i have a question.

[crawler king 17]

everyone that has the rock crawler conversino kit from strc i bought it and i bought 3mm ball links do i really need the revo or emaxx driveshaft or no? please answer please im begging you

[bigblazerboy]

you will need a new drive shaft. and you also might want to flip lower link mount because upper extension is kinda long.

i going to use either t-maxx or e-savage drive shafts, but i cant mess with my wk for a month.

any more questions pm me

[crawler king 17]

why do i need the shaft? i think i can get a revo from my lhs

[bigblazerboy]

i think a revo should work. cant you get a esavge on from you lhs too?

[crawler king 17]

im not really sure i know i can get the 3mm ball links there but ill ask

[Mnster]

I'd go with the traxxas maxx shafts and recycle your old yokes. Pretty much snap together. esavage would be better just harder to locate, priced a little higher. Revo would be costly, and would need some serious mods to bolt up.

[crawler king 17]

i thank you my bdays coming up soon so ill get the emaxx or t maxx shafts?

[bigblazerboy]

Originally Posted by crawler king 17

hey its kinda wierd we live right near each other too

i googled it and it said its only like 30 miles a way, but i just but richmond, and not my house address

[crawler king 17]

yea whats ur lhs? mines hobby town usa in newport news

[bigblazerboy]

Originally Posted by crawler king 17

yea whats ur lhs? mines hobby town usa in newport news

richmond one, but i got to ca beach a lot so i go to that one more. y dont you have pm?

[bigblazerboy]

private messaging

[bigblazerboy]

its so you can talk to people privatly. i am at va beach this weekend till monday. do you know any good crawlin spots?i dont have my truck with me but only spot is at the condos across from ours

[crawler king 17]

no i dont i rarely go there and do u know how to lock diffs for cheap or free?

[bigblazerboy]

you can jb weld them, or get some rcguy lockers for 14$, or maximizer diff lockers. also look at strc lockers for 10.99$ i think.

[SnoopMaxx]

To lock the diff first cleen the gears and diff housing
and you can use playdoh for a limited slip or use a 2 part epoxy

http://www.hpiracing.com/news/2007061801/

Locking the Diff

Now we need to disassemble the differential so we can lock it. Start by removing the four screws holding the diff case together. Do this to both sides and your axles should look something like this now:






Now that we have the differential out, it too needs to be taken apart. We're going to clean the grease out and replace it with a two part epoxy, or other hardening material. The idea is to restrict all diff movement so the wheels won't spin if you're in a tight spot and have a wheel stuck.


We've cleaned all the grease out of the one on the right. That's how it should look before moving on. Put the gears back in except for the gear that sits against the drive gear. Set it aside for now.


We're using a two part epoxy putty for ours. Liquid Steel or other such compounds are perfect for this application.



If you're using a two part putty of some sort, be sure to mend or knead the compounds well enough that the chemical reaction starts.


Pack it in to the gears well. You want to keep them from moving at all.


The easiest way I've found is by making small balls and pushing them in on both sides.


Add one more on the top.


Now press the gear you took out onto the top of all of it.




Reassemble the diff. Let it set up for a couple minutes then check it. You should NOT be able to alternately rotate the drive shafts.


Put the diffs and axles back together.

[bigblazerboy]

its like 5 dollars from auto zone, or some place like that.

[crawler king 17]

ok ill go to auto zome with my dad later on then

[bigblazerboy]

yeah

[crawler king 17]

wheres the servo saver at on it and wheres it located pictures would be nice!