AYK Pro Radiant rescued from a closet Resurection has begun

[murphy3428]

Great to see another AYK up here . I see s few ball diffs in the back of one of the pics there. Have you worked out how to accomodate them yet?

Thanks, nothing yet I figured I would check out some measurements where I had it all apart I know Jeff is looking into the optima or lazer differentials

[jwscab]

the thing with the radiant is that the diff pulleys are very small diameter, I don't think the kyosho parts will fit. the bulkheads are rather small due to the size of the diff parts.

[Bormac]

The Kyosho diffs can be modified to fit the Boost gear casings. I had Bugle machine me up some bearing carriers from Delrin. They basicaly step the smaller Kyosho bearing O.D. size from 14mm up to an O.D. of 17mm (that of the AYK bearing). Also spacing the width out an extra 9mm each side this works great!
Secondly you'll have to machine a little bit of material from the front transmission case on the underside of the diff where it will rub. Its not like you will have to expose the belt to through the underside-just enough to clear the case.
For the rear diff I actualy laminated two front diff pulleys by C.A. glue and three screws which hold it nicely together. this allows the 2 belts to to run in the same fashion as the 2 chains.