Diff fluid?

[xbeNewb]

What do you guys recommend for diff fluid? Going to rebuild my diffs before I have any issues


Also, should I get better bearings while I'm in there?

 

[Obeast44]

I suggest 10k or less.

 

[ImminentFailure]

I just rebuilt my XT diffs, boy was the stuff in the stock cases was so tacky I could barely pull my fingers apart. I don't know what the crap they put in there.

I put 3K in front and rear, boy oh boy what a change.

 

[xbeNewb]

Thanks guys

Think the bearings in the diffs are good enough?

 

[ImminentFailure]

I don't know the quality of the stock ones, some of the engravings in the carriers looked like boca part #'s. Since it require taking the entire front/rear assembly apart to pull out the diff, and then effort to take apart the diff for fluid. I went ahead and changed all mine out. My luck i'd get it back together and blow a bearing.

My LHS carries an amazing line of boca bearings, i snagged up the pricy ones as an investment in 'never have to change these again'.

 

[auto2]

what i found kills bearings no matter how much they cost is bad cleaning skills. never take compressed air and blow the dirt off near any bearing. just blows dirt into the bearing. i havnt blown a bearing in anything in years. andi run 3 to 4 classes at the track every week.

 

[xbeNewb]

I have bad r/c luck

My cars break almost every time i head out - the farther from home i go, the more likely i am to break.

I'd like my xbe to be reliable 1st, faster 2nd

I'll do the diff bearings just in case

 

[auto2]

lol been there done that. i always spend too much money on spare parts .