This truck is really starting to come around for me. Felt great this past weekend....at least once I replaced the glazed slipper pads.

A couple tips (take em or leave em):

I had a lot of dust getting through the motor slots into the gear and belt casing as many others have. I found taping it or shoe-gooing it cumbersome so I took some spare 1/10th buggy foam cut some small strips and "crammed" it in between the motor and the gearbox from the motor side. That held up all day on a dusty track and very little to no dirt got into the casing. What's nice is that I don't have to remove it to make pinion adjustments.


Also, as many have pointed out tightening the wheel nuts down can make the plastic hexes rub on the bearing/hub. Even with serrated nuts, loosening the nut risks the wheel falling off. I added a 0.3mm washer on the outside of the bearing and that allowed me to tighten it down sufficiently. Worked great. I used Kyosho shims...this set comes with plenty of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3mm shims all the 6mm axle ID.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...6x8mm-Shim-Set