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sikeston34m · 12.25.2007, 03:59 AM

Hi Sleebus

That is one fine looking ride!

I thought you already had the RCM steel idlers in it?

I always found the transmission to be the weak link. If you have the steel idlers in and haven't tore it down yet, I bet it's one of the output gears or the drive dog.

My first tranny breakdown, I ripped the teeth off the plastic idler for 1st gear. I replaced those with steel. Next it was the output gear for 1st, ripped the teeth off of that. Next time it broke down, it was the teeth ripped off the 2nd gear output. Then my last time, the output shaft stripped out the hole in the drive dog. Oh yeah, and there was a time when the two drive dog prongs that go into the 1st gear output broke off.

I've never had any problems with the input shaft gears or the steel idlers.

If you can get the metal gears, they will handle alot more torque.

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sikeston34m RC-Monster Brushless Offline Posts: 2,085 Join Date: Sep 2007	12.25.2007, 03:59 AM Hi Sleebus That is one fine looking ride! I thought you already had the RCM steel idlers in it? I always found the transmission to be the weak link. If you have the steel idlers in and haven't tore it down yet, I bet it's one of the output gears or the drive dog. My first tranny breakdown, I ripped the teeth off the plastic idler for 1st gear. I replaced those with steel. Next it was the output gear for 1st, ripped the teeth off of that. Next time it broke down, it was the teeth ripped off the 2nd gear output. Then my last time, the output shaft stripped out the hole in the drive dog. Oh yeah, and there was a time when the two drive dog prongs that go into the 1st gear output broke off. I've never had any problems with the input shaft gears or the steel idlers. If you can get the metal gears, they will handle alot more torque.