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06-08-2014, 09:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hartville
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|  New wraith owner axle question
Just picked up a wraith from a local for a crazy deal. Has a brushless sytem that has already been ripped out of it because im not trying to go 35mph. Once everything was all out I noticed the axles were kinda hard to turn, both front and back. How much should these spin when not connected to the motor? I may have to tear these axles apart to see if I have seized bearings or something along that nature. |
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06-08-2014, 09:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
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| Re: New wraith owner axle question
They should spin easily. Those of us running big power through them tend to shim the gears until the gears feel "crunchy". This helps them survive more aggressive motors. You don't say what motor he was running but he may have shimmed them. Either way its always a good idea to tear down axles that are new to you and go through them, inspect and grease them.
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06-09-2014, 09:26 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Auburn, Ca
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| Re: New wraith owner axle question
If the axles are packed with grease there is quite a bit of drag created. I noticed that after following a thread saying to load the entire axle case with marine grease to water proof it. Spin the wheel and it stops in like 2 rotations. My stock rtr honcho axles would spin for a few seconds. So there is something to check too.
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06-09-2014, 01:19 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hartville
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| Re: New wraith owner axle question
ya theres no spin on either of them. Im going to assume theres some bad bearings in there. aside from axial CVD's is there anything else i "need" to upgrade to run a 35t holmes setup on this rig? The idea was a semi budget build but thats going away fast.
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06-09-2014, 09:06 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hartville
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| Re: New wraith owner axle question
Ok I've disassembled the rear axle and it's not as bad as I thought. One questionable bearing and about 2 lbs of grease are why nothing wants to spin. I'm ordering a bearing kit, cvd's and beef tubes tomorrow. Do I need to upgrade rear shafts and lockers/gears on a truck that will never see brushless? I don't mind but if I can save about 120 bucks in extra parts that would be great. |
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06-09-2014, 09:17 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Charleston South Carolina
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06-09-2014, 09:24 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hartville
Posts: 101
| Re: New wraith owner axle question
Thanks guys. Makes me feel a lot better. Just gotta wait for my beef tubes to come In and some upgraded links. |
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06-09-2014, 11:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Union City, CA
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| Re: New wraith owner axle question
Pics when you get there please!
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