You could just use the Jato shock boots instead of the shock sox so no dirt gets on the shaft at all.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKMB5&P=7

I honestly don't like those. One reason is cause there blue. Blue is kinda blah... Thats why I did all that work to get rid of it. I think I'ma just get some purple or black shock socks.

Or, you could dye those Jato boots...

Could...but I would still have to clean them...All the Jato boots do is keep the dirt off the shafts. I found that the spring retainers, shock collars, and springs are kinda hard to clean thoroughly.

But with shock socks on a revo, the dirt will still get to the shafts through the holes in the spring retainers.
The shafts is what you want to keep clean.

I was thinking about doing something similar to what Brian did but instead i was gonna use Shoe Goo.

Shoe goo would probably work too. Hotglue sticks well, but it pretty easy to remove though if you change your mind, and it trims easily with an x-acto blade to clean up bulges and stuff.

Update:

I created a makeshift motor mount out of some 5mm thick angle 6061 aluminum and used an EMaxx motor plate as a template for the gear meshing scheme. I can tell you that it was quite difficult using just a drill and files! I really wish I had access to a CNC mill! Anyway, it works great even though it isn't pretty. I will still probably have one machined, but this one works for now. The only flex I see is in the chassis itself. I had to mod the RCM heatsink though because of the handle/rollbar.

So, I mounted the motor and got a little anxious, so I strapped in 14 cells and took it for a little test drive. The Quark controller is VERY nice. Cogging is all but non-existent with only a hint of it at very low speeds, like under 1mph. And, it stayed cool throughout the whole run.

I'll post a couple more pictures sometime...

If the chassis flexes where the motor is, you can use one ofthese little things. I have one of my nitro Revo because I broke a motor mount. After I got one of them, I haven't had a problem.

Yeah, I've seen that too, but I can't use that because of where my motor mount is...

Do you have a picture? Also, what about the new brace Traxxas has on the 3.3 Revos? I think it would work because it mounts underneath.

I use both jato boots and shock socks.
Can't see the blah colored boots under the socks :017:

I'll have to check out their brace. Anyway, here are a couple of pics:

http://bgosselin.home.mchsi.com/e-re...otor_mount.jpg

I should have trimmed the excess off to the side to save some eight though...

OK, I finally finished Revo V2. Here are a couple of pictures. Yeah, those are NiMH. I'm gonna wait a while before getting LiPo for this. In the meantime 14 NiMH cells will work just fine.

http://bgosselin.home.mchsi.com/e-re...o2_final_R.jpg

http://bgosselin.home.mchsi.com/e-re...o2_final_L.jpg

Looks good! Hows the weight. Not to heavy on the battery side?