HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
04-11-2011, 03:30 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
now my front bearing/pinion and diff are toasted ***!!! I think i just got a bad vehicle
These are definitely not bulletproof!! :evil:
These are definitely not bulletproof!! :evil:
04-11-2011, 04:19 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
If you want the diff's to survive then you need to shim them before you even run the truck. Not to many people are going to tear a truck appart before they even run it.
04-11-2011, 05:41 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
ORIGINAL: mac3194
exactly and thats y its supposed to be ''RTR''
exactly and thats y its supposed to be ''RTR''
No maintenance = no reliability. The harder you bash it the more that goes wrong if you dont keep up on it.
04-11-2011, 06:07 PM
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ORIGINAL: otimusprime
im thinking of getting me a new savage x how good is the radio trukc looks sick man keep it going youll get er figured out man.
im thinking of getting me a new savage x how good is the radio trukc looks sick man keep it going youll get er figured out man.
04-11-2011, 06:22 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
yeah im gonna get me one when the come in at my lhs and might get me a spektrum dx3s as well. there going down in price well at my hobby shop that is cause he is tryign to get rid of them so he can stock the new 3rpro's.
04-11-2011, 06:22 PM
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i cant believe 7 days in and youve already thrashed the front diff...ouch, and yea i would be writing hpi an email, they have excellent customer service, and they definately shouldn't be calling those diff's bulletproof...id be pissed. but these are just bumps in the road to an awesome truck. try letting off the gas or brake when landing from jumps, not saying thats what you did just a heads up. my first savage was an x 4.6 about three years ago, first run the steering servo broke, hpi sent me a new one no questions asked, all they wanted was a copy of my reciept, then last fall i grabbed a flux hp and had an issue with the wheel hex's stripping, one email from my smart phone with some pics and 4 new mounted gt-2 tires on warlocks were in the mail, no questions asked, didnt even ask for a reciept-they are the best customer service i have ever dealt with, now my local hobby store on the other hand i would like to strangle those guys.....lol-cheers and good luck!!
04-11-2011, 07:12 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
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i cant believe 7 days in and youve already thrashed the front diff...ouch, and yea i would be writing hpi an email, they have excellent customer service, and they definately shouldn't be calling those diff's bulletproof...id be pissed. but these are just bumps in the road to an awesome truck. try letting off the gas or brake when landing from jumps, not saying thats what you did just a heads up. my first savage was an x 4.6 about three years ago, first run the steering servo broke, hpi sent me a new one no questions asked, all they wanted was a copy of my reciept, then last fall i grabbed a flux hp and had an issue with the wheel hex's stripping, one email from my smart phone with some pics and 4 new mounted gt-2 tires on warlocks were in the mail, no questions asked, didnt even ask for a reciept-they are the best customer service i have ever dealt with, now my local hobby store on the other hand i would like to strangle those guys.....lol-cheers and good luck!!
i cant believe 7 days in and youve already thrashed the front diff...ouch, and yea i would be writing hpi an email, they have excellent customer service, and they definately shouldn't be calling those diff's bulletproof...id be pissed. but these are just bumps in the road to an awesome truck. try letting off the gas or brake when landing from jumps, not saying thats what you did just a heads up. my first savage was an x 4.6 about three years ago, first run the steering servo broke, hpi sent me a new one no questions asked, all they wanted was a copy of my reciept, then last fall i grabbed a flux hp and had an issue with the wheel hex's stripping, one email from my smart phone with some pics and 4 new mounted gt-2 tires on warlocks were in the mail, no questions asked, didnt even ask for a reciept-they are the best customer service i have ever dealt with, now my local hobby store on the other hand i would like to strangle those guys.....lol-cheers and good luck!!
04-12-2011, 06:03 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
ORIGINAL: mac3194
hpi said there sending me new parts as soon as possible!
hpi said there sending me new parts as soon as possible!
04-13-2011, 01:07 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
ORIGINAL: SavagedXXL
Do yourself a favor and shim both diffs before you run it again. Your's must have been thrown together to meet the production deadline, because I've have about 6 gallons of hard bashing ran through my 4.6 RTR, and has never had a diff problem.
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hpi said there sending me new parts as soon as possible!
hpi said there sending me new parts as soon as possible!
