hey all again!, basically the shaft like you said runs through a bearing each side of the front casing to the master gear.
wen i took the casing apart i found that somehow the bearing had pulled through the side of the round plastic casing it sits in, and the master gear where the shaft had gone side ways had literally cut its way through the round plastic case that the bearing sat in, until drive was lost as the drive shaft fell out of the round conection housin that it sits in if that makes sense! crazy aint it thats some serious animalistik POWER! or exteremly ****ty PLASTIC! one of the 2. ill post pictures as soon as poss.
wat probs if any, have you had? all the best pistonhead 2!

o btw are your rear shocks soft as ****e? the rear of the chassis is battered!..cheers!.....