metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
05-18-2011, 07:34 AM
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RE: metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
If it does I would avoid it like the plauge, I think that that having a metal spur and pinion causes more problems than it solves. also the pinion gear is already metal. are you stripping alot of gears? Heres a link to some very good pinion gears, they are 1 mod by the way:
http://www.robinsonracing.com/catalo...ss_pinion.html
http://www.robinsonracing.com/catalo...ss_pinion.html
05-18-2011, 08:37 AM
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RE: metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
URC Hobby has one listed but is out of stock. Remember its a mod 1 pitch and your golden. I can check tonight and see if my caster buggy spur will fit the redcat as i believe the are the same size.
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RE: metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
Ya, get the robison one with the stock spur. Is your gap between the pinion gear and spur gap set correctly? from the factory mine wasn't on my earthquake 8e, it ended up chewing up my pinion gear, but the spur gear was fine. I was too lazy to fix it when I noticed it, I eventually installed a 11T instead of the 12t on the pinion gear, and I haven't had any issues. Ive ran like 20 packs on it. If you really wanted to you could get the metal gears, but remember this, a plastic gear will strip out in the event of a big impact, and a metal one wont, it could potentially save you on other repairs. Since the 8e's have a center diff and not a gear box, its not as big of a deal as it would be on a Tmaxx or something, but still, I wont use one
05-18-2011, 09:51 AM
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RE: metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
I'd be reluctant to use one.
Plastic gears are cheap enough to replace.
The plastic is hard enough as long as it's setup properly. Yes it will wear out if if the car is used a huge amount but it does not take long to replace and needs doing so infrequently that it's one area where you don't need to bother upgrading.
Plastic gears are cheap enough to replace.
The plastic is hard enough as long as it's setup properly. Yes it will wear out if if the car is used a huge amount but it does not take long to replace and needs doing so infrequently that it's one area where you don't need to bother upgrading.
05-18-2011, 11:21 AM
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RE: metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
i agree with keeping a plastic spur, the spur gear is a lot easier to replace then diff gears, i would rather the spur gear get the brunt of the abuse.
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RE: metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
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Ya, get the robison one with the stock spur. Is your gap between the pinion gear and spur gap set correctly? from the factory mine wasn't on my earthquake 8e, it ended up chewing up my pinion gear, but the spur gear was fine. I was too lazy to fix it when I noticed it, I eventually installed a 11T instead of the 12t on the pinion gear, and I haven't had any issues. Ive ran like 20 packs on it. If you really wanted to you could get the metal gears, but remember this, a plastic gear will strip out in the event of a big impact, and a metal one wont, it could potentially save you on other repairs. Since the 8e's have a center diff and not a gear box, its not as big of a deal as it would be on a Tmaxx or something, but still, I wont use one
Ya, get the robison one with the stock spur. Is your gap between the pinion gear and spur gap set correctly? from the factory mine wasn't on my earthquake 8e, it ended up chewing up my pinion gear, but the spur gear was fine. I was too lazy to fix it when I noticed it, I eventually installed a 11T instead of the 12t on the pinion gear, and I haven't had any issues. Ive ran like 20 packs on it. If you really wanted to you could get the metal gears, but remember this, a plastic gear will strip out in the event of a big impact, and a metal one wont, it could potentially save you on other repairs. Since the 8e's have a center diff and not a gear box, its not as big of a deal as it would be on a Tmaxx or something, but still, I wont use one
http://www.redcatracing.com/RC-Cars/...arts/BS803-023
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RE: metal Pinion & Spur for Backdraft 8E?
Metal Spur gear part number is MP0-016 but it's got fewer teath than the stock so you'd have to adjust the pinion to match.
