Originally Posted by
tomhugill
As long as you're not using geardowns you should be fine, ausfs tiger has survived 10 years punishment in stock form. There's nothing wrong with the Tigers idler system, gearbox brace is a good upgrade though.
Ive found the first gears that tend to go are the brass ones closest to the chrome ones, that's only when I was using gear downs. The stock gearboxes without have always held up fine for me.
Probably closer to a dozen years now.
That poor Tiger was the training tank for my sons and all their friends over the years. Too many jackrabbit starts to even consider. Still all original, still going strong (original kit tracks too).
I have 5 Tamiyas stretching many years and have only had one gearbox have an issue and that was after my son launched it out of his friend's hand to a 4 foot drop on the sprocket. All it took was a new bearing and to heat and rebound the bent axle and it was back in business.
Tamiyas are expensive, but you get quality components designed to last.