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09-22-2009, 04:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oroville, CA
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|  Center locker...
Is the center locker necessary? I only found plastic. what are you guys running?
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09-22-2009, 04:16 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal
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Just from experience (very little) but yes! I just bought a MRC over the weekend, modified it with some bolt ons, chassis, shocks, etc. and immediately busted rear locker. Changed within the hour, and tested a little more (couple minutes) and busted the center. Luckily the front was all ready steel so all I'm doing now is waiting on the LHS to get my center locker this week and I'll be good to go! BTW, I'm not thrashing it, just testing on two small rocks and curbs.
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09-22-2009, 04:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vacaville, CA
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09-22-2009, 08:38 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cottontown
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Read the "beginners guid to the MRC: its a sticky. Losi sells the steel center lockers, shouldn't be hard to find at all. |
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09-22-2009, 08:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wichita
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As soon as the front and rear are replaced, the center will go out shortly thereafter.
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09-22-2009, 10:52 PM
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| Holdin my 40oz.   Join Date: May 2008 Location: Somewhere in Colorado
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I drove mine for about 3 months till the f/r went, upgraded to metal there. then ran for another 4-5 months till the center went, all the while running a 17t handwound mini-monster motor with crazy torq and wheelspeed. I say run it till you notice that either the front or rear driveshafts start turning a little delayed from the other, then replace it. If it aint broke dont fix it ya know.
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09-22-2009, 11:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oroville, CA
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Cool I ordered it. Thanks guys. Sorry for the noob questions.
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09-22-2009, 11:58 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle
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I've been rocking the stock plastic front, rear, and center since I bought the rig in May. How i've lasted this long, I have no idea... |
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09-23-2009, 07:17 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontherocks
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metal all the way. one you put flat irons and a mongoose in they will be gone in 5 seconds. which is what happend to mine
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09-23-2009, 10:56 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: undisclosed
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blew out the front and replaced with metal ,no problems . the rear i welded. been running this set -up on plastic center locker for a couple weeks. I picked up the metal center locker a week ago , just waiting to blow the plastic ones and i'll replace with metal. | |
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09-26-2009, 11:31 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: crawlerado springs
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two of my friends have an mrc, and so do i. their front lockers went out within a week. i didnt have any problems with my plastic ones but since they did, i jumped on ebay and ordered front, center and rear metal lockers. i didnt want it to sit on the shelf and wait for them. once i knew my metal lockers were on the way i went to the LHS and picked up some flat irons. my plastics wernt broke yet but i installed the metal ones as soon as i got them!and ebay was cheap!  |
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09-26-2009, 09:51 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Old Hickory
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