Step by Step Guide to Changing Your DR8 Center Differential Fluid | FTX Tutorial!
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Welcome back to ChriswithaC RC .
Thanks for joining me on another how to video with the FTX DR8
Previous outing with the DR8 we identified that the cars front wheels were ballooning , So after talking with some good friends and also the head honcho from Custom RC upgrades they told me the best best approach would be to change the center differential fluid for a thicker weight .
So join me today as we dive in and learn how to make a simple change to get the maximum performance out of this awesome 6s Monster RC .
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Hey Chris I really appreciate you leaving this video mostly unedited (warts and all) as it gives us all a trip along with you to see what it's like doing this for the first time. I bet you saved a lot of people a lot of work here including me! 500000 weight oil in the basket!
My pleasure! Yeah i want to try to stay true to my roots buddy , there are alot of people that produce videos on youtube and become a buisness first and most of us cant relate to .
The thing is we all start somewhere in the hobby and the grass roots of how and why we do it gets lost some times.
Fingers crossed people can relate to what i try to show .
Thanks so much for supporting and watching
Stay awesome
Chris :)
Excellent walk through on changing oil dude 😀👍👍👍👍
Thank you buddy , I'm glad you enjoyed it . It was a longer video this time but worth it if you looking to change the differential fluids .
Great vid dude, back wheels balloon like mad on mine and make controlling it in the air a bit more difficult so deffo doing this in the future.
Thanks buddy , Yeah it does seem to make a big difference in the handling .
im going to tackle the front and back on the next wrenching video i think and use 100k for the front and 60 or 30k on the rear . also going to soften up the rear shocks slightly .
But once again thank you for watching and commenting
Chris
Loving the content so mate. Keep it up
Much appreciated buddy thanks so much for watching really appreciate it 🤙🤙🤙🤙
Thank you for sharing this video, it’s very helpful, after watching this I had my centre diff done in about 20 minutes, also worth checking the bearings at the same time, one of mine was grinding a tiny bit, so I changed it whilst it was in pieces! How difficult is it to do the front and rear diffs?? I can’t find any videos on this, and any info would be a massive help.
Glad it helped! , Thats what i hoped that the video helped others buddy get it done .
Front and rear diffs i found to be quite easy just take your time splitting the cases and get a note on the screws ETC .
@@ChriswithaCrc Thanks mate, I’ve done my rear diff, was very easy, and also replaced a few other parts whilst the rear end was stripped! Still haven’t done the front yet, not really looking forward to that one!
Another job I wanna.tackle cheers 👍🏻, Do you grease your spur & pinion gear? It doesn't feel right to me to leave it dry. I was gonna cover the hole in the chassis with a bit of tape like a dust cover to stop dust & stones sticking to it
Actually buddy no i would not recommend it at all , its a open chassis and no real need to , in fact if you greased the spur and pinion its more than likely that debris would stick to it . the car has no issues with letting the dust and muck out of it and it has place at the bottom of the chassis to let the muck out , and remember its all metal geared .
Thanks for watching
Chris
Hi there can you recommend what weight oil I need for my dr8 diffs front centre an rear. I gotta change the bearings an figured I Gota open the diffs to remove the cup and bearings to replace em any advice greatly appreciated 🙏🏻
Hey buddy ,
Firstly thanks for watching and commenting ,
Right what i went with was 100k in the front , 500 center and 70 in the rear .
That helped with Tyre ballooning and traction great .
Hope this helps
Stay awesome
Chris :)
@@ChriswithaCrc thanks for the advice bud 🙏🏻hugely appreciated. Have a great day 😁😁
My centre diff gasket ripped in the process, is it necessary to replace it?
Hi buddy, that's a shame you did that , I would 💯 recommend you replace that yes .
Stay safe
Chris 😎🤙🚀🤘
hi chris
i can see which diff oil you used for the centre diff but which oils would i need for the front and rear diff asd i want to do what you ahve done for better performance and lasting durability.
peter
On the DR8 buddy , I would recommend 100k front , 500k centre and 60/70 for the rear. Really does help with wheel balloning and traction .
Hope this helps you mate .
Stay safe
Chris 😎
Hi Chris
Thanks mate I will get them in for my dr8 and have a go one day got to get a computer desk and comfy chair for my tools.
Peter
Good man makes a difference honestly when bashing .
How did it do with them diff fluids in it
Pulled amazing buddy , really helped with the wheels ballooning and the truck is stable as hell now .
Chris :)
@@ChriswithaCrc I’ve just done the exact same to mine going to try it out this weekend
@@buzzbazringo9924 lee from custom RC Upgrades suggested it and to be fair it made a massive difference.
Let me know how you get on dude .
Chris
@@ChriswithaCrc no worries👍🏻