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Old 10-15-2014 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by monkeyracing
Anyone know where to get rebuild parts for the 3Racing gear diff, or even just the blades for the outdrives? Seems to be out of stock or discontinued everywhere I usually look. How about any other blades that will fit?

EDIT: Discovered something interesting about my M05 tonight. The gearbox actually gets tighter as it heats up during a race. Before the race, smooth as silk. After a race, noisy with extra friction. Let it cool, loosens up. Very weird. Seems the tolerances are much tighter than in the past. I may file a tiny bit of material from the bosses where the gear shafts mount. to see if that alleviates a little pressure.
I noticed the same thing, but wasn't 100% sure what it could be.
After a race, quick check and it felt like something was binding up.
Usually only a few minutes between classes, so I don't get much time to look, by the time Mini class comes around its all good. My assumption was must have had a small rock somewhere and its fallen out while I was looking for the problem. Next race, same thing, get home with more time to look, and its perfect.
Really hard to find a problem that doesn't exist

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