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Old 03-05-2006 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chookgb
i am having gear stripping problems as well as a mate of mine so you are not alone,like you i have checked and tried all the things i could think of as well as all the info from this thread none of which have worked, i have tried the mesh tight and loose with no success, i raced the mtx-3 for 2 years with .8 gears and never stripped a single gear i only changed the gears when they became sharp, so the problem i feel is in the chassis flexing when travelling over bumps, curbs or on impacts even with alloy side and lower braces i am still stripping gears so i am hoping a 4mm chassis when it is released will fix the problem
Correct!!

My clutch bell rubs on the 2nd gear housing when chassis flexes,
major problem on mugens behalf.
Might have to shave a bit of the clutch bell.
Im not too impressed, never had a problem with mtx-3
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