Diff gears
 

I`m wondering if anyone has a good trick to take apart the diff gear?
ive recently taken apart my diffs, and the gear that sits on the outdrive was very difficult to release from the outdrive, is it a tricky way to do this or is it me that is just being stupid?:cry:

Hulk did mine:thumbsup:,i would order new eclips,rubber seals and washers if you havent already,you need a pair of long nose pliers to,if you hold the diff case in one hand and put something thin enought to try and hit the out drive from the inside of the diff case throught the eclip,because there is a bit of play the diff gear it should work its way off enought to then get the pliers to pull it off:woot:

I use a pair of sharp tweezers of which I bend the last half mm 90 degree inwards. Pulling equally at both sides is the key. With this tool grabbing the inner circle between two teeth at each side is possible too.

I used the first method for mine, as I really had to force mine onto the outdrive so that they seated properly.
Just be careful not to wreck the eclips if you don't have any spare.

After they were rebuilt, they went back onto the outdrive much easier with out any force-age. :)

Diff gear
 

Found an easy way to do this, i took my air compressor and air gun, and blew compressed air into the diff house, the gear lifted up and was much easier to take out using a small plier:thumbsup:

i know an even easyer way,stick some C4 and boom!out it comes:thumbsup:........that is if you have some:p

use motor/nitro spray, fill the diff case and leave for a few mins, then turn the diff case over and tap it on the flat surface and the crown gear should fall out easy enough.

I find myself rebuilding my diffs more and more recently, but there is always alot of play on the outdrives, even after changing the x-rings and shimming correctly. The only think I haven't tried replacing yet are the out drives themselves, my rear diff outdrives appear to have a fair amount of wear.

Interesting.
My diff cases wear before the outdrives. I replace them when I have an increase in side-to-side play at the outdrive. Cheap, and easy, maintenance.