Originally Posted by
fq06
I remember hearing that the gear noise is high on these but will break in and quiet down. I ran mine on the street for a minute just to make sure everything was rolling right and it was unbelievably loud. Louder than the Tekno's that I have seen at the track. Is that indicating improper mesh (motor pinion/c-diff spur is fine)?
Should I check the shimming of the diff gears? I assembled per the manual with one shim on each left and right side of the diff outdrive bearing inside the housing.
This is what mine sounded like after a month of use. I've actually started applying more grease to the ring gear than I normally do on my 1/8 and it did quiet it down some.
I helps the marshals know you're coming at least!!
But refer to the note about shimming on page 5. I just make sure there a little bit of play.