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09-08-2020, 08:20 PM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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| SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
The SCX10III has a cool transmission with it's scale forward motor position, 2 speed gear set, and dig function out of the box. The downsides are the new transmission is huge, heavy, and introduces a lot of slop from those nifty multiple speeds and dig. The old 3 gear transmission isn't scale but it is much lighter, incredibly strong with a few upgrades, and is refreshingly slop free. Since I have never seen it done before, I decided to see if it works. The quick version is it does with a little help. An old 3 gear skid doesn't work on the new SCXIII chassis because the 2 center mounting holes don't line up and the new upper link mounts. Since I needed to keep the stock SCXIII, the plan was to make an adapter that bolts to the transmission then attaches to the 2 holes in the new skid. The transmission was clocked at an angle to allow the motor to clear the upper link mount without raising the whole transmission too much. The transmission has to be mounted in the spur forward position in order for the driveshaft to line up with the offset of the front axle. The only change from the stock parts is adding a longer rear driveshaft. If you are like me, you have a ton of Wild Boar HD shaft pieces laying around. With a 3 gear trans and a relatively modest 56/13 pinion/spur gearing, you end up at about an 80:1 overall gearing. If you are one of the people looking for a solution to SCXIII drivetrain slop, here is the answer. |
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09-09-2020, 06:36 AM | #2 |
Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Mid-Ohio
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
Nicely done! That trans leaves a ton of open space. I'll keep this in mind for possible future builds! |
09-09-2020, 11:06 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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09-09-2020, 12:27 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
Nice work! This should help the COG too!
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09-09-2020, 06:55 PM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: East otis
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
80:1 that's nice. I've got 60:1 in my wraith, 80:1 sounds like it'd be nice on 4s with either a revolver or, a nice 2200 or even 2700kv puller pro (would be my choice). What's you running in there? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk |
09-09-2020, 07:02 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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09-09-2020, 07:29 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: East otis
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Yeah run it, should work well. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk |
09-09-2020, 07:54 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Plainfield
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
Most excellent sir! Would you be willing to share the mount spacer? Is the enough drive shaft clearance up front to run AR44’s? Lou |
09-11-2020, 07:59 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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09-11-2020, 08:28 AM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Plainfield
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
excellent! Lou |
09-17-2020, 07:09 PM | #11 |
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
Any updates on this? Lou |
09-18-2020, 07:59 AM | #12 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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09-18-2020, 11:59 AM | #13 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2006 Location: in a house in alaska
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
i did mine over a month ago scx10 2 skid and trans with capra axles
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09-18-2020, 01:13 PM | #14 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Plainfield
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09-23-2020, 05:45 AM | #15 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Magnolia
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
That is so cool. I am blown away by how much space is created by switching out to the 3 speed trans. Nicely done.
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10-13-2020, 02:49 PM | #16 |
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
Any update on this please? I'd really like to use the 3 gear transmission on mine too.
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10-16-2020, 12:22 PM | #17 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lambertville
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| Re: SCX10III with 3 gear transmission
Just so you guys aren't disappointed: It is an original 3 gear trans from the SCX10, not a 3 speed trans.
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