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06-21-2009, 02:51 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: totowa
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|  question on the plastic motor plates
What is the point of them and should i just use locknuts on the back side to hold the motors in place. I am a little stumped over the clear plastic covers thow. Is this so you can see your gears. Thanks in advance. |
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06-21-2009, 03:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rock-throwing country
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06-21-2009, 03:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: totowa
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but is that what it is for. This is my first moa rig and just seems wierd they would use something like that. I dont mind using them just want to make sure that is what they are for not a motor spacer or something.
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06-22-2009, 09:46 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alamogordo
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Yes they are meant as a clear cover for the gear case, some people use them, some dont. Some suspension links contact them so people will just run some tape or whatever instead of running the cover. Mine are all cracked and busted up. Look at everyone's build threads, it can teach you a lot on how things are set up if you cant figure out how to put this and that together. Lets see some pictures too! Nathan |
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06-22-2009, 09:49 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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I'm not a fan of those lexan covers....I really wish RC4WD would just make a nice thin piece of aluminum to cover the gearcase...first thing I do is pull them off and put duct tape over the holes.  |
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06-22-2009, 10:02 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sin City
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I used to use duct tape on mine but i ran out one time so i put the little covers on there and they work ok. One thing you can do is use the fixed hole to hold the cover and the adjusting hole under it. If you are using the stock pinions you can use all 4 motor holes and they line up but remember, its just a dust cover. |
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06-22-2009, 12:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukee
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I use the stock thick plastic one to trace onto lexan. I then cut the lexan and use those for the covers. They work great and are nice and thin. |
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06-22-2009, 07:28 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: totowa
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well started the build up today motors are in. Integy 45t singles , Didnt use the covers to weak. I used my favorite tape black gorrila tape to cover the holes up worked great. Thanks for the info guys.
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06-23-2009, 09:34 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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I used a piece of cut-off scrap from around a lexan body. Those thick covers are waaayyyy overkill and I had mentioned it to RC4WD in the their thread on the Bully 2's. I guess they either have a huge supply of the thick one's left to go through...or it was just another idea that went in one ear and out the other. | |
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