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Originally Posted by Lizard
Regarding the endbell screw: You could use a set screw with blue threadlock. Would be flush with the can then and should hold up. At least that's how my TP5670 came.
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That's a great idea, thanks! Actually feel a bit stupid for overlooking that... and I was so proud of my heat-insulating-motor-mount-spacer-creation
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The spool adapter for mounting the Traxxas spurs on the 6 mm Nitro tranny shafts is made by the same guy that did the motor mount and battery tray (don't want to be rude towards Mike, so I won't link to them here - I started a preliminary build thread with some more info at the other place).
The idea of tapping a set-screw hole in the cushdrive key is a bit on hold right now. The thing appears to be made of steel, there is just so little material and contact surface (4.5-5mm) compared to a normal pinion (6-9mm) - see pic, and I don't even have a drill-press (yet), let alone the skills to tap a tiny 2-2.5 mm thread in such a small steel thing. So as a plan B, I ordered a bunch of XO-1 29T and 34T pinions (super cheap at amain with their $2 intl shipping :)) and I'm going to try and dremel a pinion into the shape of the key, so I get a cushdrive key with a regular stable pinion base and set-screw. If successful, I'll grind down the shaft to 5 mm.
