[QUOTE=SirJangly;6088678]Hey guys, I am running stock 18/86 gearing with a mamba max esc and vxl motor in my slash. I believe my motor is getting a lot hotter than it should. I was hoping there would be knowledgeable people who would be able to tell me if my gear mesh may be the problem, based on these pictures. Thanks in advance!
I had this problem last week when i installed a new pinion gear on my touring car, the paper trick definately works i also visually check and feel for gear play and i also listen for anychanges in sound. at first i was wondering why the car war running so loud (gear noise) and i realized that i had the gears meshed too tight ( it got tighter after i tightened up the adjustment screw). so i had to re adjust and after about 8 times i got it right. the paper trick definately works.