will ball diff help much?

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- July 10, 2004 at 1:42 pm #12248
  ill_race_ya
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  with my iwaver, whenever i turn left the thing spins. but when i turn right it s steady. i think its got to do with the crappy diff?
- July 10, 2004 at 7:59 pm #53375
  peteWah
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  *No you shut up* Just Jokes*
  Your not the only one and it happens to the real deal aswell…
  It could be a number of things but im just a mino in this big sea of Zs
  
  A. a ball dif will help… but not everything
  
  Send it to one of those melbourne techfreaks
  and your sure to have it running true again…
  
  Betty K, Maybe you can help this young iwaver owner since you own and know its insides better than the lines on the palm of you hand
  :D:D:smiley2:
- July 10, 2004 at 8:57 pm #53380
  Aaron
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  A ball diff can/does help a bit. They’re also good to set up a bit ‘loose’ and use it as a primitive slipper clutch type arrangement to smooth power tot he ground delivery. Helps when learning to drive the ‘Z but sadly also wrecks the balls in the diff!
  
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- July 10, 2004 at 11:48 pm #53385
  betty.k
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  lot’s of things could be wrong. i’ve had the same prob, the ball diff definately helps. just check, is the left turning circle tighter than the right? cf h plates can move around a little, check to see if the rear axle is crooked in relation to the chassis. it may even be in the steering, do the wheels turn more one way than the other? does the tierod poke out evenly on both sides when turned? i replaced my servo pot with a yeah racing one and my steering issues vanished! i measured the resistance of both;
  
  i waver 5.7k ohm
  yeah racing 5.07k ohm <(i fix now!:blush:)
  
  seems that .6k of an ohm made all the difference!:approve:
  
  in the end though, no matter what you do, a car with a side mounted spur gear on the right will always pull left under power due to friction:8ball:
  
  Edited by – betty.k on 10 July 2004 20:12:53
- July 11, 2004 at 12:02 am #53387
  merc-blue
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  lol betty read wat u type 5.7k ohm and 5.07 ohm .. i dont think ther is a .6 ohm difference ther… even if they both had same multiplyer there is still no .6 ohm differnce
- July 11, 2004 at 12:10 am #53388
  betty.k
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  merc is correctumundo!!!!:blush: i forgot the k! just to clarify;
  
  i waver 5.7k ohm
  yeah racing 5.07K ohm
  
  man, maths is a REALLY bad place for a typo!!:blush::8ball:
- July 11, 2004 at 12:13 am #53389
  merc-blue
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  i also think ur .6 ohm u mean .63k ohm
- July 11, 2004 at 12:21 am #53390
  betty.k
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  blow it out ya ahahahaha!!:clown::8ball:
- July 11, 2004 at 12:26 am #53391
  merc-blue
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  ur just jealous of my typin skillz…. and my classic good looks… ahahaha
- July 11, 2004 at 2:55 am #53395
  ph2t
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  you twat……
- July 11, 2004 at 2:26 pm #53403
  ill_race_ya
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  thanx guys. also when i hold the wheel on the gear side the other wheel spins slow. and when i hold the oher wheel, the gear side wheel spins at normal rate. i think that has a bit to do with the problem
- July 12, 2004 at 1:21 pm #53415
  jamiekulhanek
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  ARE YOU RUNNING BUSHINGS OR BB’S??? That should help target your problem….
- July 14, 2004 at 4:18 pm #53488
  dgs73
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  also test how tight your rear wheel nuts are on… too tight and they interfere with the diff’s proper function… a thought:smiley2:
- July 23, 2004 at 10:19 pm #53897
  z-beam
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  i had the exact same problem with my kyosho diff.
  
  thanks to dgs i got me a replacement stock one.
  
  i dont think it is wise to hold one wheel while your pushing the throttle.
  
  sounds like it is buggered. i need a few parts myself, we should hassle lismore hobby center for a bulk discount!
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