new hammers first test not good...

[shenlonco]

Did not even run it yet and I got this horrid sound I think it may be the spur gear as it looks to have a flat spot on it for some reason.... hope it is not the gear box in the center...

contacted the guy on e-bay about it and I am hopping he sends me out a spur gear to try out fist before I ship it back to him.

here is a video
MVI_0522_zps091ca1c6.mp4 Video by shenlonco | Photobucket

[rustykaos]

Mine made the same noise when I got it as well. It made no difference to driving it and was just a bit noisy. I eventually changed to 32p gears and now that sound has gone.

Cheers Jarrod

[shenlonco]

I found it looks like the gear was flat in a spot and the person who put it together has the mesh way to lose.

Also what is the smallest pinion gear you can use with the stock spur gear?

I am also thinking of putting in a much slower motor it seems to fast to go up in the mountains trailing? also how long does the stock battery last if you use low gear like 95% of the time?

THANKS

[twisted]

Originally Posted by shenlonco

I found it looks like the gear was flat in a spot and the person who put it together has the mesh way to lose.

Also what is the smallest pinion gear you can use with the stock spur gear?

I am also thinking of putting in a much slower motor it seems to fast to go up in the mountains trailing? also how long does the stock battery last if you use low gear like 95% of the time?

THANKS

i get 10 min and thats alot of high gear running.

[shenlonco]

Originally Posted by twisted

i get 10 min and thats alot of high gear running.

Thanks what do you think low will give you in run time?

also I put a stock Tamiya motor in mine right now but was looking maybe to put the axial 27 turn motor but I don't know if it's a better motor than the Tamiya Johnson motor they are suppose to be 27 turn motors also.

[photon_trap]

I am beginning to think Vaterra has zero Quality Control. Friendly people on the phone willing to send out replacement junk is no substitute IMO

[z50king]

The 15 turn is not made for trailing. It's made for bashing in the front yard. I put a 35 turn lathe motor in it and it was better. Still got hot with the way I drove it.

I'm brushless now and I love it.

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[Farmers00]

What brushless motor did u put in there?

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by shenlonco

also I put a stock Tamiya motor in mine right now but was looking maybe to put the axial 27 turn motor but I don't know if it's a better motor than the Tamiya Johnson motor they are suppose to be 27 turn motors also.

Same crap, different bag.

[z50king]

Originally Posted by Farmers00

What brushless motor did u put in there?

Tekin RS and Orion V2 17.5

[shenlonco]

I just got done putting 500K diff fluid in the front and I added the medium swaybar from the swaybar kit for the rear as it flexed a bit to much without it for me for trail running.. the place I go is very rocky trails with rocks of all sizes all over I think with the rear swaybar it will be good and for when I drive on a side angle it will help fro the dreaded to much flex that causes the front wheel to lift up more and more till you flip!

Anyone running the rear swaybars?

[DrewHammer]

I have run the front and rear swaybars and took them off my last time out. The cg is low enough that I didn't think it needed them and I thought it hurt me too much in the rocks I drive in.

Also, I can see a damaged spot in your spur gear. Save yourself some trouble and get a 57t xxx-nt spur gear. It's 32p

[shenlonco]

Originally Posted by DrewHammer

I have run the front and rear swaybars and took them off my last time out. The cg is low enough that I didn't think it needed them and I thought it hurt me too much in the rocks I drive in.

Also, I can see a damaged spot in your spur gear. Save yourself some trouble and get a 57t xxx-nt spur gear. It's 32p

thanks I will look into that option.