JUCD VPR

So I told you guys i'd make an E-Savage video and here it is. Comments suggestions are welcome. ENJOY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88Q0_YMMLbc

Parts broken - Right rear BEVEL GEAR (#12)

HerrSavage

Nice vid...



So what's faster - EMAXX or E-Savage??...

JUCD VPR

Stock - E-Savage hands down!

Now that their modded, e-maxx is brushless, e-savage has S-600 motors, so the E-maxx is a good bit faster. BUT it still can;t handle as well as the savage even AFTER i added upgrades lol.

pythonfan

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Looks good man, Now all we need is the blooper real If u want I'm not running my zilla right now since its been striped and gutted i can send u one of my diffs?

But i think something is wrong if it keeps braking bevel gears, something is not sitting right?

JUCD VPR

No bloopers, those are all the short vids i take while driving it, I didn;t beat it up to hard today because i knew a bevel gear would break, i'm going to loosen the slipper even more and see if that helps?

Thanks for the offer, i have an extra bevel gear that i'm putting in it tomorrow and HPI is sending a set of 4 to me, i talked to them over a week ago but mail is slow so they won;t be here for another 2 weeks probably.

Everything seems to be sitting right, I spin them freely while its apart and make sure there is no binding, still have the 2 stock shims in there and everything. Where EXACTLY do the two SHIMS go? One on each side? because i have 2 on one side but thats the way it came stock.

SOILWORK

Awesome vid "jucd" What kind of runtimes are you getting with the E-savage? I am looking into buying a electric because there are some days I just dont want to deal with the nitro.

JUCD VPR

It all depends on the MAH rating, the stock 3300's depending on your driving style will last 9-15 minutes i'm guessing maybe longer,? More MAH = more runtime.
I'm the same way i like all three, gas, nitro, and electric!
If your looking into electric DEFINATELY get the E-Savage!

pythonfan

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do u have a part number for the bevel gears u keep braking? i'm tring to find out how many but is it the bevel gear in the diff or the outer one on the diff or is it the one that comes from the axile to the diff?

JUCD VPR

It's the piece that connects to the axle, the bevel gear! It's got a little hole where the pin goes through that secured the axle to it. No part number? It's been snapping around the hole.

pythonfan

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well this is the part right?
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXPCY0&P=7

These are pics from another fourm that i use that use to be zill comm!
I beleve those are the new ones so wen u get urs make sure there them!

Nathan9492

nice video man, e-savage's look kool as

JUCD VPR

Pythonfan ~ Great job finding this post man! THOSE bevels are DEFINATELY looking tougher! The ones on tower are the old weak ones though. I have the weaker ones i just compaired mine to the pictures, easy to spot because of the color and circle indentation in the middle!
THANKS , now all i need is it find a place to buy these lol

pythonfan

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Its gonna be hard, i looked on ebay alread not a thing on there!

JUCD VPR

Yah AER WUBBY said he got some from hobbytownusa, but their out of stock now. Also said tower may be sending out the new ones once the old ones are all gone, which to me is BS because HPI should recall all the others and send their hobby shops the good ones, their the ones who f'ed up and made a PO S bevel gear! I've just been looking for 30 minutes and can't find them

pythonfan

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same here, u know about e-savage.com? that use to be zilla comm. Any ways i found a few articals u will like, but since i can not post the links with out braking the rules, pm me and i will send them to u.

JUCD VPR

Will do thanks!

pythonfan

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well as of now i may or may not be on to something?

OK

These are stock right?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXPCY0&P=7
This is stock for Nitro RS4 MT

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXTB55&P=7 Won't work right?
Well look at the optional one

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJYM2&P=7
If u notice the bevel gear has a hole in it for the screw to go threw like the e-savage, it even comes with a smaller screw like the e-savage.
and if u use the rest of the diff gears it might just work?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBTA4&P=Z
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Take a look at how the bevel gear looks the smae but no hole![:@]

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXAXL9&P=M
U said u had a dremel u could drill out a new hole
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXAXL8&P=M

That might work to? u never know till u try?

Hope this help jucd!

JUCD VPR

yah i was looking on tower and thinking about something like that, hmm but i'd rather just get the new bevel gears instead of going through that big hassle, to find out if they do or don;t work, remeber it takes 3 weeks to get a part to where i am, if i find out after 3 weeks it dosen;t work, i have to order something else, 3 turns into 6 and 6 into 9 yada yada WAY to much down time. I'm about to call HPI tomorrow and ask them to send me a set of brand new ones, and or offer to buy from them directly and see what i can do. This is a BIG problem for E-Savage owners and it's plan ol rediculous, HPI should send a set to everyone who bought the E-Savage like a mass recall. I mean damn we spent over 300 bucks on a truck that breaks bevel gears like their going out of style. EVERYTHING else on the E-Savage is tough but one of the most important pieces break often. CRAZY, anyway i'm going to call them tomorrow and talk with them.

pythonfan

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Cool let us know wat hpi Sais!

pythonfan

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Well i was looking, u said u had a e-maxx right? well on the off chance u fell like tearing into it u might want to try this.

This is the e-maxx bevel gear
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXSP75&P=7 same as the e-savage, and if it can handel the brushless than it should work in the e-savage!

JUCD VPR

Then i'd have to use e maxx shafts also, making it ultimately more expensive, then i'd have to buy more e-maxx bevel gears for my e-maxx spending more. I really just want the new bevel gears from HPI!

pythonfan

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Ok man thought i would just put it out there, sorry.

Ken448

FYI... E maxx shafts are stronger anyways... They are made from a less brittle material than the E Savage shafts. I sheared off about 6 of the E Savage shafts right where the spline starts. Installed E Maxx shafts, and didnt break em anymore. I run E Maxx center shafts in my E Revo and they hold up well.


BTW, kewl vid, but the constant back and fourth between live and slo-mo stills was getting annoying. It was nice at the beginning though!

JUCD VPR

Yah i have the T-Maxx shafts on my E-Savage. I went through that whole breaking the crappy e-savage ones a long time ago.

Yah the video would have been better but the bevel gear broke so I threw together what I could, i'll make a better one next time when nothing breaks right away.

jombo

sweet vid boss, i have seen those gears somewere else. try the revo gears i think there the same and stronger.