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Got Rocks? · 11-06-2005, 02:45 PM

well i just want to know if anyone else is having promblems with the upgraded chassis. because i have had nothing but promblems with mine. the rear axle starts grinding whenever i try to go over an obstacle. and my front knuckle make a horrendios pop have any of you sufferd this promblem

alterchristopher · 11-06-2005, 08:00 PM

Ye my rear axle did the same thing and then it died I broke all the little gears in the low gear seting C.S. sent me a knew axle and said no more warrenty for me

camoTJ · 11-07-2005, 02:34 AM

I havent had a problem, besides cracking that outside black piece that goes over the then end of the rear axle the tire mounts to

camoTJ · 11-08-2005, 05:35 AM

alright now I am having electronics issuses

cherokee xj · 11-08-2005, 06:09 AM

Wow, now i'm SUPER excited to get my upgraded chasis!!! :sarcasm:

justin · 01-12-2006, 03:16 AM

can someone put some pix of an upgraded chasis on hear i rilly wont to see the diff. if thier is

Jiles111 · 01-12-2006, 08:37 AM

My belts slip on mine. They slip so bad that it wouldnt climb over a rock the size of the tires. I have not done the O-ring trick yet because of the reports of the Low gear planateries getting stripped. I have sanded the belts and the pully's already and that helps for a little while. The belts seem to get gunked up with a greasy black substance and they start slipping again. I have found that Brake parts cleaner will make them better. They will not slip for a full battery charge and then it will start slipping again. I am thinking about putting a Spray nossel access hole so I dont have to take the axles apart everytime it starts slipping again. :?

roadkill424 · 01-12-2006, 12:37 PM

i just got mine about a week ago and first drove it yesterday and the belts were sliping, but i plan on changing the o rings and if that brakes something i have everything except the steering form my old one.

muslhed · 01-12-2006, 05:09 PM

I've got the newer chassis, and mine works fine except for the belts. Popped in a few O-rings, and it works fine. I play in the rocks mainly btw.

AdamG · 01-12-2006, 05:34 PM

My new chassis started slipping after the first two battery outing. Got bad enough that it wouldnt run in high range let alone low. Put the rear belt on the front and an O-ring on the rear and it works great.
Now it just seems to stop completely when it gets bound up. so far I am happy though.
Adam G

flexor · 01-12-2006, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camoTJ

alright now I am having electronics issuses

Yeah, but your everything but nice to yours

joecrawler · 01-13-2006, 06:24 AM

yeah i have the second gen. chassis and i am losing some power in the front axle and i have trouble getting over the big rocks but the rear is just fine.

BigYellaJeep · 01-13-2006, 07:35 AM

Ok...maybe I WON'T be getting a new chassis........my 1st gen is working JUST FINE. *knock on wood*

Mutt · 01-13-2006, 11:21 AM

Easiest thing to do is this

- Gut the hi/lo switching motor and wires from f/r axle
- Hard wire the white/black switch wires together
- Sand pulley and belt
- Pull the whole axle assembly apart and jb weld the 4 small balls and shaft into the low-range portion of the hi/low planetary
- Fab up something to replace your axle pin design (each version can be fixed diff)

Just remember, use lots of jb weld, clean everything good, scuff anything shiny, mix the jbweld equally, and let it fully cure (15hours for real jbweld and 4 hours for jbkwik)

Nylintjunkie · 01-13-2006, 05:15 PM

got my gen2 chassi today in the mail and out everything over on to it except my winch goin to change how its mounted but tested it out by puting my daughter in a piece of ply wood and pulled her acroses the hard wood floor front wards and back wards no slippage and the steering on mine is quick and more powerful im very plezed with mine.

