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06-22-2008, 05:42 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Oxford PA
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|  Digging outside the box
Well I wanted a dig really bad but couldn't afford to buy one so I started scrounging through my pile of junk and came across an old 3 speed tranny that was broke. I remembered that it had sliding colliers to shift gears and that gave me an idea. first I gathered the parts from the tranny that I thought i would need  Here they are in the order i will be assembling them.  Now the idea is the center shaft will seperare the tranny from the drive shaft. The gear to the left will attach to the tranny and the gear to the right will be attached to the mount. here is how it will work: DS connected to tranny  Neutral  disconnected and rear locked  To start I tapped the first gear for 4-40 set screws  then attached it to the tranny  then i made a plate to hold the last gear. I made the hole small and pressed the gear into it then added a bit of solder to keep it tight  I then added the slider shaft  Here is the completed unit ready to go in  After a bit of adjustment I got it in and working great! DS connected  Disconnected and locked  unfortunately I only have a 2 position switch on the controller so i don't have the option of neutral but if I feel I really need it I may mod the controller. I hope this will give everyone another option for a dig set-up. it's compact, simple and works great! |
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06-22-2008, 05:49 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wylie
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Wow, that's pretty nice, great job!
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06-22-2008, 06:14 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pasadena
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you sir are a genius!
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06-22-2008, 06:46 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Japan
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That is one of the best DIY digs I have seen, genius indeed  |
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06-22-2008, 07:06 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In my shop
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Very creative,nice job man!
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06-22-2008, 07:41 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
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Just wow that's one of the best dig set up I've seen including the production ones. Keep us posted on how it holds up, I would love to make something similar to it.
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06-22-2008, 07:50 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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i am running a set up similar to that on my R2. ran it last season and won the series with the set up. i have no problems with it. i'll post up pics of mine to compare. nice job btw  . if it performs just like mine, you're gonna love your's  .
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06-22-2008, 08:15 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Very cool set up nice work man.
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06-22-2008, 05:50 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sterling Heights
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Great idea. You have skill.
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06-22-2008, 06:56 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!!
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always innovative!! you come up with some great ideas!! and ability to bring them to life!! NICE JOB!! |
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06-22-2008, 07:02 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: On the rocks
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great job! |
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06-22-2008, 07:07 PM
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| MODERHATER™   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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06-22-2008, 08:15 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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Very nice - looks like a factory setup. Do you think durability will be an issue? |
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06-22-2008, 09:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Oxford PA
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Thanks everyone! Quote:
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It does stick in the locked position when under stress however, but I may be able to take care of that with a stronger servo and a more solid servo mount. | ||
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06-22-2008, 09:34 PM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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Only thing Chino63 has to do is make sure to clean it, sand and dirt will really hurt that setup. However when its clean its flawless |
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06-23-2008, 03:55 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Baumholder
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very nice
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06-23-2008, 09:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plano. Il
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It's nice to be able to dig into the old r/c junkyard and fab up something sweet like that. Nice dig!
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06-24-2008, 12:43 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiatus..sutiaH
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Nicely done there! Just think, you could have bought one of the aftermarket ones like most of us and not only have many issues, but burn up servos and other fun things. I should go to momanddads and start rootin around for some old rigs. Great idea! |
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06-25-2008, 10:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On the G-Train!!!!!
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He says he has no problems, but I have seen a few. Same as my problem. Granted he won the series, but it was not due to a flawless dig. Keep it clean & lubed. And hope for the best. | |
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06-26-2008, 07:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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what car was that trans from?
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