Originally Posted by RokleM

Has anyone seen issues with the Novak Ballistic 25.5 out of the box?

I received a used TC5 and am setting it up for VTA. The drivetrain is nice and free and smooth. I installed the new Novak GTB2 and ballistic, setup the ESC, etc. After about 10 seconds of running slowly on the pavement, it ground to a halt and started jerking hard. Sometimes it wouldn't move at all after I pulled the trigger. I disassembled the motor, couldn't find anything obvious, ran it again fine for about 10 seconds and it started again. Removing the pinion (so the motor has no force applied), the issue still exists so it's definitely the motor. It also seems to run "rough" like something is out of balance.

Unfortunately they're closed for the night and I'll call tomorrow, but has anyone seen this with these 25.5 motors? All my other ballistics were perfect out of the box.