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Originally Posted by sikeston34m
The upgraded "original" E maxx tranny has disappointing limitations.
I run an upgraded input shaft, and RCM steel idlers. The next weakest points are the plastic output gears and the drive dog.
On different occasions, I've stripped each of the lower output gears. I've broken the teeth off the drive dog that engage with the output gears. I've also stripped out the hole in the drive dog where it rides on the output shaft.
The plastic gear teeth are weak. It's not that hard to shear them off.
I don't think the plastic can take the heat from being spun so fast. The material gets soft when you push it the hardest.
I even tried talking to a machine shop about getting steel ones made. The originals are metric, hard to identify and hard to acquire gear stock for. So I ran into a dead end on that venture.
I'm VERY excited about a transmission that is 2 1/2 times stronger than stock. The stock one isn't bad, but it comes apart when you exceed 50 - 55mph or so.
I'm DEFINATELY looking forward to putting this new transmission to the test.  |
I've been using these Ebay gears in my E-LST since the Tranny was in an E-Maxx without any big signs of wear. Unfortunately, that ebay guy never wanted to tell where he got them or which machining company he asked to make them.
But maybe I shouldn't advertise them so much since I've never went over 50mph (40 at most)
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