04-13-2011, 05:08 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
The pic you posted is not a BP diff.
The BP is a 9T/29T.
HPI will likely send you a BP diff as a warr replacement tho, you should request they send 2 so the gearing matches since the BP are a slightly different ratio.
Since links to my forums are forbidden here...
My shimming walkthru is pinned on the Toyz forums - http://thetoyz.com/forums/index.php?...0&#entry414099
The BP is a 9T/29T.
HPI will likely send you a BP diff as a warr replacement tho, you should request they send 2 so the gearing matches since the BP are a slightly different ratio.
Since links to my forums are forbidden here...
My shimming walkthru is pinned on the Toyz forums - http://thetoyz.com/forums/index.php?...0&#entry414099
04-13-2011, 05:20 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
ORIGINAL: SLAYERDUDE
The pic you posted is not a BP diff.
The BP is a 9T/29T.
HPI will likely send you a BP diff as a warr replacement tho, you should request they send 2 so the gearing matches since the BP are a slightly different ratio.
Since links to my forums are forbidden here...
My shimming walkthru is pinned on the Toyz forums - http://thetoyz.com/forums/index.php?...0&#entry414099
The pic you posted is not a BP diff.
The BP is a 9T/29T.
HPI will likely send you a BP diff as a warr replacement tho, you should request they send 2 so the gearing matches since the BP are a slightly different ratio.
Since links to my forums are forbidden here...
My shimming walkthru is pinned on the Toyz forums - http://thetoyz.com/forums/index.php?...0&#entry414099
04-13-2011, 06:25 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
NP man, it was suggested that my tut be stickied here a couple years ago by TBJ but...
My thread gets bumped up every now and then in this forum, I don't have it bookmarked so it's just easier to find it somewhere else and post the link.[&:]
My thread gets bumped up every now and then in this forum, I don't have it bookmarked so it's just easier to find it somewhere else and post the link.[&:]
04-13-2011, 07:16 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
ORIGINAL: savage105
what do you have to do to shim the diffs?
what do you have to do to shim the diffs?
I have found it easiest to shim the diff with out the spider, side gears, and drive cups installed. That way you can just pull the bearing off and add a nother shim or remove a shim. You dont want to many and make the bearings fit tight in the gear box. That will cause excessive side load on the bearings and they will fail.
04-15-2011, 02:57 AM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
i just got done wendsday breaking my new savage in, i would also suggest a wheelie bar, i couldn't even give it quarter throttle with out it lifting the front end off the ground after i got it tuned right. the new savage is a beast!! The truck is awesome!! i did get the one with the pink paint on it because the wife liked it alot (whipped). I am going to check my diffs before i start running it alot, maybe try to stiffin the shocks, they are pretty soft, the back end squats hard when you throttle it, i would also suggest a hump pack for better servo response. i will post some pics soon.
P.S. the pink one doesn't look bad in person, the picyures don't do it justice, mac3194 saw it in person.
P.S. the pink one doesn't look bad in person, the picyures don't do it justice, mac3194 saw it in person.
04-15-2011, 12:11 PM
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RE: HPI Savage X 4.6 2011!!
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i just got done wendsday breaking my new savage in, i would also suggest a wheelie bar, i couldn't even give it quarter throttle with out it lifting the front end off the ground after i got it tuned right. the new savage is a beast!! The truck is awesome!! i did get the one with the pink paint on it because the wife liked italot (whipped). I am going to check my diffs before istart running it alot, maybe try to stiffin the shocks, they are pretty soft, the back end squats hard when you throttle it, i would also suggest a hump pack for better servo response. i will post some pics soon.
P.S. the pink one doesn't look bad in person, the picyures don't do it justice, mac3194 saw it in person.
i just got done wendsday breaking my new savage in, i would also suggest a wheelie bar, i couldn't even give it quarter throttle with out it lifting the front end off the ground after i got it tuned right. the new savage is a beast!! The truck is awesome!! i did get the one with the pink paint on it because the wife liked italot (whipped). I am going to check my diffs before istart running it alot, maybe try to stiffin the shocks, they are pretty soft, the back end squats hard when you throttle it, i would also suggest a hump pack for better servo response. i will post some pics soon.
P.S. the pink one doesn't look bad in person, the picyures don't do it justice, mac3194 saw it in person.
