Converted my Savage to BL finally!

[Savage03]

Mesh is what I thought to but man I have been playing it for hrs now and got nowhere, just seems no matter where I set it it does this. Here is the clip in the thread if it helps and here is what I bought for pinions.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=022

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=017

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i don't know about that gear mesh. Try a RC-Monster pinion? If you want your truck wider go with the flm wide arms. Very tough and the dogbones are near bulletproof, free replacements if you do break one.

[Janezki]

You mean your pinion wore like that against plastic spur?
Somethings fishy with those pinions, IMO - a decent hardened pinion does not do that even with metal spur.

[Savage03]

What ive been thinking might contact novak and show them. Suks if I gotta order new pinions cause I wont get it before xmas now

[Savage03]

Might be better to make a new post but will try it here.
Has anyone that has the flm kit ever had issues with the motor mount? Like not cut out correct or anything, I have read many times on various forums that they tend to have parts not always turn as they should basically fitment issues. Just wondering if it not at the correct angle maybe? Grasping at this point cause I cant figure it out and hate to toss more moeny at it that I really dont have.

[Savage03]

Well update,
This thing is a blast is all I can say. I played around with it earlier in the day in the driveway just putting around and noticed it would become quiet and normal sounding once it got going just as its rolling to a stop does it make that noise, so ran it a bit slowly then checked the gears every so often and they were fine, this was just on a 2s. Then got the adapter wired up and a second lipo charged so I had 2 of my 2s lipos in there running like a 4s and hauled it off to the ditch area. Most of the guys are running 6s which to me is to much unless you just wanna street runs in a offroad enviroment I think it will eat up the drivetrain, the 4s is perfect I think and it never got hot so im pretty sure I can go up a couple teeth, even so its fast now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VRADFNEFcI

I had no issues with the FLM motor mount man... If the motor mount is off, you will most likely be able to see it by looking at the motor can's lines and the chassis' lines...

Did you get anything back from novak?? RCBoyz are usually pretty good if you contact them too - maybe they can help possibly?

Good to see it's up and running, but if it still grinds as it comes to a hault, i'd be looking at getting some RCM pinions man - you cant go wrong, and any noise like that in the gears is not a good thing to keep doing, even if it's only for a couple seconds at a time - the truck will be stopping alot, so those couple seconds will be alot longer after a run! =)

[Savage03]

NOthing from novak cause their shut down till the 26th and I talked to rcboyz some yesterday basically offered me a discount if I wanted to buy more pinions and a hpi metal spur which im considering but I no idea why its doing that noise I just cant see anything wrong totally confused on this. I did order a robinson racing pinion a 17t to see how those are. If a metal spur is the way to go let me know but ive seen some on here using the plastic ones so shouldnt be a issue.
I did look over the gears after I ran it last night and they look normal

[BrianG]

Is the mesh a hair too tight? Put the truck on some kind of stand and rotate the spur by hand slowly. Is there a certain point it grinds? There could be a high spot on the spur...

[Savage03]

I have set the mesh so many different spacings just to see if it changes this noise and it does not why im left scratching my head on this, never had any issue getting a clutchbell meshed but this is retarded now. Why my thought was maybe the mount or something off, my eyes maybe are playing tricks but to look at the angle of the motor doesnt look the same as the spur, I mean if it does this noise on the full rotation of the spur and no matter how its spaced one would have to lean towards the angle being wrong right?
Thanks for the suggestions I will keep trying anything at this point.

Originally Posted by Savage03

I mean if it does this noise on the full rotation of the spur and no matter how its spaced one would have to lean towards the angle being wrong right?

other than what you mention, the only other thing i can think of is the pinion itself... like i said - i was sent some .8 mod pinions, and they looked so close i didn't realise till i got hold of some proper mod1 pinions... They made the same grinding noise - you can hear and feel the gears 'clicking' off of each other...

Try what brian said - get a stand and move the spur slowly with ur hand - i usually hold a wheel and spin that slowly...

[Savage03]

Yea it does it turning by hand to. Well doubt I will get the pinion by this weekend so maybe early next week and I will see how a different brand does, Robinson has a pretty good name when it comes to pinions.
Also just bought a true-rc 8000mah 4s lipo

[Savage03]

Another short run today, winter suks! Hate daylight savings. I used a Associated battery cup and put in front to keep the lipos from moving into the slipper nut and used 2 velcro straps, worked great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFktOIAwLwg

[Savage03]

Here is the ae battery cup I cut to fit in here to keep the lipos from sliding into the spur nut, this is temporary till I get my new lipo. The one lipo there that has the shrink folded some, its just the shrink and not the lipo lol.
Last one is from yesterdays run

Hey man, i just noticed the position your rear shocks are at... Mine are in the front of the rear arms, not the rear like yours - but - depending on the upper a-arm in the rear - i may be able to mount mine like yours and get the shock body off the side of the chassis!

Thanks man hehehe