Lama V3 maingear slipping
04-26-2008, 07:12 PM
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Lama V3 maingear slipping
The bottom most main gear on the Lama V3 has two screws in the plastic bit to hold the main shaft from turning. Thats what its supposed to do although mine spins almost freely . I've tried tightening them up carefully and one I may have stripped somewhat. Just not much plastic there to get a good bite.
So how do you solve this??? The main shaft with the flat spot looks awefully small to drill. To drill or not to drill?? What is the solution!!
04-26-2008, 08:27 PM
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RE: Lama V3 maingear slipping
your real solution is to buy the main gear. i think your main gear is cracked where it bolts on to the main shaft. about every 3-4 crashes and the main gear is toast. the plastic main gear is very weak. and its always the same gear that breaks.
04-26-2008, 08:47 PM
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RE: Lama V3 maingear slipping
Well I got to thinking maybe a bit of CA on the screw threads might help. I can't see that the gear is cracked or split. But I may be forced to buy another main gear... smeg
04-26-2008, 09:01 PM
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RE: Lama V3 maingear slipping
trust me on that. i have had that problem numerous times on my co-ax. it could be a hair line fracture and its no good. the ugly part of this whole thing is that weak plastic POS is too costly. i had the mash rescue co-ax and that main gear part cost me 12 bucks at the LHS. i think i broke a total of 4 or 5 of them. I was flying it around my pool and one thing lead to another and it ended up...yup you guessed it ...in the pool. that's when i give up on co-ax and bought my very first HBK2 and never looked back.
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RE: Lama V3 maingear slipping
I have my HBK2 for outside flying but the Lama is for indoor, snottie weather outside flying. Guess I'd better oder a couple spares then too. Anyone make a better gear, like Xreme???
10-31-2008, 09:20 AM
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RE: Lama V3 maingear slipping
I'll resurrect this thread since I can't find anything else similar....Anyway. My outer main gear has a metal collar that the screws are set in and then they tighten throught the plastic gear onto the two flat spots. Never any problems...with that gear. The problem I am having is with the inner (bottom blades) gear. It is now slipping on it's shaft. Is that gear/shaft combo factory pressed together and unrepairable, or has someone successfully repaired it??? The gear is in great shape is just spins on it's shaft. I tired superglue, but that only held for about 30 seconds. Anyone...
