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09-27-2015, 10:18 PM | #241 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Western, NC
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
Pulled the Wraith out the other day to run it and noticed I had no low gear. Tore into the trans and the output shaft is snapped in two, I have the HD version on order. Not complaining at all though, I've put this thing through hell, including 4s on a Pro4 3300kv on a regular basis. |
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10-14-2015, 06:14 AM | #242 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Western, NC
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
So it turns out I was wrong, that's actually one of the gear shafts. I ordered the R3 trans shaft set that's listed in the replacement parts on the site, but it still doesn't have that shaft. Is the only way to get that to order an entire new gear set? I don't need gears, just the shaft.
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12-05-2015, 08:19 PM | #243 | |
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12-28-2015, 08:55 AM | #244 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlotte, NC
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
I am considering getting one of these however I have a cheaper radio with a 3rd channel that's not adjustable. Just on/off. Will this be a problem?
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12-28-2015, 08:53 PM | #245 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho Quote:
A 2-position third channel should be okay for shifting duties as long as you can adjust endpoints (which is important). Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk | |
12-30-2015, 05:01 AM | #246 |
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01-13-2016, 01:13 AM | #247 |
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
Would this work with the newly released Axial Bomber? It's supposed to share many of its parts with the other Axial vehicles like the wraith but I'm not sure if it's transmission is one of the shared components. TIA! |
01-13-2016, 07:49 AM | #248 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Western, NC
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Thanks a lot RC4WD | |
01-22-2016, 01:13 PM | #249 |
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
After reading yup got my mind set on getting one of these bad boys. Only question I have is I have a spare sidewinder 3 with a Castle Creations 1410-1Y 4-Pole Brushless Motor (3800kV) sitting on my bench. Would this work well in a wraith?
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01-24-2016, 06:39 AM | #250 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho Quote:
The biggest problem with that setup would be cogging at low (I.e., crawling) speeds that is common with sensorless systems. If you want to use that ESC, you would do better pairing it with a good brushed motor. If you want to go brushless, you'd be much better off going with a good sensored setup. | |
01-24-2016, 04:59 PM | #251 |
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
Yeah that's what I figured. Still wrapping my head around proper setups for cralwing. I still want to be able to crawl but kick it into high gear to have some bashing fun. Not opposed to picking up a new setup. Just would be nice to use some of my old racing stuff I had laying around and kept everything water proofed for fun in th emud. Any recommendations? much rather buy once with setup paired to the transmission to give me best of both worlds |
01-24-2016, 06:41 PM | #252 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
Mud will shorten the life of just about all of your components, so no need to break the bank on electronics if you really want to play in the mud. You're probably best off with an inexpensive brushed setup (27t or 35t) on 3S. You could use your sidewinder 3 and pick up a relatively inexpensive brushed motor (Holmes Torquemaster Sport or even cheaper) and get the performance characteristics you're looking for with a single speed tranny and the right gearing. Make sure you clean and lube everything carefully after each muddy or wet run. Re the tranny, if it were my rig, I wouldn't take a 2-speed in the mud with anything approaching regularity - too many moving parts at risk. I can lift the front tires of my Asender off the ground doing a full-throttle launch on pavement using a 35T equivalent brushed motor on 3S and crawl very nicely with the same gearing. If you're willing to skip the mud, then it would start to make sense to look at the 2-speed with a good brushed or sensored brushless combo. In that case, I'd suggest a Holmes Hobbies combo (BLE ESC with a Puller Pro BL 2200 or 3500 kv) on 3S). You'll get great low-speed resolution for crawling and lots of grin-inducing top end, especially in high gear. Just keep in mind that, as soon as you go brushless (esp if you go 3s), all weak links in your truck will be revealed quickly. I hope that helps. Good luck! |
04-19-2016, 09:12 AM | #253 |
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| Re: AX2 2 Speed Transmission for Axial Wraith & SCX10/Honcho
I've been out of the game for a while. Is this AX2 still the best option for 2-speed in a SCX10 based rig? I built this thing a bunch of years back using the R2 with dig and 2-speed and it was nothing but trouble, eating through gears every 10 hours or so, not shifting, getting stuck in dig... I love the RC4WD scale products, but I'm hesitant to buy another RC4WD tranny. Still, I want that 2 speed back. I can live without the dig. |
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