Originally Posted by
pvalenti
Wow...sorry to hear about your issues with the build. I would tell AE about all of it and I'm pretty sure that they'll take care of you. As for the motor mount...I've seen a couple people complaining that Castle/Neu motors won't fit...they WILL regardless of what your experience thus far might tell you. 2 things to check though.
First...the motor pad is too big. You need to trim it down to fit into the divot in the chassis below the motor area. I also had to remove a bit more near the front of that divot...no biggie.
Second...to mount up the motor it is not necessary to have the set screws exactly parallel. It'll still work...mine does. Try putting the screws (and ballstud washers) loosely into the motor first, then fit the motor into the mount. I actually wound up mounting the mount and diff first and putting the motor in afterwards. It's a LOT easier out of the vehicle!
It's not the size of the motor thats the issue, it's the motor hole spacing on the mount itself. I tried 2 other Neus and a Tekin last night. It's a manufacturing defect on the mount. It's only half a mm off but its enough to make the hex start binding and screwing in crooked.
I don't really mind the missing wheel nuts or the defective CVA coupler since they were only $10 to replace. The motor mount on the other hand drove me nuts. I'm sending it back to AE today and I had an RC Monster mount overnighted as well so I should be good for the weekend