Also soon ill have pics up of tube front and rear bummpers with my winch mounted to the front thought the grill hope it looks some what scale:-P

11-06-2005, 02:45 PM	#1
Got Rocks? RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Provo Posts: 1,868	3rd generation upgraded chassis (problems) well i just want to know if anyone else is having promblems with the upgraded chassis. because i have had nothing but promblems with mine. the rear axle starts grinding whenever i try to go over an obstacle. and my front knuckle make a horrendios pop have any of you sufferd this promblem

11-06-2005, 08:00 PM	#2
alterchristopher Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LRAFB Posts: 398	Ye my rear axle did the same thing and then it died I broke all the little gears in the low gear seting C.S. sent me a knew axle and said no more warrenty for me

11-07-2005, 02:34 AM	#3
camoTJ Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Crawlorado Posts: 333	I havent had a problem, besides cracking that outside black piece that goes over the then end of the rear axle the tire mounts to

11-08-2005, 05:35 AM	#4
camoTJ Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Crawlorado Posts: 333	alright now I am having electronics issuses

11-08-2005, 06:09 AM	#5
cherokee xj Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 64	Wow, now i'm SUPER excited to get my upgraded chasis!!! :sarcasm:

01-12-2006, 03:16 AM	#6
justin Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: phoenix Posts: 11	can someone put some pix of an upgraded chasis on hear i rilly wont to see the diff. if thier is

01-12-2006, 08:37 AM	#7
Jiles111 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Abilene Posts: 19	My belts slip on mine. They slip so bad that it wouldnt climb over a rock the size of the tires. I have not done the O-ring trick yet because of the reports of the Low gear planateries getting stripped. I have sanded the belts and the pully's already and that helps for a little while. The belts seem to get gunked up with a greasy black substance and they start slipping again. I have found that Brake parts cleaner will make them better. They will not slip for a full battery charge and then it will start slipping again. I am thinking about putting a Spray nossel access hole so I dont have to take the axles apart everytime it starts slipping again. :?

01-12-2006, 12:37 PM	#8
roadkill424 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 173	i just got mine about a week ago and first drove it yesterday and the belts were sliping, but i plan on changing the o rings and if that brakes something i have everything except the steering form my old one.

01-12-2006, 05:09 PM	#9
muslhed Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: out there Posts: 13	I've got the newer chassis, and mine works fine except for the belts. Popped in a few O-rings, and it works fine. I play in the rocks mainly btw.

01-12-2006, 05:34 PM	#10
AdamG Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Odessa Posts: 7	My new chassis started slipping after the first two battery outing. Got bad enough that it wouldnt run in high range let alone low. Put the rear belt on the front and an O-ring on the rear and it works great. Now it just seems to stop completely when it gets bound up. so far I am happy though. Adam G

01-13-2006, 06:24 AM	#12
joecrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 264	yeah i have the second gen. chassis and i am losing some power in the front axle and i have trouble getting over the big rocks but the rear is just fine.

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01-13-2006, 07:35 AM	#13
BigYellaJeep Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Campbell Posts: 36	Ok...maybe I WON'T be getting a new chassis........my 1st gen is working JUST FINE. knock on wood

01-13-2006, 11:21 AM	#14
Mutt Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Evansville Posts: 137	Easiest thing to do is this - Gut the hi/lo switching motor and wires from f/r axle - Hard wire the white/black switch wires together - Sand pulley and belt - Pull the whole axle assembly apart and jb weld the 4 small balls and shaft into the low-range portion of the hi/low planetary - Fab up something to replace your axle pin design (each version can be fixed diff) Just remember, use lots of jb weld, clean everything good, scuff anything shiny, mix the jbweld equally, and let it fully cure (15hours for real jbweld and 4 hours for jbkwik)

01-13-2006, 05:15 PM	#15
Nylintjunkie Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West ky, Benton Posts: 162	got my gen2 chassi today in the mail and out everything over on to it except my winch goin to change how its mounted but tested it out by puting my daughter in a piece of ply wood and pulled her acroses the hard wood floor front wards and back wards no slippage and the steering on mine is quick and more powerful im very plezed with mine. Also soon ill have pics up of tube front and rear bummpers with my winch mounted to the front thought the grill hope it looks some what scale:-P

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