Originally Posted by Jea3
Well this past State race, at Kissimmee Raceway, Kissimmee FL, 6 MTX4's, including mine, blew 2nd gear. Now I'm not new at this, and I think I might have blown 2nd gear in my MTX3, once in 2 years. Now I've gone threw 7 2nd gears now. Not sure what's going on, but I'm getting pretty tired of working all weekend to get the car dialed in, for 2nd gear to give up like it did, again.
2 cars that lost 2nd gear, were Mugen team drivers, that I won't mention names. 2 Other cars, are people in the top of the list for our division.
With us racing in Serpents back yard (Florida) you would think that the TEAM Mugen, would help all the none factory backed Mugens, at a State, or National event. Not so.
What help are you looking for.
To all you guys blowing gears, I wish I was there when it happens so I could see what is going on. I have put about 3-4 gallons of fuel through my MTX4 (got mine out of the first US batch) so far and have not stripped a gear yet. I did lose some on my MTX 3 in 2 years, but that was usually from the car catching air. If you think it is happening because of hard shifting, tighten the center screws in the 2 speed shoes. I run those with a reasonable amount of space between the shoes. This will smooth out the shifting. Other than that, without being there I could only speculate on what is causing the problem. Like I said, I have mine almost as long as anybody and haven't trashed one spur gear yet.
