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03-28-2006, 02:47 PM
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| It's a setup!   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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|  Locking diffs question. Every diff I have locked so far has been with JB weld, and I have had 0 problems. I know several people have used hot glue to lock them, and I am wondering if that may be a quicker and easier way to do it. So, IF YOU HAVE USED HOT GLUE to lock diffs, how has it held up for you? Anyone have a problem with it? |
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03-28-2006, 03:08 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chit Chat
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| I just read this, and took it for what it was worth: I had some JB weld on order, but, in my excitement, I decided to use hot glue to lock the diffs (I have heard that it works). Well, let me clear up any question that you may have about hot glue.... ahem.... IT DOES NOT LOCK THE GEARS !!!! It was solid for about 5 minutes of run time, then I started to notice a rear wheel slipping, then a front wheel. The center diff, however, is still locked. The hot glue actually makes the diffs act kinda like a limited slip differential. It will slip, but it takes quite a bit of force to do so. From here: www.teeceetee.com/tltbuild/index.htm From this thread: TLT build - Titan |
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03-28-2006, 03:14 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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| I had my first tlt axles locked up with hot glue. After a while the glue gave way and just got munched up. |
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03-28-2006, 03:29 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Clovis, NM
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| Yeah the hot glue eventually gives way. I've used 2 and 5 ton epoxy it works great and sets up in about 5 min. |
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03-28-2006, 03:32 PM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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| i used hot glue on a Pede trans . first time it eventually gave out. 2nd time it seemed to stay. But that is on plastic gears.. on metal diffs, i would just use JBweld or a 2part expoxy. |
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03-28-2006, 03:52 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio
Posts: 1,681
| I used hot glue to lock my clod diffs. Ran it over a year, only one diff gave out. The other was perfectly fine. I locked my TLT diffs with hot glue, but havent ran them yet. One thing I don't like about JB welding the TLT diffs, is that if you strip the ring gear or anything, you have to buy a whole new diff since you can't get the 2 halfs apart after they have been JB'ed. |
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03-28-2006, 04:33 PM
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| The Wheels Keep Turning   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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| I've used hot glue since I started crawling with great success. I had one open after about 1 1/2 years of constant use. In all my time crawling just that one only opened on me. |
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03-28-2006, 04:40 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
Posts: 14,854
| If you are locking tlt diffs, you can just flip around one of the 3 diff gears and wedge it between the other two. Removable, quick, and easy. |
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03-28-2006, 05:12 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding from Goodall
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| I have Hot glue in all of my diffs, tlt, clod, and TXT. I think the diffs that fail are poorly done and people do not get the glue into the teeth well enough thus causing them to fail under heavy use. Just put as much glue in as humanly possible and you will be good to go. On my 2.2s I will strip the hex on the wheel long before I trash a locker and as AdamF pointed out, TLT ring gears are cheaper to replace. I have not tried hot glue on a pede tranny yet but I do not think that will hold becasue it is harder to get the glue into the teeth before it sets up. |
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03-28-2006, 06:13 PM
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| TCS/Holmes Hobbies  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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| I use hot glue to lock the diffs in my 2.2 clod. So far it has held up, but it is only temporary until I can get some tracgears or Inetrc lockers. When I locked the diffs in my super class clod with hot glue it did not last very long before it turned into crumbs (it now has Inetrc.com lockers). |
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03-28-2006, 07:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY
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| I've used hot glue and its help up better than jb weld. Actually a diff has never come unlocked, and one that i jb welded did. I think the hot glue works better because it has a little bit of give, rather than the jb weld that would just break apart. Also with hot glue you can just pick the gears out with no problem if you ever needed to unlock them for any reason. |
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03-28-2006, 07:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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03-28-2006, 07:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SW, Connecticut
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| Solder works well too, as long as the gears are metal. |
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03-28-2006, 07:45 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia
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I had no spares at the time and I wanted to crawl, so I decided to 'unlock' the JB'd diff. It took me over an hour to chip it out. Never again ! | |
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03-28-2006, 10:54 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: COTTAGE GROVE
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| ive used hot glue in both my tlt's and both pede transmitions they all seem to work great |
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03-28-2006, 11:51 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: canada
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| I have hot glued mine plus 3 of my friends. All have heldup, and we're not nice to em'. FWIW Mike |
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04-02-2006, 09:35 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wasatch front
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| i used hot glue in my nitro savage, in case i decided i didn't like the way it handled. it has not come undone yet, and i drive like a maniac. hot glue works great. |
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04-02-2006, 10:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: fresno
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| i have hot glued jb welded and silly puddyed i like the puddy cuz i can adjust it by adding to it or taking some out |
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04-02-2006, 11:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fairbanks, AK
Posts: 593
| I've always JB welded mine. I have had my TLT for aalmost 2 years and the ring and pinion show no wear but I did shim them when I got them to take the slop out of the gear mesh. I pulled them apart last weak after breaking a housing and the gears should no wear so I will stick with JB weld. |
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04-03-2006, 10:12 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Crawlifornia Uber Alles
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