Do not overtighten just do it in testing steps. Try a little more each time until it's wherr you like it.
01-15-2008, 03:26 AM
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RE: Problems with diffs, are they too loose?
ORIGINAL: kent_man
I finished my RC18T build and put in a mamba system. When I hold the car in the air and pull the throttle only the rear wheels spin, and one front wheel barely spins. When I sit the car on the ground it barely moves even at full throttle. I think my diffs are too loose as I was afraid to over tighten them. Is this my problem, should I tighten them up? What are the worries of over tightening?
Thanks,
kent_man
I finished my RC18T build and put in a mamba system. When I hold the car in the air and pull the throttle only the rear wheels spin, and one front wheel barely spins. When I sit the car on the ground it barely moves even at full throttle. I think my diffs are too loose as I was afraid to over tighten them. Is this my problem, should I tighten them up? What are the worries of over tightening?
Thanks,
kent_man
, I allways run my diffs about 1 to 3/4 of a turn for the diffs, about 3/4 for rears, and whatever works good for handling for front[8D]
