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01-31-2011, 07:19 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Willis
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|  waterproofing differentials
Ok, I've got a dumb newby question I think. I want to waterproof a toy grade diff that is plastic and has a bunch of vent holes I assume to allow the internal motor to not heat up... If I rtv the holes, am I risking damaging anything? I have a bad problem with sand and water getting in and the plastic gears and sand don't mix well and I keep stripping out the pinion and first gear set. Thanks for any advise... |
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01-31-2011, 09:30 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Willis
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dang...25views and not one opinion? wierd, thought Id get something on this. |
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02-01-2011, 01:32 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rocky Ford
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Try it and see what happens! What's the worst that could happen? Burn up a motor and throw away the el cheapo toy r/c??? Live life on the edge!  |
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02-01-2011, 03:26 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England
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sealing it might work as long as you dont run for too long a time i guess. that or is there a way to seal just the gears and let the motor vent somehow
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02-01-2011, 07:42 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: 354
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here's my 0.02, pack that shit with dielectric gear and call it good | |
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02-01-2011, 03:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Charleston. Wv
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Marine grease
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02-02-2011, 04:44 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia NSW
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and also, iv had gearboxes that iv packed with grease that then wouldnt turn coz the motor wasnt powerful enough!! so im going to agree with billybob on this one. seal it up! try it, whats the worst that can happen? | |
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02-02-2011, 08:01 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Willis
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I did put a bunch of dielectric in it, and it attracts the sand like a magnet. I hear you on the "toy" r/c thing...but I had to start somewhere and a 300 dollar "toy" isnt something I have access to at the moment. I'm just trying to make what I "do" have work a little better. The guy at the r/c store here basically gave me that speech so I guess I'll spend my money elswhere when I do get a better one. I cant really seal it without affecting the motor because of the way its designed, but I do agree that if I break it...oh well... thanks for the advise yall |
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