Burnt Spur/Slipper Replacement Question
 

I just went for the first run with my new feiago 8L and 9918 in e-maxx. It was making a squealing noise so i pulled it over and the spur gear was smoking! It has a hole burnt through it where the slipper is. I had it all the way tightened down(is that ok?)
So what I was wondering is what a good replacement would be for the spur gear and slipper. Should I get the dual disc slipper from robinson racing?
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBJB5&P=7

and what is this mod 1 pinion thing I hear about?
Thanks

Also here is some pictures of the spur
http://www.rcpics.net/member/SchafferRC

Well I guess that is a first for me - i've never seen that before - i've seen melted gears but not the slipper burn thru - are you sure you had it completely tightened? - Wow -

If your slipper was cranked down, then the slipper pegs were worn away. When I used the stock slipper, I used 12 pegs and cranked it for all she was worth. Never had a problem with this. The robinson slipper is OK, but it is a little inconsistent and the spur gears are a little soft. Ifg you want to upgrade slippers, I would go with a strobe, which uses mod 1 gears.

I put a new spur on and tightened it down all the way and its running great now. It must have been loose when it happened. Thanks

Cool Glad your back up and running.

I had that happen to me with a stock 66t spur but I didn't know then to tighten the SOB... LOL..:cool:

Glad you figured it out - Still amazing that the spur could be burned thru like that - Says something about power - dosent it - LOL