Team associated B44.3

[ben]

Just finished my B44.3
Really nice build and some great improvements over the B44.2





Ben

[racdeaf]

Looking good ben
what gear diffs oils u using ? As will be getting my today

Any tips before i build it

[RDG 40]

Half way through my build.

What are people using oil wise?

Anyone going shorty?

So far build is really nice, building gear diffs ive never done before so any tips for making sure shimming is correct id very much appreciate

Russ

[Ashalak]

Originally Posted by RDG 40

Half way through my build.

What are people using oil wise?

Anyone going shorty?

So far build is really nice, building gear diffs ive never done before so any tips for making sure shimming is correct id very much appreciate

Russ

Obviously it's a bit early days on which oils to use, but having seen quite a few guys using 10k front and 7k rear that's what I went with for astro. I also went for 100k in the centre diff, which should be good on high-grip but I may go thinner for indoors. I've also built mine with the shorty layout, so we'll see how that goes

Whilst on the subject of diffs I ended up only using 1x of the #9888 0.5mm shims (Actually 0.2mm) on the drivecups in each diff, this is because with the pictured 2x #9888's I found the diff bound a little too much for my liking after having forced the #9937 diff pin through. I made sure to keep the internal shimming the same, so the two #9888's as pictured where used and the shimming felt spot on as such . I would also recommend putting the bearings on both the drivecup and ring gear before you assemble the drive cups, this is because the bearings internal diameter is slightly smaller than the external diameter of the #9888's which you need to get past in order to complete the diff. Also pay close attention to the shimming of the diffs inside of the gearbox's, I found my front diff was spot on with the recommended 3x #3911's on both sides of the diff, but the rear was a little tight so I swapped one shim onto the cup side to give me a little more play - Having said that I'll be re-checking after a few packs and it may need to be swapped round again.

When building the centre diff with heavy weight diff fluid such as that which I used, make sure you pre-apply as much oil as you can onto the diff gears and into the cup before you put the two together. I filled it as I have done with every other gear diff which I've built, and quickly wondered where all the oil went after building it! The oil is so thick it doesn't penetrate into the diff cup, which is why you apply as much as you can before trying to pack it into the cup with the gears installed.

Other than the diffs the rest of the build has been pretty smooth, the only other section I found myself frustrated with was the CVD's, which if you haven't had a B44 before doesn't clearly illustrate that the longer CVD axles are meant to be installed onto the shorter rear driveshafts, where as the shorter one's are for the front.

[russ woodhouse]

Hi, my rear center cva is 98.2 mm long. Manual saids it is 92.2 mm (#9596) and the hole at the end is to small😠😠. And the body shell has a fault in it 😠😠 this is not going well. On the good side the diffs built great.

[RDG 40]

Just measured all mine there jus 0.1 shot on average thats alot that bud.

I am sure CML will sort asap for you though!!

[gazhillAE]

Finally getting round to building mine today!

Definetly agree with the previous comment about putting the bearings and washers on before you build the actual diff up ! You can get them on afterwards by pushing them down with an open pair of pliers though. Surely this needs changing in the instructions or smaller washers in the future so the bearings slide over.

Does anyone know what the large silver 0.5mm washers are supplied in the diff kit ?? Doesn't say to use them anywhere!

Also the c clips that hold the gear on the inner front and rear cva isnt a great fit or is it just mine ? Would of been easier of it was flush the end of the gear rather than having a recess. C clip seems to move way too easily when it's fitted.

Followed the post above with 1 outer washer fitted and 2 inner as 2/2 was too tight

Gaz

[stegger]

Mine will arrive prebuilt hopefully tomorrow ! will be my 1st B44 so looking forward to running this. Are the front arms as weak as people say and is it worth getting a set of the RPM front arms ?

[gazhillAE]

Originally Posted by stegger

Mine will arrive prebuilt hopefully tomorrow ! will be my 1st B44 so looking forward to running this. Are the front arms as weak as people say and is it worth getting a set of the RPM front arms ?

No the arms are ace ! You will only break one if you hit something hard!! I've probably broke 4 in 4 years

Rpm wishbones ? No no no !!

Ps best car !!!

[stegger]

Great cheers Gaz, like everything try it yourself then.

[gazhillAE]

Originally Posted by stegger

Great cheers Gaz, like everything try it yourself then.

Hard arms would be good !
Especially on front
More consistent