Lets fix the Savage Transmission

[Jahay]

that is awesome news... how high is the level of the oil?

[JasonB]

I'd say there is aprox 3/8" of oil in the bottom. Just need enough to get the bottom gear teeth wet, the gear action does the rest.

[lincpimp]

This is what i will use:

http://www.lucasoil.com/products/dis...Oil Stabilizer

[ljoncp]

Just picked up the STP oil treatment at irving down the road lol.

Was not hard to find at all. And only four bucks!

Thanks for the info Jason

[JasonB]

Glad I could help. Don't forget to seal the bearings to the case and to the shafts. There are also two or three holes that aren't obvious on the case that I sealed up a long time ago, before I ever thought about doing the lube thingy. Look around, you'll find them.

[JasonB]

I transferred everything over to a spare tranny case and sealed it up tight. Even though the gears have more than a couple dozen runs on them they still look brand new.

Messy inside

After ~2 Dozen Runs

Cleaned them up for a closer look

[Jahay]

they seem to be ok... But my gears always looked fine. They just broke into a million pieces when they wanted??? They never wore badly, just shattered at the most inappropriate time.

[JasonB]

I hear ya Jahay. I think it all depends on the batch; some are hard and brittle, but most are soft and chewey. I've gone through 4 sets of the stock metal gears and 1 set of the lightweight gears. The orininal set granaded and all the others ground down to sharks teeth.

[thzero]

Ans you gotta remember that it was all designed for nitro power, and a certain price point, which brushless completely demolishes