Traxxas lightweight Emaxx tranny gears/shafts any good

[Procharged5.0]

Serum,

Thanks for sharing. My father is also a precision toolmaker and until just recently when he retired he was the chief manufacturing engineer.

I worked with him for several years in various positions including quality control (granite surface blocks, dial indicators, etc., etc.) In the tool room machining parts to print specs using lathes, mills (horizontal & vertical), drill presses, EDM, and dozens of other machines both CAM and manual. I would kill to have a lathe & mill in my garage to make parts but my wife would probably kill me!

Cars were the same. I started doing tune-ups with my dad at age 7. I painted my first car at age 13 (and a 14 more before I was 18...all successful too).

Your point is well made on the steel set screw contacting the aluminum output shaft. It will deform with shock and general use and tightening it only solves the problem temporarily.

A potential solution would be to use a flat tip set screw or perhaps even a nylon tip set screw for secure attachment but without the deformation inherent in a pointed set screw. What do you think?

[Serum]

My dad needed to stop due to medical reasons. he was the chief engineer as well. Nice..

I think the nylon would need to be thin. i don't think nylon can hold that stress. the best way would be to use an M6 setscrew with a flat head. You can't get a stronger setup and a larger contact area on the shaft than that.

A perfect fit cup (with the slot) and a thru-pin should have the same effect.

[Serum]

I have got a KILLER girl bytheway! she lets me have a mill and a lathe... WHOOOOT.. i need to do some work around the house though.. but that's cool.. I can manage.. :p

[Procharged5.0]

You suck! :005:

JK

I have no mill or lathe (yet):frown: but she bought me a Revo3.3 for my birthday and she "accepts" the hotrod in the garage (supercharged mustang) and my racing endeavors with the Challenger.

Plus she isn't trying to change my 3-year old's disposition (he loves cars & tools!)

So not too bad really :003:

[Serum]

I guess we are lucky with our ladies then!

[BP-Revo]

I have had the lightweight stuff in my BL E and I never broke a part except for when my CVD pins flew out and locked the drivetrain, but that doesnt count, because it put lateral stress on the outputshaft (thats what bent).

I have since gone G2R (check out the GorillaMaxx section here) and I built a E tranny from the ground up. Its just a stock plastic case and slider and everything but with lightweight stuff and UE idlers. I've been driving it VERY hard on pavement and thus far its held up fine...I have a RR slipper too btw...

Then again, my "BL" power is a HV 6.5...

[danverz]

Originally Posted by Serum

I have got a KILLER girl bytheway! she lets me have a mill and a lathe... WHOOOOT.. i need to do some work around the house though.. but that's cool.. I can manage.. :p

hahahah :)
you are very lucky if just some homeworks will give you permissions for the cnc mill.
Here is a little bit harder than some homework :D

Daniele

[Serum]

LOL!

well, basicly i need to built an entire house.... (j/k)