#1
Should not have to replace the washer's or shims

#2
Use the Factory shims (#91007)

#3 The out drives can get a bit worn out after many, many packs.
When you see a big notch in the out drives where the pin rides or the pins on the CVA have
hooks on the ends, then its time to replace ....

This is a different way to get it done , performs great ...

Thanks. Just wondering due to the sun diff washer seems to be concave a little. Didn't know if these came that way or not as I purchased the truck used. My outdrives have small notches and notice a little wear on the pins. I wasn't sure how much wear before new ones are needed. Just want to stay on top of the maintenence.

You go quite a while on the out drives before replacement is needed.

More wear = a little less forward bite , if the out drives & pins are really worn out they also can snag or catch while making the corner & make problems

if you have some worn or suspect sun shims ?

recommend replacement

Nice Marcus, Are you thinking of going back to the stick pack for run time or for handling? I drove a one this weekend with saddles and it felt better through the corners over my truck.

I find the rear out drives also wear a lot quicker than the fronts.

cameron

hey
I won last night , no practice at all , Tq & checked out in the main ...

Had a couple, one being the Team Ae captain for the area that tried real hard to keep up ....

The truck has been amazing , cept for a spur gear replacement , not one part has worn out or broken ...

I have not touched it sense it came back to Milwaukee last spring...( did try the pin & removed )

Been looking at saddle packs real hard , maybe soon...

How do these look? Just want to do good maintenence to prevent wear in other places.
Pic of front diff wear
http://www.rctech.net/forum/attachme...1&d=1323021271

Pic of rear diff wear
http://www.rctech.net/forum/attachme...1&d=1323021280

Also a few pics of my chassis brace. Guy before me made it to keep the belt cover from warping. Seems to keep chassis flex down.

Resqnu

don't think those parts are gone yet , you can use quite a bit longer ...

If you replaced them with brand new ?
Doubt you would notice a improvement in performance....

BTW

interesting chassis brace guy

The top speed of the 3800kv motor is is no way effected by the motor not being sensored. The sensor comes into play at a very low rpm, then actually shuts off as the rpms climb.

I'd say you were getting passed because your didn't have enough gear, to small of a pinion. With 13/62 the truck is geared for a little under 30mph. Hitting max RPM way to soon.

I run the 3800 and rx8, I run 15/62, plenty of grunt and plenty of top speed, w/ temps around 130-140. 15/62 is closer to 34mph.

All things equal the 3800 and 4000 should be very close to each other in performance.

Check out the chart for gearing and mph.... Note that battery voltage effects MPH. The top chart is at 7.4v, the bottom chart is at 8.4V. Nominal voltage for a 2s lipo and fully charged voltage for a 2s.

Could someone put the MPH/gearing chart on the front page? This chart could stop alot of needless "PINION" questions.

Thanks

Nice, I know the "captain" has stick packs too. Send me your set up for TRCR. I will need a good starting point for the shoowdown coming up. (e-mail- [email protected]). I was thinking of trying saddles just to cave in and try what the pro's are running.

I have run pinned and not and still on the fence on which works for me best. Drove a few laps with Jacks truck with saddles and liked it in a few spots on the track over mine. I have been running 3oz in with the servo to bring some weight forward and it helped. I think I will be cutting it back to 2oz. (tried up to 5oz)

run time, and i am afraid of what the stick will do to my cornering but, my choices are slim unless there is a 5500mah + saddlepack somewhere. i prefer saddle.....

Sour, go ahead and post a few

here is the chassis like it sits now:

just finished the kit. this truck i awesome. this is my first AE car and i am very impressed. i don't know why i was skeptical about AE this truck proves me wrong

Marcus was on fire last night, as usual. I must admit I have improved greatly in driving skills due to Marcus' help in setup, and trying to follow his lines. Thanks bro . I also got to use something new and top secret thanks to rcshox.com, that is better than pinned or unpinned it worked awesome, I can now drive much more agressively than with pinned or unpinned setup. its funny watching the losi's struggle to make 10min mains when I can go for 15.... Love this truck. cant wait for the toys 4 tots race next weekend.