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Old 24-11-2015
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Originally Posted by Piles View Post
Did anybody else have stiff and notchy diffs when first building? I built mine last week and put in 5,000wt in and they have more resistance, and are "grainy", than my BMax with 10,000. I haven't run yet, hopefully they loosen up.
Just run it and it will free up. The gear surfaces need lapping. running it will free it up.
I've seen a gear diff build on youtube that used lapping paste in the gear diff, then using a drill to turn the diff outdrive to do the process, but this seems a bit extreme to me. Just run it.
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