J.A.Son Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) Troy, I wondering if this is rear specific, as I only run them up front? If you've not done so already, trying them in the front may shed some light... Still doesn't explain why your wheels don't go over the shaft, regardless of the length, as mine do! Measure them up too, I'll try and do the same over w/e.. Edited September 18, 2015 by J.A.Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 My wr8's screws are like new! Haha I just put a teeny tiny dab of corrosion x on them, as some of the had some rust on them and it brings them back to life! Smells awful tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy45 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Troy, I wondering if this is rear specific, as I only run them up front? If you've not done so already, trying them in the front may shed some light... Still doesn't explain why your wheels don't go over the shaft, regardless of the length, as mine do! Measure them up too, I'll try and do the same over w/e.. It's the same front or rear - they are ok as from hub to where the hex pins mount but then the shaft is longer before it thins down for the thread. The wheels go over the thread but won't seat onto the hex drives as the shaft is wider there. Comparing them with photo of the equivalent Integy parts the difference can be seen there too, those look similar to the standard parts in comparison. Bolted the front diff up tonight and mounted back on the chassis only to spin an allen key in one of the countersunk screws, so will have to sort that over the weekend now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Morning guys,I've started the long overdue rebuild on the WR8 and so far its going well.With the front and rear diff, do people grease the outside gear. Would a car silicon grease do? To fill the diffs, do people crack open the case and fill? Seems a dumb question I know but one of my brand new diffs has one sized screw and I can't get in to see if its filled! What do people use on the front/rear?Also, can you remind me what you guys run in front and rear shocks?I'm hoping to finish the rebuild tonight, so I'll get some pics up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brandon Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 that looks very pretty! How come you went for the aluminium a arms? P.s it does look very very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Also, I know a little off topic but what do people think to the MicroRS4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrchippy Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 just looks the part dude but I have kept to the plastic front wheel mounts and yh the micro rs4 is a gd little indoor car, keeps my little girl happy running round after it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 just looks the part dude but I have kept to the plastic front wheel mounts and yh the micro rs4 is a gd little indoor car, keeps my little girl happy running round after itOrdered one. Got the Nissan drift one with the Ken Block Shell and wheels as extras for £80. Bargain (I hope!). Got to get my evening fix now the dark nights are coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 just looks the part dude but I have kept to the plastic front wheel mounts and yh the micro rs4 is a gd little indoor car, keeps my little girl happy running round after ityou got that right! Can I ask a quick question with the front and rear integy gear boxes. Do they come fully assembled or do you have to put the gears and grease in yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrchippy Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's only the case mate so you need to put the original diffs in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Does anyone have any tips for removing a stripped motor mount screw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) tips for removing stripped motor mount screw... other than drilling out, unfortunately no! I had the same and ended up wreaking the mount! Luckily I had a spare to hand- cost a few quid off eBay. At the very least remove the whole mount and motor from chassis first and be careful not to get drill swarf inside motorOn rebuild be sparing with threadlock Edited September 24, 2015 by J.A.Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) This new forum software is going to take some getting used to! At the moment it's a piece of cr4p! Edited September 24, 2015 by J.A.Son new software is s41te! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I quite like the layout to be fair! But there is some things I cannot find. Just getting used to it. Too bad I won't be able to get out with the wr8 until Saturday as college and work take up quite a bit of time! Hard times :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy45 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Morning guys,I've started the long overdue rebuild on the WR8 and so far its going well.With the front and rear diff, do people grease the outside gear. Would a car silicon grease do? To fill the diffs, do people crack open the case and fill? Seems a dumb question I know but one of my brand new diffs has one sized screw and I can't get in to see if its filled! What do people use on the front/rear?Also, can you remind me what you guys run in front and rear shocks?I'm hoping to finish the rebuild tonight, so I'll get some pics up soon.I think general grease is ok for the outside diff, I've got some 3-in-One graphite grease I'm using now for things like that. You do need to pop the diff open to clean out the old grease/oil before refilling it, if it's brand new then it will have some grease in it. Problem I've found with the screws is that the allen key needed isn't metric - looks like 1.5mm but once you try one of those it soon slips and rounds off the recess. Those size screws are actually 1/16" imperial (1.59mm) - I got an allen key set from B&Q which happened to include that size after the same had happened to me. With the right allen key you might get it, or if you have a very small selection of Torx bits one of those might get the screw out. Would need to be smaller than T8 though (T8 fits the M3 dome head hex screws) I've filled my diffs 10K Front, 100K centre, 7K rear which seemed to be the recommended set-up on here. For shocks I've got 900 cst (approx 70wt) but the damping feels a bit too stiff so may go a bit softer. Have taken some measurements now of the GPM cvd's I was sent compared the HPI axle shafts. Not had any response back from Asiatees since they said they'd look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Finally able to respond!Granty, my GPM cvd's measure exactly the same as yours- it's very strange how mine are fine and yours aren't!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrchippy Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 deffo need to rebuilt my diffs its been over a yr since i did them last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 What diff oil does everyone use? Just looking for people's opinions for when I get the integy aluminium diff case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) For anyone planning on rebuilding their diffs I'd seriously consider replacing the oe (notorious for stripping ) diff case screws with these:http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm?itemId=111005608483&varId=410158081794M2.5x10mmNo more tears Edited September 25, 2015 by J.A.Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Thanks for the link! I had a problem with rounding out a screw while removing the motor! Are these a lot better than the stocks motor mount screws then? Also! I was curious of how people transport their wr8's etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Not necessarily stronger, but with a pozi drive head they're less likely to strip out than the 1.5mm hex, which being extremely shallow often happens!The larger (eg motor mount) screws often strip when there's been too much thread lock used, especially with aluminium components it seems! Using an electric drill driver doesn't help either.. Lol, I just sling mine in the boot! Edited September 26, 2015 by J.A.Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrchippy Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 so after upgrading to the carbon shock tower took it out today an had a lot of camber on the rear, got bk home an noticed I but the camber links in the wrong position, quick fix an bk on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 You're luck not to trash the inner shoulder on the rear tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy45 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Not necessarily stronger, but with a pozi drive head they're less likely to strip out than the 1.5mm hex, which being extremely shallow often happens!They're not 1.5mm hex which is one of the reasons why they get rounded off easily - I made the mistake myself trying a 1.5mm allen key on them then bought a mixed metric/imperial set to try and get the rounded off screw out. Best fit is a 1/16" allen key, this is slightly bigger than 1.5mm which explains why they tend to round off too easily if you use one.I picked up one of these for carrying my WR8 about, was a struggle finding something large enough - £20 or so from B&Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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