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MonteEvader

11-01-2018 06:10 AM

Jato will not shift into 2nd gear

Morning All!

I purchased a used Traxxas Jato and thought I fixed enough on it to get it running great. Yesterday I took it out and the car does not shift to second gear. After getting to those high speeds, it's as if it goes into neutral with wheels just rolling. I have to wait for RPMs to come down and the car seems to shift back into first just fine. Do I need to a new tranny?

1QwkSport2.5r

11-03-2018 04:15 AM

It’s probably a problem with the 2spd clutch or one-way clutch bearing inside the transmission. Have to pull the trans and pull it all apart.

MonteEvader

11-03-2018 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 1QwkSport2.5r (Post 12475655)

It’s probably a problem with the 2spd clutch or one-way clutch bearing inside the transmission. Have to pull the trans and pull it all apart.

This should be fun. Let’s give it a whirl! I’m sure there’s a YouTube video somewhere out there to show me how. I appreciate the quick response. I’ll take it apart this weekend and check both parts

1QwkSport2.5r

11-03-2018 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MonteEvader (Post 12475657)

My Jato stopped shifting into second gear a few years ago. The 2nd year pawl was broken. Replace that and it was good to go, so I’d suspect the same issue with your rig. While you have it apart and out of the truck, I’d recommend replacing the plastic brake cam arm with an aluminum one. The brakes on these trucks suck butt bone stock.

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