Hello Earl I find your videos excellent, one notices that you are a craftsman and know what you are doing. a little advice : fill the grease in a syringe with needle, goes great to grease ball bearings. kind regards from Switzerland, Reto
I'm always using the marine grease whereever there is contact with water. And I try to add the washers where bearings are exposed. I use yellow synthetic home cleaning towels for that. They get some grease from bearings and stop water from washing out the bearings, i.e. works as an oil seal.
All right ! That's a lot of work to service the center Diff. I like the way you clean up your bearings instead of just throwing them out. Good stuff Eman thanks
Man that bearing SUCKS...... like how many of us is gonna check that bearing and look at the striping involved to get to it, and a practicaly dry diff. Like does the manufacturer reckon that's enough... Who knows, I'd like there to be more. Unreal. Thanks for another great vid Earl it's good to see how to strip it down 💯👌
Awesome video Earl. Thanks for the video. I just got my XRT Green, so I replaced all my a arms to green. So after watching your video I decided to check my centre diff seeing it was apart, it was full of 20 at, a lot of work to do it . I’m glad I checked it. Replaced the bearings with fast eddys. Thanks again for the video, it really helped doing this centre diff. All your videos are awesome, Great channel.
Funny you said that I.just did that bc I was at work wanted to put rc back together exb diff.i have my Maxx apart it's alot work lol same all bearings are shot these aren't coming back to life .
Packing bearings too full of grease I find they ooze out after a couple runs so I've gotten to were I put just enough in there to cover one whole side then put the seals back on.
Great video 👍That was a lot to go thru to get to the center diff ! Shocking the bearings are failing so soon ! Hopefully no more work is needed for a few so you can enjoy it !
Wow great video i can't believe the diffs are so dry and as i cracked the rear lower chassis i thought i'd better check my diffs aswell. The diff is full and surprisingly that diff grease is like rubber i expected it to be grease
Earl! I picked up a jewelry cleaner for bearings. I have (2) sets for most of my bigger rcs. That way when im doing repairs or upgrades, I just switch them out as needed. I put dividers in the box so they all dont mix. Cheers!
EARL….I automatically replace all my bearings with fast eddy bearings,,because the traxxas bearings have plastic bearing cages…which don’t last as long..they tend to give out prematurely…I treat all my units this way,,,and it’s paid off in the long run…🇺🇸👈🚘
When i did my diff i put The silicone earplugs in front back and middle diff also I packed all my bearings with grease what a huge difference and I know the bearings are gonna last 100 times longer
Dang I had no idea it was that much of a pain to get those center diffs out but it looks like it might be worth it I had the front and rear diffs outta my XRT and Xmaxx and there was hardly any fluid in either of those too I put 30 weight in the fronts of both r\c’s seems to work a little better with both front and rear diffs having the same weight fluid
Acer Racing makes great bearings. They make them for most kits. But they have made bearings for me by giving them the dimensions. They use "sin oil" . And have ceramic bearings also.
Now how much time is on this truck ,and the dry look inside diff ,could recommend a different grease but the bearing your using is excellent, nice to know about this so when I purchase one already know have a bunch of tweaks, and also tires aren't glued from factory 🤔
That looks like a ton of work to get to the "center" diff! But good to see and know what your diving into! I think because of the tires that you have on it you called it your XMaxx twice! Great info and great how to vid Earl!!
I know, 1 Year ago. But, how is that possible? Dry diff vs Full of 20 Million and it feels the same? Sounds like all parts inside are like glued together. Bone dry it should move super easy. All right 😅😁, great Video 👍💪. I hope, the Day i have a XRT on my table, is not so far away... 🤤
@@earlmoorhead5555 also check cvds ,,they may be bent in a manner that they will wobble and cause severe vibration and thus bbs failure,,,I always check and replace,,right out of box , sometimes, I wait to drive until I replace wobbly cvds ,,note. Most ,out of box are wobbly,,,but I'm a perfectionist,,rc ,,should be smooth like little sewing machines ,
Thanks for this amazing video am planning on breaking mine down I was thinking and wondering if you pulled the rear diff if it would of gave you the room to pull the center diff with out having to spit it in half like you did to get it off the drive shaft if the rear diff was out would you have that play to get it out but I’m not sure just asking don’t have mine a part yet to see but that’s for video
So the first ting I’m going to do wen I get my xrt it’s taking that thing apart so I can fix the diff and bearings before they are messed up right right,, thank for the vid. Bro 😎
Okay, soooo... you have not even bashed this thing all that much since you have had it! LOOOK AT ALL THESE MAJOR REPAIRS!!! (and necessary modifications) that you have now dove head first into just to be able to run properly again! THIS IS ABSURD! on a 1,100 dollar RC car! YOUR SPENDING MORE TIME FIXING IT THAN YOU ARE DRIVING IT!!!! Edit: I can smell that lovely red diff grease through the cam!😂😂 That "foam thing" that is meant to keep dust out... you should have replaced with new, and not only new, but used 2 of them.. YES you double them up!
How often do you all service your bearings and differential fluids? I typically blow out dirt/water/debris with compressed air after each run, but I don't know how often to lube/clean these components. I've definitely gone through some deep-ish water, so I'm guessing I'll have to get some new bearings.
I use a few different styles as I buy whatever is on sale these are out dated tools now as there not made anymore I say buy what’s on sale at Home Depot using power tools is a feel for not stripping your rc so practice with any tool will work get a feel for it and relax the hand when tightening screws when it twists your wrist let off the trigger 👌👍
my Talions center diff is alot loser than your XRT's before you changed it and it still pulls a wheelstand no problem, i wouldent want it any tighter than it is
Hi earl I have neither X maxx or XRT, mainly because of the price I’m going to get one which one do you prefer Xmaxx or XRT would really value your opinion thanks buddy😊👍👊🏻
Really depends what u wish to do with it, the xrt will handle better but the xmaxx will bash better imo but I'm sure earl will chime in at some point! I only own the xmaxx so can't say alot for the xrt
@@nicksullivan2212 I say go look at both and see which one catches your eye man, I'm sure both are equally amazing! I know I love my xmaxx! I put a max6 in it with duratrax hatchet x wheels, front and rear over sized bearing carriers, gpm spur 50t, 20t pinion, fan upgrades, Russian body, 2085x servo, and 10mm hex extenders to get a little more width out of it for handling but not so much it destroys the bearings lol its definitely a beast my friend!
For 1400 before tax and batteries here in Canada, I think ill buy an xmaxx first. Xrt seems to spend an awful lot of time being worked on. Surprised it doesnt say Arrma on it.
Do you know if the center driveshaft is supposed to have play? I did the center diff and put everything back together and noticed play of the center shaft. It’s like 1/4 inch of play back and forth the gear connecting to it has play as well. If you can confirm this, thank you.
Quality contact bearings are what you need . The cheap Chinese sealed bearings arnt. Take both seals off ,clean with degreaser then blast through with water ,blow dry then put 1 seal back on ,and look at the sun .you'll see light all the way around the seal .there not contact seals.
I think ur bearings are failing cause it’s geared so high .. I had this problem with my Xmaxx and that same motor and mount , but I changed the whole set with ceramic ones and it stoped 👍👍👊🏻👊🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
You need to tear the whole thing down and pop all of the seals out of the bearings clean them in solvent then repack with a marine grade anti rust grease, or you will just keep loosing bearings and the parts that are connected to them, if a bearing fails it will take out the bearing race and cost you money, its a 2 day job
