Regular Maintenance

In order to keep your car in top racing order, you need to regularly clean the motor and clean the diffs after ever 10 runs. The Cyclone S needs these regular diff rebuilds because of where the diffs are located and the fact that they have no cover on them at all.

Fortunately the diffs are easy to get to and rebuild and it should take only about 15 minutes per diff to get it out of the car, rebuild it and reinsert it. The Cyclone S suffers from the problem that the plastic outdrives are known to melt, and also for the middle shaft that makes the diff spin snapping, leaving you with a 2wd drive car.

The other reason for regular diff rebuilds is the fact that once the grease evaporates out of the diff, or is absorbed into the plastic, it tends to get dirt inside it. This leads to worn diff pulleys and the your diff balls being flat spotted.

Therefore when rebuilding differentials you need to make sure that they are completely clean and are free of any grit.