We run the same bevel and pinion gear for a full season with no issues.
There's a reason why when we go to the track to practice and do setup testing we get 600+ laps done in an evening and the other guys get maybe 150-200 and spend the rest of the time wrenching.
- Over-tightened screws for bulkhead cover
- Over-tightened screws for diff housing
- Worn out bulkhead
- Already stripped one of the gears and only replaced one of them
- Shot bearings
- Slipper cranked down way too hard (we run 0mm on the spring)
In 98 out of the 100 times I help people at the track with stripped gears one of these things are the culprit.
For the remaining 2 out of 100 we change parts, problem goes away and we never actually pin pointed the exact issue.
What I'm trying to say is……..I'm always told by the owner that everything's perfect and every part has been inspected before I start disassembling…….but almost every single time I find one of the top 4 things on the list to be the culprit……why is that
Race kits with todays high powered motors (we run a boosted 4.5T) DO demand some actual maintenance from the owner to be able to withstand the abuse we throw at them.
Sometimes I wish everyone should have been forced to own a late 80's or early 90's race car running brushed motors and Nimh batteries before owning any R/C car at all so you would actually know the real struggle of keeping a car race ready
Here's Malin running at the worlds with her XB4 '16 with boosted 4.5T and slipper set to absolute minimum = 0mm gap.
So I can't for the life of me understand why people at the track need to run their slippers cranked down……..and then proceed to cry about why their gears wear out
The answer I usually get is; "I'm having problems clearing that jump……"
Rant over
PS! Not aimed at you personally ResultsRC
Bent