[ddmckee54]

I cut the existing axles with a hacksaw and took 0.3mm off the backside of the diff gears on the axles. I haven't spliced the axles back together yet, but I reassembled the differential to see if I have gained enough clearance. The differential now works correctly when the differential cover screws are completely tight, but it works better in one direction than the other. It turns in both directions, but in one direction it is definitely harder to turn. I also noticed that there is no noticeable end-play in the axle shafts. There is no grease in the gears right now and it is entirely possible that with proper lubrication and a little run-in time this will clear up

I'm using the Kong axle that I purchased as my benchmark so I checked to see if it had any end-play in the axles - it does. So maybe I still need to take an extra 0.1mm off the back of the gears on the axles.