transmission problems

[raddad1975]

I have the scx10 deadbolt. Been slowly upgrading as needed. I finally stripped the plastic gear in the transmission. So i order a set of steel hot racing gears from The Crawl Space. got them in stall a few days ago and ran it once, everythng worked good. tonight I went to screw around with it and spun the tires and the transmission sounded like it was making a clicking sound. So i tore in to the transmission and took it apart. Ran smooth! put it back together and it clicked and I could feel it catching. loosened up bolts around motor plate and it stopped. What in the heck is going on. what am i not seeing or missing? thank you in advance for your imput.

[caleb.cole]

Is your pinion/spur gear meshed correctly (ie the correct distance apart)? I'm thinking they might be too close together. If you can stick a piece of paper between the pinion and spur, then they are meshed correctly. Also I would check to make sure that there is clearance between the pinion/spur gears and the gear guard, and between the gear guard and the driveshaft

[allanon1965]

over tightening the bolts will cause the housing to flex...either locktite the bolts where they dont distort the case or upgrade to the aluminum case...

[raddad1975]

thank you. I will look into the gears are meshed. and the spacing and all.

[raddad1975]

[QUOTE=caleb.cole;5547989]Is your pinion/spur gear meshed correctly (ie the correct distance apart)? I'm thinking they might be too close together. If you can stick a piece of paper between the pinion and spur, then they are meshed correctly. Also I would check to make sure that there is clearance between the pinion/spur gears and the gear guard, and between the gear guard and the driveshaft[/QUOT



Thank you. I took the trans apart to check the mash and spacing. Everything looked good. I recently put in new bearings, and thought maybe one was bad so I took out the bearings and cleaned everything back up and no more problems.

[raddad1975]

Originally Posted by allanon1965

over tightening the bolts will cause the housing to flex...either locktite the bolts where they dont distort the case or upgrade to the aluminum case...

I didnt over tighten the bolts just till they were snug. but I did loc-tite the bolts. But I am thinkng I mght go with an aluminum like you suggest.

[WHITE-TRASH]

Using a pick or the tip of an exacto knife blade etc clean the debris out of the teeth on the spur gear.

[raddad1975]

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Using a pick or the tip of an exacto knife blade etc clean the debris out of the teeth on the spur gear.

I did that as well, got a lot of gunk out smh. as well as ran a q-tip around the bearings and all and got more gunk. thought I cleaned it all better than that lol

[caleb.cole]

Originally Posted by raddad1975

I did that as well, got a lot of gunk out smh. as well as ran a q-tip around the bearings and all and got more gunk. thought I cleaned it all better than that lol

You should put some grease in as well to prevent more stuff from getting in. I use Lucas Oil Marine Grease and no water gets in.

[raddad1975]

Originally Posted by caleb.cole

You should put some grease in as well to prevent more stuff from getting in. I use Lucas Oil Marine Grease and no water gets in.

I use AGS LITH-EASE white lithium grease. its multi-purpose all weather grease. its good for farm equiment to marine use. love the stuff