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cartronicshn · 05-22-2006, 06:00 AM

Yesterday i had my battery all charged up

, after an 18 hour wait

, but finally went for my first rock crawl, i must say i was impressed, it has a lot of torque( i first was pulling my kid around in his little tikes wagon, he is 20 months old weigh 25lbs. + the wagon another 6-7 lbs, pulled them no problem in hi gear

) i took it out to a construction site, a lot of cinder blocks and other building materials in mount shape

, and it took them all like a champ, maybe once or twice it got hung up in it's center or a diff, but that will get resolved soon, only thing i'am worried is the transmission/driveshafts not holding up, it sounds aweful when i switch from lo to hi and viceversa, any comments on how to improve these parts will be greatly appreciated, i know search, i'am not so good with it i've tried help and sorry for the long rant

joecrawler · 05-22-2006, 07:00 AM

That sound is normal, it wpnt effect the performance of the truck but you do want to check out the belts if you do some mudding or stream running. but welcome to the hobby cartronic.

Bknight · 05-22-2006, 07:47 AM

don't run it from high straight to low, let the car stop first, then switch, i go a bit reverse to set the gears, seems to work better

Wrecker · 05-22-2006, 07:53 AM

That noise is normal. The Selector levor is spring loaded so it bounces off a gear making all of the noise after it's in the right position but the gear is still rotating, nothing to worry about.

cartronicshn · 05-22-2006, 07:55 AM

thanks for the welcome joe, bknight, thanks for the tip, also do you guys know if the belts on e-bay are worth it, i mean are they better than stock.

Wrecker · 05-22-2006, 08:08 AM

NO!!!!! Don't buy the belts on ebay! Go and buy a 1 13/16" o-ring from Checkers and put that on the front and then take the stock front belt and put it on the rear, perfect fit. Only cost ya like 50 cents. I'm not sure exactly what the belts on ebay are but the o-ring works amazing and it's a heck of a lot cheaper.

muddeprived · 05-22-2006, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrecker

NO!!!!! Don't buy the belts on ebay! Go and buy a 1 13/16" o-ring from Checkers and put that on the front and then take the stock front belt and put it on the rear, perfect fit. Only cost ya like 50 cents. I'm not sure exactly what the belts on ebay are but the o-ring works amazing and it's a heck of a lot cheaper.

Checkers?

el burro · 05-22-2006, 09:21 PM

Same as Schucks or Kragen. Auto parts stores.

TLTCrawlin · 05-22-2006, 10:12 PM

yeah
Shucks
Kragen
Checkers
are all the same, good luck, and hope your son drives it soon enough!!

crawlin'scorpion · 05-23-2006, 01:03 AM

wrecker, is there difference in size between the front and rear o-rings?

cartronicshn · 05-23-2006, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrecker

NO!!!!! Don't buy the belts on ebay! Go and buy a 1 13/16" o-ring from Checkers and put that on the front and then take the stock front belt and put it on the rear, perfect fit. Only cost ya like 50 cents. I'm not sure exactly what the belts on ebay are but the o-ring works amazing and it's a heck of a lot cheaper.

Ok wrecker, so dissasemble the front diff put the o ring instead of the belt? and use the front belt that i take of in the rear diff right?

JackBauer · 05-23-2006, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartronicshn

Ok wrecker, so dissasemble the front diff put the o ring instead of the belt? and use the front belt that i take of in the rear diff right?

yes. I just did it. trust me it'll break things before it slips

muddeprived · 05-23-2006, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackBauer

yes. I just did it. trust me it'll break things before it slips

...which is what we all try to avoid. I'd leave it and let em slip. Dip the belt in some coke pop so it's stickier.

RC Rock Hugger · 05-24-2006, 10:55 PM

I got new orings from Napa, 2 of each size the guy gave them to me free.
I replaced both front and rear belts, worked somuch better untill we stripped one of the planetarys:-(

cartronicshn · 05-25-2006, 12:39 PM

survey says....? let them slip, instead of killing your gears? or are replacement gears easy to find

05-22-2006, 06:00 AM	#1
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	So i drove the nylint 1/6... Yesterday i had my battery all charged up , after an 18 hour wait , but finally went for my first rock crawl, i must say i was impressed, it has a lot of torque( i first was pulling my kid around in his little tikes wagon, he is 20 months old weigh 25lbs. + the wagon another 6-7 lbs, pulled them no problem in hi gear ) i took it out to a construction site, a lot of cinder blocks and other building materials in mount shape , and it took them all like a champ, maybe once or twice it got hung up in it's center or a diff, but that will get resolved soon, only thing i'am worried is the transmission/driveshafts not holding up, it sounds aweful when i switch from lo to hi and viceversa, any comments on how to improve these parts will be greatly appreciated, i know search, i'am not so good with it i've tried help and sorry for the long rant

05-23-2006, 01:03 AM	#10
crawlin'scorpion Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: union city Posts: 46	o-ring q. wrecker, is there difference in size between the front and rear o-rings?

05-22-2006, 07:00 AM	#2
joecrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 264	That sound is normal, it wpnt effect the performance of the truck but you do want to check out the belts if you do some mudding or stream running. but welcome to the hobby cartronic.

05-22-2006, 07:47 AM	#3
Bknight Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 448	don't run it from high straight to low, let the car stop first, then switch, i go a bit reverse to set the gears, seems to work better

05-22-2006, 07:53 AM	#4
Wrecker [HOONIGAN] Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Junction Posts: 4,269	That noise is normal. The Selector levor is spring loaded so it bounces off a gear making all of the noise after it's in the right position but the gear is still rotating, nothing to worry about.

05-22-2006, 07:55 AM	#5
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	thanks for the welcome joe, bknight, thanks for the tip, also do you guys know if the belts on e-bay are worth it, i mean are they better than stock.

05-22-2006, 08:08 AM	#6
Wrecker [HOONIGAN] Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Junction Posts: 4,269	NO!!!!! Don't buy the belts on ebay! Go and buy a 1 13/16" o-ring from Checkers and put that on the front and then take the stock front belt and put it on the rear, perfect fit. Only cost ya like 50 cents. I'm not sure exactly what the belts on ebay are but the o-ring works amazing and it's a heck of a lot cheaper.

05-22-2006, 09:21 PM	#8
el burro Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Salem Posts: 22	Same as Schucks or Kragen. Auto parts stores.

05-22-2006, 10:12 PM	#9
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	yeah Shucks Kragen Checkers are all the same, good luck, and hope your son drives it soon enough!!

05-24-2006, 10:55 PM	#14
RC Rock Hugger Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Jackson Posts: 105	I got new orings from Napa, 2 of each size the guy gave them to me free. I replaced both front and rear belts, worked somuch better untill we stripped one of the planetarys:-(

05-25-2006, 12:39 PM	#15
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	survey says....? let them slip, instead of killing your gears? or are replacement gears easy to find

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