Lunchboxer

Do you have the alloy motor mount installed?! That should help reducing the temperature too!!

lee172

yes i have, i'm thinking of getting the racing steering set.. seeing as the TB-01 is a keeper and all that..

Lunchboxer

Is that still available at TamiyaUSA or you have to get it somewhere else?!

lee172

53$ at Tamiya USA.. would you make an enquiry for me...?

Lunchboxer

If it is still available at the website, I'm sure we can get it.. (w/ the usual discount.. ha!!)

Score!! [8D]

lee172

thanks man..

its about time the warehouse got his own cargo plane though..

Lunchboxer

LOL.. plane?! You better be buying a lot of stuff...

lee172

ran the TB-01 today.. with the 4500mah battery it flew, after i let the motor and ESC cool off i ran another pack and noticed it was a lot slower on take off and wouldnt donut..

obviously there's a problem with the rear diff.. its odd because it does power the rear wheels, just very little.. like its got some 90/10 split or something... [&:]

Lunchboxer

So the rear is not getting much power??

The ring gear?

lee172

turns out the plastic bevel gear on the driveshaft has rounded.. the worst thing is that these parts come with the dirveshaft.. and the metal bevel gears are not interchangable as they are splined.. i'll switch to the metal driveshaft and bevels gears when i can be bothered! [:@]

Lunchboxer

Argh.. not very durable, eh?! [:@]

Show some pics of the damaged part!!

lee172

well we are talking Mamba Max brushless power.. start power set at maximum and heavy weight oil in the rear diff...

also snapped the antenna tube.. and the body is looking pretty beat up..

Lunchboxer

I wonder if it is due to the mesh.. shim the diff for a closer mesh?!

skottoman

I have this same problem with my 9.6v Castle 4600 sidewinder setup.

See my post from last year. - http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8552460

I too need to bust into a Subaru Prototype kit and pull out the metal splined driveshaft and bevel gears and swap them.
I think it's the only way to get this much power to the ground without destroying everything.

ALL METAL GEARS!!!
Cheers,
Skottoman

Lunchboxer

Time to buy up some spares!!

lee172

hmm, so do the metal shaft and bevel gears work with the plastic diffs? (i think metal diffs are overkill)..

stazorm

yse you can use metal on plastic! and i think it is a bit over kill. i use all metal though cuz i can't find any plastic gears.

skottoman

At this point I don't think an ALL metal drive train is overkill. The 9.6v Sidewinder setup is pretty torquey. I'd prefer to not have to worry all the time about broken gears due to the power my TB01 is putting out...
Cheers,
Skottoman

lee172

granted for you, the extra beefyness may be needed, but i'm only on 7.2v.. think i'll sort it later.. no work today!

Spetz

Skottoman, what gearing are you using?
I have the rally TB01 and I am thinking about reviving it.
I am considering an Evo VI shell or Z-Tune GT-R.

I only have a stock motor for it and an ESC, and thinking about getting a 9.6v pack which I assume with the 540 motor it should still be pretty fast?

skottoman

I'm using stock gearing. But with the Castle Sidewinder 4600, which I know can take 9.6v. I don't know what a stock silvercan would do on 9.6v. Prob be faster, but also probably burn out. ESC might go up in flames. hahahaa
Cheers,
Skottoman

Spetz

The ESC I have can handle 9.6v according to the manual.
By stock, you mean 9.91:1?
What is the top speed like with that gearing?

skottoman

Have no idea, but it hauls *****. :P

lee172

TB-01 now sporting a new antenna tube (old one snapped in two after a roll)

steel driveshaft and bevel gears..

plus i replaced the silly step screws on the shock mounts for ball connectors.. (slightly less slop) [8D]

Lunchboxer

And you got pics to prove that you did all that, right?!