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Old 12-19-2008, 03:47 AM
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Default RE: hoemmade rc Tranny keeps stripping gears

Hmm, the plastic gear gave way...I've got 4 questions. Did the people who used the HPI tranny have the same size engines? Do you think their weights were around the same or less? Did they have a slipper clutch of some sort? Were your short bursts of throttle similar to peeling from 0 to 40, or more delicate?

In my setup, I take the more gradual acceleration approach to keep the diffs alive. I'd say that the plastic wouldn't hold up terribly well if any of the above went wrong. Got any pics of the gears/tranny opened up?

Sorry to hear about your experience though. Down time is bad, especially when it's home-built.