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Originally Posted by artdutra04
I don't have any of the Vex differentials yet to play with, but I used to use the LEGO ones extensively. For those, I always inserted the center bevel gear first. Next, I would slide/rotate the two outer bevel gears into place (without the shafts), and when everything was lined up I would insert the shafts into the two outer bevel gears through the differential housing.
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LEGO differentials/bevel gears don't have the nesting/locking lip -- you slide the gears in place without blockage and anchor them with an axle. We finally got the gears into place by force, bending the plastic until they snapped into place. I'm wondering if there's a better way -- we ruined several links of tank tread from too much force applied by impatient fingers, and with only one differential per kit, I can see hard-earned pennies quickly going down the drain. Makes me wistful for the the days of differentials at Pitsco -- pack of 50 for $6.