fixing a Gear Case
 

i have a problem i am leaving in 1 day to upstate new york, i want to take my buggy with me and in addition to my potato gun. but i have a problem with my buggy read Gear Case is broken. i will upload a picture to show how is it broken. i am agoing to a rc store tommorow to see if they will have a simmilar Gear Case that i can use but if they dont habe one how can i fix it and reinfaorce it, temperarly.

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

Dude, I can't kelp ya, but your typos cracked me aup bigatime;)

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

ANY ONE

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

A clue as to the buggy may help as not all read gear cases are the same. These are normally the parts that are totally different from bug to bug.

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

its a x-terminator made by xtm

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

I don't see a picture, but this may work with the following assumptions...

1) the case is plastic (nylon or another plastic)
2) the crack is not on a piece that is required to flex

Something I used to do with my old electric car parts was use cyanoacrylite (crazy glue, ZAP... etc.). The parts were nylon. If it's just the case and not any of the moving parts you may be able to do that. Use the gel (thicker stuff). Clean the surfaces very well. Any grease is going to prevent adhesion. Press and hold the pieces together and then sprinkle some baking soda over the glue that weeps out of the racks. This will harden it instantly (creates alot of heat as well). Then I'd blow off the excess baking soda and run another bead of glue over the crack. Don't be affraid of being liberal with the glue. I used to do this for a number of pieces when I was in a jam. Just remember that the joint will not flex very well.

All of this is with the assumption that the case is made of nylon or another plastic. I've even used this method to fix fairing clips on a friends motorbike.

Ahh now I see the picture.
I've used this methode to glue the nylon shock towers on my old electric and it went pretty strong for quite some time. If you're in a real jam and absolutely cant live without the car on your trip you might try it.

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

Step 1- look up part number in manual
Step 2- call your local hoby shop and see if the have the part
Step 3 varies with the results of step 2(step 2 might require repeating several times before resulting in step 2.1, which is ordering online. Hobbypeople.com)
Step 4- replace broke part with correct part and try to break it again.


Fishboy?
Glue will not hold for long
If the part was broken at a part that wasn't required to flex, it most likely wouldn't break there

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

no local hobby store caries xtm parts, i dont have the time to order it form online.

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

Had Enough,

If you read his post he does not have a LHS that carries the part he needs. I was simply supplying a method for a quick fix in a tight spot. It's not meant to be a permanent fix, but might allow him to run a little on his trip. New replacement parts are obviously always the best choice, but that option is not always available. By flexible parts I mean things like suspension arms. If the part was not meant to flex in the first place then if it took a hard knock that it was not designed for then it would break. Flexible pieces flex to avoid damage.

Anyways,

The method mentioned is just something that has worked for me in a number of situations in the past. If you don't agree that is you perogative. The statement "This MAY work..." says it all.

kclv1988, I hope everythign works out.

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

u can cut 90 degree mild steel stock and drill holes in it to use as a reinforcement. u can get the stock from lowes. for pics, go to www.hobbypeople.net and go to the mammoth or xterm forum. they have pics.

RE: fixing a Gear Case
 

thanks everybody i took ur suggestiong fishboy it was the fastes and lernd a cool trik with the bakingsoad thanks.