Notch,

As a Genesis LE owner I am very interested to read your last post. You said you shimmed the spurgear brace. I just wanted to know why you did this & how you figured you needed to do it in the first place. I only ask because I too use 17t pinions at a simmilar rate!
One thing I did notice was that, the worn pinion didn't have a consistant wear pattern. It is as if the pinion is out of round, worn more on 1 side of its circumference than the other (actual teeth wear). Or my Crank is bent!!

Either way I be will definately trying some teflon lube on this new gear that I am just fitting. (Even if I can't find the sullivans product here in Australia). Also I noticed that the new 17t pinion gears' internal thread rebate wasn't large enough to allow the new gear to screw up to the clutch bell correctly, when I went to fit it. It was only 11.85mm ID, I had to ream its diameter out to 12.2mm to allow it to screw on far enough to rest against the clutch bell shoulder, & hence sit parallel. Instead of binding on the thread first! Poor quality control I guess! (The original one I took off had an internal rebate of 12.2mm ID).

On the lube subject, do you use anything else on your rides? Also what parts do you lubricate? New to the R/C scene, My Genny is my first ever - had her for 12 months! & LOOOOOVVVVVEEEE IT!!!!

Sorry I got off the 3rd gear topic a little!

Regards .46NitroAddict [>:]

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