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September 28, 2012
 

Diff Building with Paul King – FREE Article

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Written by: Jeff Eveleigh

To an RC enthusiast venturing into 1/8 scale for the first time, working on the differentials can be intimidating (and, worst case scenario, discouraging). “Can I assemble these and keep them from leaking?”, “Look at this black goop, what do I do with this?”, “What weight oil should I put in here?”, “How full should it be?”, etc. I hope you’ll have someone helping you with the initial diff setup, but I will do my best to explain it in simple terms and dispel……

 

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Diff Building with Paul King – FREE Article

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• LiPo Fairy Tales – Things you should know
• Tessmann National Winning Buggy and Truggy – We sticker our fingers in to see what he used
• F1 Spectacular – We celebrate Tamiya and Formula 1
• Win – You can win stuff just for buying this magazine!

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• Build a clutch
• Rebuild gear diffs with Paul King
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• Arrma Fury
• Tamiya F104V2 Pro
• Team Associated SC10GT RTR

Product Tests
• Novak Club Sport System
• KO Propo EX-1 KIY
• MIP Pro4mance Pack for the Losi SCTE

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About the Author

Jeff Eveleigh
Jeff Eveleigh– Founded XXX Main Racing in 1998 and changed the way the industry thought about RC car videos and graphics. Jeff has also been an integral part of the hobby for 25 years with over two decades of retail hobby store experience as well as being a leading technical editor for Xtreme RC Cars Magazine for over 10 years.



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