WARNING! Losi conversion KIT - RC-Monster Forums

Mentat · 06:25 PM

Warning do not buy the junk ARSE losi electric conversion kit. the plastic spur gear rubs against the rear center diff mount big time. JUNK JUNK JUNK not to mention that u can only use the plastic spur gear unless u want to cut up you losi race roller chassis and sand down the plastic part of the 45t spur gear, so glad my Tekno is coming. Others have reported this at other forums. Save your self $10 bucks and get the Tekno!

What's_nitro? · 06.21.2009, 06:44 PM

Pics? You say "others" have had the same problem. Why not everyone, if they are such junk? I think you installed it wrong just like the "others".

Mentat · 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Pics? You say "others" have had the same problem. Why not everyone, if they are such junk? I think you installed it wrong just like the "others".

Look here are some pics, i may be new to brushless, but i am not new to RC. I know how to build and mount my stuff. I have taken apart and rebuilt my race roller countless time. this is an issue with the losi electric conversion kit. Its been a problem. The plastic 45t spur gear is wider then other spurs, and once u put it all together it rubs the side if the cnc'c mount PEROID. do you own the kit? if so are u using the 45t gear? The gear has to be sanded down a "little". there are others on here that have had the same issue. Look on rctech its all over that site. anyway im just telling others because this kit is a waste of money. you can get the tekno kit which comes with a chassis for $69.99. Dude dont be so rude next time. you are quick to insult someone. geesh!

lincpimp · 06.21.2009, 08:03 PM

Are you using the flanged 8x14 bearings with the plastic spur? If so I cannot see how the plastic spur can get close enough to the motor mount to rub.

And What's Nitro? is just a whiny baby, pay no attention to him, maybe he will go away!!!

brushlessboy16 · 06.21.2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lincpimp

Are you using the flanged 8x14 bearings with the plastic spur? If so I cannot see how the plastic spur can get close enough to the motor mount to rub.

And What's Nitro? is just a whiny baby, pay no attention to him, maybe he will go away!!!

we tried that with you and it didnt work

Just put the stock spur on.. its a bit excessive that your complaining about one peice on a car that was not originally intended to be electric. save your self the hassle and put the stock spur on..

Mentat · 06.21.2009, 08:18 PM

STOCK 48T spur does not fit, have u been paying attention? i am using the stock flanged and have the upgraded flang bearing insert that is aluminum. I sanded the outter part of the spur gear and its fine now, its just because the spur is wider

brushlessboy16 · 06.21.2009, 08:32 PM

Apparently not, i misread the post.

lincpimp · 06.21.2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mentat

STOCK 48T spur does not fit, have u been paying attention?

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Apparently not, i misread the post.

This made me laugh, just thought you guys would like to know that.

Just wondering if you can flip the plastic spur over and have it sit closer to the diff cup? I know it has a metal reinforcement plate, does that go between the diff cup and the spur, or outside the spur?

Mentat · 06.21.2009, 08:47 PM

the metal is on the inside of the spur the side that sits right up against the cup., its mounted and i do not feel like taking it all back apart until my tekno arrives

Ryu James · 06.21.2009, 09:07 PM

hmm,
my buddy used to run a losi conversion on his 8t but he used the 45t metal spur that the kits used to come with. not sure if they still do but his worked. one thing i was gonna tell you though. dont use that little plastic half-moon thing that is designed to rest under the rear of your motor. when your chassis flexes that pushes up against your motor and will either cause your shaft to break, bearing to go bad, etc.

just ignore all that losi stuff and put your tekno together when you get it. and if you have any bild questions when it arrives you can pm me directly or post obviously. but that losi conversion is a waste of time like you say

DwightSchrute · 06.21.2009, 09:21 PM

i think the losi mount is junk but for a different reason. i like to go fast and i couldn't gear it as high i wanted to so i used the rcm mount. that thing ROCKS! I do like the losi battery box and the servo/reciever box and center diff cover so i buy them seperately at impaktrc.

i do have a couple of questions for you if you don't mind though...

1. did you put the center diff cover on and screw it down before you sanded the gear?

http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...oducts_id=3196

(the oval looking thing that goes over the center diff.)

the reason i ask is if it's not screwed down evenly or at all yet, the mount and the mount on the other side can sometimes be mis-aligned and cause the binding. it's happend to me before i put it on.

2. you said you've re-built your roller many times, so this one might sound dumb, but sometimes i forget about it too....did you tighten the diff screws that hold on the gear in a star pattern like it says in the manual? i've done it in the wrong order before and it had rubbed against the mount too. after i re-did it the correct way, it was fine.

Bondonutz · 06.21.2009, 09:23 PM

Good to know, I was thinking about a 8ightE but now I may go the RC8 and Tekno chassis and save some $$$. Still confused ?????

Mentat · 06.21.2009, 09:34 PM

Yeah i have done everything, had the mount top on etc... the spur gear is alot wider then a steel spur

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Originally Posted by DwightSchrute

i think the losi mount is junk but for a different reason. i like to go fast and i couldn't gear it as high i wanted to so i used the rcm mount. that thing ROCKS! I do like the losi battery box and the servo/reciever box and center diff cover so i buy them seperately at impaktrc.

i do have a couple of questions for you if you don't mind though...

1. did you put the center diff cover on and screw it down before you sanded the gear?

http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...oducts_id=3196

(the oval looking thing that goes over the center diff.)

the reason i ask is if it's not screwed down evenly or at all yet, the mount and the mount on the other side can sometimes be mis-aligned and cause the binding. it's happend to me before i put it on.

2. you said you've re-built your roller many times, so this one might sound dumb, but sometimes i forget about it too....did you tighten the diff screws that hold on the gear in a star pattern like it says in the manual? i've done it in the wrong order before and it had rubbed against the mount too. after i re-did it the correct way, it was fine.

Semi Pro · 06.21.2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mentat

Warning do not buy the junk ARSE losi electric conversion kit. the plastic spur gear rubs against the rear center diff mount big time. JUNK JUNK JUNK not to mention that u can only use the plastic spur gear unless u want to cut up you losi race roller chassis and sand down the plastic part of the 45t spur gear, so glad my Tekno is coming. Others have reported this at other forums. Save your self $10 bucks and get the Tekno!

really sounds like you dont know what you are doing, i have the losi conversion kit and so do many other members of rc monster, none of us have had problems with it

DwightSchrute · 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mentat

Yeah i have done everything, had the mount top on etc... the spur gear is alot wider then a steel spur

out of the 4 8ights i have, i've had to sand a couple of the plastic gears which is no biggie for me, but they do make a 45t steel one that does come with some of the kits.

it's weird, mine came with a plastic one, but my friend's came with the steel one. i ended up buying a steel one just for back-up, but i wonder if they may be slowly changing the kits.

i'd love to get a tekno kit, but they don't make a long shafted 23-25t pinion, so i'm sticking with the RCM mount. it's fabrication is amazing, and worth every penny imo.