This pic shows what plagues the VMG diff & this is an almost new car!
notice by red spot plastic rotating on plastic not lubed from factory 
fusing together NOT TO GOOD as you can see the white powder!!
I will show you how to properly lube and assemble the axle later..

First you need to take the diff out of your car it will simply
pull apart like shown in this picture.

I used Parma homeset lube it works great.. But for all out
performance i suggest cleaning out the diff and get all the
grease that was in there out if there was any and use
Team Associated Black Grease # 6588 This is used for
there RC kits It is a very sticky grease and it will make
your diff work much better than if lubed with silicone
type grease.. But the Parma grease also works nice!

Grease all gears as shown!
ALSO add a drop of oil to each bevel gear where
the tiny metal pin goes through them both!

Very important!!
You can substitute the grease and use a few drops of oil
on this part if you wish.. But i like using grease here!
Grease behind the bevel gear on the plastic shaft!
To do this simply pull the diff casing away towards
the tire as shown..Put a nice coat of lube on it!!
DO THIS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DIFF!!

Very Important!!
You can substitute the grease and use a few drops of oil
on this part if you wish.. But i like using grease here also!
Pull the bushing away from the diff case as far as possible
as shown in the pic.. Now put a nice amount of grease here!
DO THIS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DIFF!!

Now put like 2 drops of oil on the axle here
making sure it drips down into the bushing!
 DO THIS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DIFF!!

Now clean your diff casing before the glue job!
Clean your diff casing with a cleaner rubbing alcohol works
fine here! make sure you clean all the way around the
areas marked with the red dot!

Here is the diff assembled correctly!
(not glued together yet)

After you put the diff together properly go around the
diffs seams on both sides where you snapped it back together
 with a  light bead of CA glue (super glue) making sure to
cover the seams.. I use a tooth pic to spread it smooth.
this holds everything together and tight!

UPDATED!!!
7/25/04

Apply a generous amount of goop glue on bushings by
using a pin trying to go all the way around all bushings on all the
sides of the bushing where it snaps in place the 4 spots
as shown this holds it all together tightly and stops flex..I use the goop glue
because it can also be removed if needed..
LOOK AT NEW PHOTO'S BELOW!

DON'T BE AFRAID TO PUT THE GLUE ON!!
as you can see i use a generous amount!
be sure not to glue the bushing to the gear pumpkin!


Now before you put the chassis together apply a thin bead
of goop glue as shown here bellow.

PLEASE DO STEPS LISTED BELLOW THIS FIRST!!
this is an update I added!!
Make sure to go right across the edge of motor with the glue
this will help stiffen her up!!

A MUST DO!!
Here i use grease and put it on all areas shown in red.
Make sure to put a coat of grease right where the
guide wires rub on the axle!!

The VMG magnet flop syndrome fix!
Here i put a crumpled tiny piece of paper down
into the magnet holder I put just enough so that
when i push the magnet back in it just raises up
a hair out of the holder this makes your magnet stay
down where it needs to be ! IT WORKS GREAT!

KEEP IT OILED PROPERLY AND KEEP IT FAST!
Oil by these spots marked above periodically by
simply adding a few drops of oil to them.
Oil the gears, the axle where it goes through
the bushing and also in the side of bushing 
that hits up against the diff housing!

NOW put the car back together oil the gears and let all the glue dry ..
Now you will see your VMG "FLY" like never before!!

I would like to THANK my buddy LSintegra94 
from the popular 1/32 message boards
for letting me perform this on his car!!

Any ?'s or comments please E-mail me.

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