Muggy250r

ok guys i have a problem... i have a muggy but i stripp the ring gear and CB like every other gallon! [:@] i make sure the screws are all tight and i get them as tight as possible! but i still strip the gears... i do the paper trick with the gears everyother tank... i cant stop stripping gears!!! so i have made up my mind to tell the muggy... but i was wondering if an aftershock would be a fair trade for it.... and i was also wondering if u guys think i should just keep it and dump the money into a new ring gear, CB, motor mounts, and all new screws for them... any help is apreciated

full maxx

i would say keep it cause it is more expensive unless you just really want a shock....trading for a lst2 would be fair

ravenlunatic

i don't know much about losi trucks yet but from what i've seen building my lst2... i would say trade for an lst2. it seems like a very nice monster truck. my savy may have to move over to make room for my lst2.

Muggy250r

if i got an offer for a good lst2 i would take it asap... and the aftershock deal fell through so i not doing it...

promod

trade it roller for roller

Muggy250r

that was my other thought....

ericem

You clutch bell HAS to be getting WAY to hot. OR get a one piece motor mount. Alot less flex, ALSO be sure your bearings are fine! This is definitely not a common problem. Don't start thinking owning a LST2 or aftershock will make life alot better.

bigairlife

Well, i have both an muggy and a aftershock, and i like the shock better stock... I have the same problem with my clutch bell stripping avery 1/2-3/4 gallons. Of course, i am running the stock tires, but i am running a vented 12 tooth cb. I am considering selling it or trading for a savage or lst2 i cant fix this problem asap. I'm going to order a set of truggy tires to see if that helps with the heat or something...

Muggy250r

yeah c im not th eonly personw ith this problem [:@]

bigairlife

Ya. I'm just about ready to trade my muggy for a savage, lst2 or just sell it and get a bunch of stuff for my aftershock!

Muggy250r

yeah lol i hear ya

bigairlife

Are you doing any snow bashing (when u r not stripping gears lol)?

Muggy250r

lol if the gears were good and we had snow, yeah i love messing in the snow.... but i have 2 problems, here one day its 20degrees than 2 days later its 65degrees... gotta love jersey, and the 2nd problem is i dont have the money to fix the muggy.... but i have the crt.5 rtr, jato 3.3 (paddles) and my rc18mt to mess with so its not to bad lol

bigairlife

Nice. Man, i'm glad i have my m18t and aftershock and stuff to use cuz my muggy is outa commission every 3/4 gallon or so!

Bria1

Sounds like your chassis is just flexing too much and changing the gear mesh. Have you tried the [link=http://www.losi.com/Products/Features.aspx?ProdId=LOSB5028]1 piece engine mount[/link]? I think that is supposed to help reduce chassis flex in that area.

walkingcarpet900

whoa
you got ur shock already?!?!?!
i did not know that lol

i would do roller for roller
keep the electronics and engine if you like
then go for it

i have heard about some problems w/ the muggy

bigairlife

Alright. I'm just thinking about selling my muggy and buying stuff for my aftershock. I'm going to go and do a really hard bashing session today, with like jumps with 10-20 feet of air and such... If the gears hold, and all the other tuff on it works well today, i'll keep it for a while longer. I'll report back when i'm done.

ericem

Like I said guys, look into the one piece motor mount illimates alot of flex, also look at your from and rear braces!

muggy breaker

i had the same problem with my muggy till i got the one piece motor mount.

bigairlife

So, 250r, what did you decide to do?

Muggy250r

sry guys i was away for the weekend.... the truck is on RCU for sale now, if it doesnt sell/trade ill keep it.... and the one piece motor mount, im not sure if that would work with my spec 3 in there..... another thing im giong to do is go back to the stock tires, i think they are a little lighter than what i have on there now... so hopefully that will help.... man my mom is going to kill me lol.... this is what ill get...... one piece motor mount, vented 12t CB, stock ring gear.... and all new screws for the motor mount.... o yeah and when i had the front end apart on the muggy i noticed in the steering there are no bearings? i remember someone saying they stuck bearing in there and that got rid of ALOT of the play that the muggy has, and any muggy owner will admit there is so much play it isnt funny.... and now with the spec 3 it is really hard to control cause the play is so bad.... also i am running 30k in the center diff and the front stiill seems to unload, so what are u guys running... and i am running 7k front, and 5k rear.... let me know.... thnx

ericem

It will work lol. Just the pullstart backplate wont, but the rotostart backplate might. Preferably using a starterbox is better.

Muggy250r

well i not getting a bump start, i like pull so im sticking wit the 2 piece mount i quess

muggy breaker

i made my one piece work with a roto start. i just cut the back off the mount. it worked awesome. it lowers center of gravity. you might consider going to a 13/48 gear ratio its awesome i haven't had to get clutch shoes in 2 gallons with hard running on a modded sts 30

muggy breaker

another problem with the motor mount now that i think about it is that once you cut the back off you have to cut a hole in the chassis so the backplate wont hit the chassis it doesn't stick down its flush when you cut the hole or you can skip this and just shim the motor up to avoid cutting the hole or even cutting the one piece motor mount.