Post by sickboy on Jan 24, 2009 5:34:30 GMT -5
hi all well i was doing a rebuild and i came across the front bearing in the diff house this was shot to peaces this is the bearing for the out put shafts as i went further i found that the bearing has destroyed the diff holding lip its that little Peace of plastic that sticks up so the bearing stays in its place when the diff house is put together so now i ve got a reason to get some alloy from asphaltcowboy ;D ;D ;D
oh rusian i was over at the mcd rc forum and came across this post from monotheist and he dose no his stuff have a good read but don't for get it is for the evo111 but together the less i will be getting them
Going over the car I noticed a fair amount of play on each of the diff drive cups. I initially found a bit of play in the front when doing the evo3 conversion where the front diff rocked slightly inside the lower diff case and found the bearing supports were slightly larger than the bearings themselves allowing the diff to move around a fraction. I fixed this by taping up the diff bearings using some PVC electrical tape to increase the diameter slightly which enabled a tight fit in the case but from memory the rear was ok.
It now looks like the rear has developed some slop in the case as well so was wondering if over time the diff cases stretch due to all the torque being applied. Has anyone else noticed the same thing? Might be time to pick up a set of new cases before I end up blowing a diff. I suppose like most other things the cases are a consumable item that need replacing every 8-12 liters. It would be good though to see some lower cases made out of alloy especially as the newer cars us them to support the lower arms.
oh rusian i was over at the mcd rc forum and came across this post from monotheist and he dose no his stuff have a good read but don't for get it is for the evo111 but together the less i will be getting them
Going over the car I noticed a fair amount of play on each of the diff drive cups. I initially found a bit of play in the front when doing the evo3 conversion where the front diff rocked slightly inside the lower diff case and found the bearing supports were slightly larger than the bearings themselves allowing the diff to move around a fraction. I fixed this by taping up the diff bearings using some PVC electrical tape to increase the diameter slightly which enabled a tight fit in the case but from memory the rear was ok.
It now looks like the rear has developed some slop in the case as well so was wondering if over time the diff cases stretch due to all the torque being applied. Has anyone else noticed the same thing? Might be time to pick up a set of new cases before I end up blowing a diff. I suppose like most other things the cases are a consumable item that need replacing every 8-12 liters. It would be good though to see some lower cases made out of alloy especially as the newer cars us them to support the lower arms.
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