differences in the trannies

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The problems I had back the day with the six gear was that the gear that was pressed onto the diff tube would slip off and grenade the tranny gears. also you had to pin the diff rings to keep them from slipping. Really I always thought the stealth was a blatant rip off of the MIP tranny. It's too bad that Eustace couldn't have patented it although the MIP tranny really owes it's roots to the sand scorcher transmission

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how did you pin the diff rings? I thought they were suppose to move on the hub so i started to lub them? Is that wrong?

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superfly wrote:how did you pin the diff rings? I thought they were suppose to move on the hub so i started to lub them? Is that wrong?
You would drill and tap a hole on the pieces that hold the rings. You would put a set screw in just enough to sit into a notch you would have to make on the inside edge of the diff ring.

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i think i may have an old mip diff pinning kit in a box somewhere...

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badhoopty wrote:i think i may have an old mip diff pinning kit in a box somewhere...
I got like 15 of them if your in need.

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shodog wrote:
badhoopty wrote:i think i may have an old mip diff pinning kit in a box somewhere...
I got like 15 of them if your in need.
lol!

why does that not suprise me? :lol:

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ok but why is pinning the diff better. what changes in performance?

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superfly wrote:ok but why is pinning the diff better. what changes in performance?
i'm sure this isn't the best reason for pinning the diff, but there's no reason for the diff rings to spin on the diff hubs. all your doing is creating friction, and friction is bad.

also, you don't need to use a diff pinning kit. a couple drops of ca glue will hold the rings to the hubs just fine. i've never had one let go before it was time for a rebuild.

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i guess i should go and take the green slime off of the hubs...i was way off the mark on these things lol

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superfly wrote:I've never run anything but the 6gear tranny and in my opinion I think the 6 gear was pretty much bomb proof if built correctly. I've never had any problems running mine and they have always been super smooth. However every 6 gear tranny i've bought off of ebay have all been assembled with some mistakes and have eaten themselves up...

That said i'm sure the newer Stealth tranny is superior in every way or else they'd have kept the 6gear. Personally though I like the 6 gear with 32 pitch gears ...i've never even chipped a tooth in all those years of running lol
ditto ^

Scr8p, I do the same with ca glue and have had no problems. If I recall, the manual explains this step as a "racer's tip." I also wet sand diff rings.

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So, what type of tranny does the Original RC10 with gold chassis comes with?

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Post by FlyinGN »

From what I learned here..The 6 gear was from 84 to 92. 1992 on was the stealth trans

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I think mine the late 80's...gonna strip it down and have a good look.

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go to page one of this thread and see the picutues of both to see for sure.

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FlyinGN wrote:go to page one of this thread and see the picutues of both to see for sure.
Thanks. Saw it! Mines the 6 gear type. Is it necessary to change to Stealth?

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