Hello,Just bought a GS02 Bom

[Gazzalene]

I have just took delivery of a new GS02 Bom kit. This is my first crawler so will more than likely be posting for advice/help/tips.
I am in the UK so there are very few Crawler clubs so this is just for Dad and son fun.
I went brushed set up so have a 35t dual bearing motor and HW 1080 esc.
Steering wise I am looking at 25kg metal case and gear servo.mid range again,will 25kg be ok?
Yet to look into cells,will go lipo, will I need 2s or 3s?
One early issue I did have was the Trans case. I read here about the issue with this and that later kits have revised parts,from jan 2019. When I ordered my kit I asked if it as been on the shelf for long? was told this stock was from nov 2019,so I ordered. QC card in kit showed nov 2018!!!!!! Rang the UK distributer who were great and new parts are being sent.
Hope I have not bored you guys and hope you are a good bunch of guys in the Gmade club : )

[Gazzalene]

I forgot to add, whats with the tyres covered in glitter? is this just my kit or normal?
I have washed with washing liquid and a bit is still present!

[soze]

Originally Posted by Gazzalene

I have just took delivery of a new GS02 Bom kit. This is my first crawler so will more than likely be posting for advice/help/tips.
I am in the UK so there are very few Crawler clubs so this is just for Dad and son fun.
I went brushed set up so have a 35t dual bearing motor and HW 1080 esc.
Steering wise I am looking at 25kg metal case and gear servo.mid range again,will 25kg be ok?
Yet to look into cells,will go lipo, will I need 2s or 3s?
One early issue I did have was the Trans case. I read here about the issue with this and that later kits have revised parts,from jan 2019. When I ordered my kit I asked if it as been on the shelf for long? was told this stock was from nov 2019,so I ordered. QC card in kit showed nov 2018!!!!!! Rang the UK distributer who were great and new parts are being sent.
Hope I have not bored you guys and hope you are a good bunch of guys in the Gmade club : )

Go with a 3S pack around 3300-3700mah or so. 25kg should be fine, and if you feel like you need more, it's easy to change out anyway. If you're doing some extreme climbing, some SSD Brass Knuckle weights will be good as well.

Originally Posted by Gazzalene

I forgot to add, whats with the tyres covered in glitter? is this just my kit or normal?
I have washed with washing liquid and a bit is still present!

It's their mold release. It takes a while and several washings, but it will eventually come off. I didn't even bother as I went with Pro-Line TSL Swamper tires.

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[charlesd]

Hi Gazzalene,
I just bought mine also and it dates back to 2018.

Do you know what parts were upgraded?

[QuesoDelDiablo]

Originally Posted by charlesd

Hi Gazzalene,
I just bought mine also and it dates back to 2018.

Do you know what parts were upgraded?

Skid plate and the rear half of the transmission case that mounts on it.

[charlesd]

Thanks.
I wrote to G-made and they will be shipping the updated parts.

[Liljun10]

Originally Posted by charlesd

Thanks.
I wrote to G-made and they will be shipping the updated parts.

I had the exact same problem and just wrote to them too. Did it fix the issue?

[charlesd]

I'm in Canada, so it will probably take 6 weeks before I receive the parts.

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[Liljun10]

Hopefully that solves it. I was able to get my tran case in just the right spot that the clicking temporarily stopped.

[soze]

Originally Posted by Liljun10

Hopefully that solves it. I was able to get my tran case in just the right spot that the clicking temporarily stopped.

Updated case will solve it. You'll understand why when you see it. I have a picture in my BOM build thread.

[Liljun10]

Originally Posted by soze

Updated case will solve it. You'll understand why when you see it. I have a picture in my BOM build thread.

Dang! Your builds are impressive! Thanks for the inspiration.

[Liljun10]

Well after receiving the new parts and installing them I had about 5 minutes of great crawling before the gears slipped again. To say i'm disappointed is an understatement. This was my first build and I really wanted to be a big fan of Gmade. Probably time to buy a RTR SCX10 or something so I can enjoy some crawling on the trails.

[soze]

Originally Posted by Liljun10

Well after receiving the new parts and installing them I had about 5 minutes of great crawling before the gears slipped again. To say i'm disappointed is an understatement. This was my first build and I really wanted to be a big fan of Gmade. Probably time to buy a RTR SCX10 or something so I can enjoy some crawling on the trails.

That's interesting. I'm wondering how your gears managed to slip? If you got the new part there should be no separation at all unless your gears are already messed up from before.

[charlesd]

G-made finally answered me back that they will be shipping the updated parts. I guess they had problems with my e-mails.

Liljun10
Is it possible that the gears had a tooth that was damaged from before? The local retailer here has several of them with the old transmission and he has no problems.