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09-06-2009, 09:26 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Grand Junction
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I know about all the talk with the idler gear and slipper clutch that has went on. Yesterday I blew out my first idler gear on my lcc maiden voyage, this is after very carefully setting the mesh. My question is has anyone tried the metal idler gear? What would be the downside to running it if any? Thanks for the help.
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09-06-2009, 09:54 AM
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Boy, that's a bum deal for a fitst run. I haven't heard of issues although I can see a potential issue with guys running 12-14t pinions. Make sure that the set screw is behind the idler gear. If the screw hits the idler it will not only mess up the ier but could throw the mesh off thus stripping the gear. The down fall of a metal gear is really only noise as far as I know. They won't mesh as smoothly as plastic
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09-06-2009, 10:23 AM
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Yea I am running a 12t pinion with a 18.5 brushless on 3c lipo should I use a different pinion?
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09-06-2009, 10:29 AM
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Well not saying change the pinion just make sure your pinion is far enough back on the motor shaft that the set screw will clear the idler. This could be a simple mistake that will certainly destroy an idler gear.
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09-06-2009, 10:31 AM
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I'm running a titan 23T with a 12t w/metal idle gear. It works great and it is quite. I took out the first one with the Holmes hobbies 10T cobalt. In 30 seconds. So if your going to stay with a trans like me then do the metal gears. I'm ordering the metal cogs for the dig. And all the other trans gears. bulletproof IMO.
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09-06-2009, 10:34 AM
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09-06-2009, 10:35 AM
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09-06-2009, 11:29 AM
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I went through 3 plastic gears before I got the metal one. So far it's been great. I put a little gear jelly on it to help quite it down but it work's great.
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09-06-2009, 11:39 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Portland
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good to know. I have been wondering about the metal gears too.
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09-06-2009, 11:47 AM
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Yea I had the pinion set back on the back half of the idler gear so that way the set screw would not chew it up got the wheel in a bind and the motor power I think jumped a tooth on the idler. I an going metal I think to bulletproof it don't want to have to pull my tranny all the time.
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09-06-2009, 12:12 PM
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| Quarry Creeper   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: uk s,wales blackwood
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i use a longer 12t pinion gear from rd racing its nearly the same width as the idler gear and its got a collar the grubscrew goes through so it cant chew the idler gear up.
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09-06-2009, 12:37 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Portland
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if you make a battery tray that sits on the upper links, you don't need to remove the trans to swap the idler gear. Or just remove the tray first. just my experience from doing it a couple of times. and the losi pinion gears seem to fit across the whole gear too
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09-06-2009, 12:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Woodburn, Oregon
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this is all great info  |
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