Parts to keep on hand

[T/C Hunter]

Well My LCC is on it's way. What parts should I replace or keep on hand that usually break first ? I am guessing axle's. Anything else I might want to pick up at my LHS or order on line as far as after market { better than stock } Parts ?

[2500hdon37s]

the only part i have ever broke on my LCC is a hex pin and stripped a spur gear, other than that its a very durable rig, and i beat the piss out of mine and im running a Goat 18.5t system with a 12t pinion, 2s 1300mah lipo and the only strength/ preformance mod that i have is aluminum kunckles that i got from a friend, and done some personal tuning with the suspension. its a great rig, you will have lots of fun with it!

[crazyorigin]

Some wheel hexes and pins, front CV shafts and spare driveshafts are what I recommend.

[T/C Hunter]

O.K cool . Should I replace with aftermarket . I see there are some great parts listings for some of this. Oh yea : Crap I forgot to order a pinion gear, or does the LCC come with one. ??

[2500hdon37s]

Originally Posted by T/C Hunter

O.K cool . Should I replace with aftermarket . I see there are some great parts listings for some of this. Oh yea : Crap I forgot to order a pinion gear, or does the LCC come with one. ??

sure doesnt, but id suggest picking up a 12t, 13t, and a 14t pinion

[T/C Hunter]

Originally Posted by 2500hdon37s

sure doesnt, but id suggest picking up a 12t, 13t, and a 14t pinion

Heading to the LHS Thrusday and I will pick all { 3 } up , along with a few other this and thats I might need. Thanks

[Toyo496]

The spare parts that I like to keep around :
-Plastic spur gears
-Hex pins (Dlux makes some great heavy duty chrome moly pins)
-CVD pins (Dlux makes some great heavy duty chrome moly pins)
-17 degree rod ends
-Body post clips/pins
-Steering servo horn

[corkysk8]

3 things to get.

Rod ends for shocks.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=LOSA5079

The V3 pins work for the drive shaft, the axles, & for hex pins and are stronger than the original hex and drive shaft pin.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=LOSA3199

Transmission gears.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=LOSA3166

The only other thing I have broke is one wheel at the hex mount.

[Robbob]

Besides the above mentioned I like to keep a spare axle housing with me too. Broke one after a first course last year and ever since always carried a spare.

[Fluxnutz]

What motor esc are you gonna run? i have went through many brushed motors, if it gets bound up and you try to force it out of a bind it will more then likely let out some smoke, unloading with the dig will reduce this affect,but until i learned to do this i smoked quite a few motors

[T/C Hunter]

Originally Posted by Fluxnutz

What motor esc are you gonna run? i have went through many brushed motors, if it gets bound up and you try to force it out of a bind it will more then likely let out some smoke, unloading with the dig will reduce this affect,but until i learned to do this i smoked quite a few motors

I'm Running a Losi: Xcelorin S 17.5 ESC Combo . No more brushed motors for me. I always ran brushed motors in my R/C 10 2W/D oval track racing and stadium truck competitions. Brushless is so much easier and almost maintainance free. Plus there very tunable with the advanced computer style ESC's and programs ,it almost leaves the Brushed motors in the dust. I am amazed how much electronics have change in the last 20 years. I am old school and I am pretty impressed with Lipo Batteries and Brushless motors . Thanks for the { Binding worm gear note of caution} I will need to learn how to do it right, because these motor ain't cheap.

[d.a.v.e]

Originally Posted by T/C Hunter

I'm Running a Losi: Xcelorin S 17.5 ESC Combo . No more brushed motors for me. I always ran brushed motors in my R/C 10 2W/D oval track racing and stadium truck competitions. Brushless is so much easier and almost maintainance free. Plus there very tunable with the advanced computer style ESC's and programs ,it almost leaves the Brushed motors in the dust. I am amazed how much electronics have change in the last 20 years. I am old school and I am pretty impressed with Lipo Batteries and Brushless motors . Thanks for the { Binding worm gear note of caution} I will need to learn how to do it right, because these motor ain't cheap.

Yep I've burnt up 3 ESC's in this truck. Luckily Losi is very good about replacing them. I've now moved onto the Goat system and it seems to be holding up better but I have only used it at one comp so far but that is still longer then the previous systems lasted

[T/C Hunter]

Originally Posted by d.a.v.e

Yep I've burnt up 3 ESC's in this truck. Luckily Losi is very good about replacing them. I've now moved onto the Goat system and it seems to be holding up better but I have only used it at one comp so far but that is still longer then the previous systems lasted

Wow thats scary ; what caused the burn out of the ESC. Lock up worm gear.?

[2500hdon37s]

Originally Posted by T/C Hunter

Wow thats scary ; what caused the burn out of the ESC. Lock up worm gear.?

not necisarly the worm bind, but the resistance from the worms and running them too long when they get hot after 30-45 min

[T/C Hunter]

Originally Posted by 2500hdon37s

not necessarily the worm bind, but the resistance from the worms and running them too long when they get hot after 30-45 min

Ohhhh. Sorry to hear that .. Word of caution when running Electric R/C :As I am sure you do this now. Always check your ESC and motors temps, until you can trust a long timed run like that. Years of experience taught me many tricks of the trade on how to keep my temps down.Using Cooler fans , heat sinks, and the right pinion gear were just the basics. Having a ultra smooth drive system was the most important key of all. Air circulation , smooth bearings, perfect gear mesh , over all weight and rotating mass were also important factors to consider. Any resistance to the rolling chassis feeds back to the main drive source. { Electric Motor and ESC } Batteries take a beating as well. So bottom line how is that Noak Goat working for you ? Does it run any cooler than you Losi set up?

[benoj]

Originally Posted by d.a.v.e

Yep I've burnt up 3 ESC's in this truck. Luckily Losi is very good about replacing them. I've now moved onto the Goat system and it seems to be holding up better but I have only used it at one comp so far but that is still longer then the previous systems lasted

Originally Posted by T/C Hunter

Wow thats scary ; what caused the burn out of the ESC. Lock up worm gear.?

the early losi crawler brushless systems were just prone to going up in smoke. quite a few people had problems with them a few had good luck but losi is great about replacing them

[T/C Hunter]

I hope I dont end up with a smoker.

[2500hdon37s]

Originally Posted by T/C Hunter

Ohhhh. Sorry to hear that .. Word of caution when running Electric R/C :As I am sure you do this now. Always check your ESC and motors temps, until you can trust a long timed run like that. Years of experience taught me many tricks of the trade on how to keep my temps down.Using Cooler fans , heat sinks, and the right pinion gear were just the basics. Having a ultra smooth drive system was the most important key of all. Air circulation , smooth bearings, perfect gear mesh , over all weight and rotating mass were also important factors to consider. Any resistance to the rolling chassis feeds back to the main drive source. { Electric Motor and ESC } Batteries take a beating as well. So bottom line how is that Noak Goat working for you ? Does it run any cooler than you Losi set up?

ive never had a system go up on me or used a losi system, but thats one of the reasons people have been having trouble with them. with my Goat system i have'nt had a lick of trouble out of it, it works just as smooth as can be! i highly recomend it!

[Toyo496]

I have the Losi 21.5 system and it has held on strong...no problems at all !! I did put a heat sink and fan on it for a little added saftey.

[T/C Hunter]

I think all ESC units are subject to the abuse of over heating , With a few extra steps of caution this can be prevented. But as we all know some ESC's just go up in smoke for apparently no reason. I will definetly keep a eye on mine until I can trust it 100% . Plus I will run a external BEC . The ones that do go up in smoke makes ya wonder how it was set up . But as long as Losi replaceing mine if it happens to me thats cool.