DBXL 2.0 DBXL 2.0 + Taylor 35 Reed V2 Issue?

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Hi guys, anyone had issues with clearance from the center middle shaft cup rubbing the inner fan case of the reed case?

Will post some pics later but had a major issue, long story short, ripped a hole through the case, damaged a cup & lost a pin! :( got new parts ready to replace, but just curious if anyone has fit the taylor reed v2 yet with there dibby 2.0?

Like i say, will post some pics soon, Cheers!
 
Hi guys, anyone had issues with clearance from the center middle shaft cup rubbing the inner fan case of the reed case?

Will post some pics later but had a major issue, long story short, ripped a hole through the case, damaged a cup & lost a pin! :( got new parts ready to replace, but just curious if anyone has fit the taylor reed v2 yet with there dibby 2.0?

Like i say, will post some pics soon, Cheers!
hi guys, ok so here's a few pics of the issue, running stock gearing with a 35 Reed V2 Taylor mill. It basically destroyed the casing/flywheel & also the Center Cup & Rear Centre Drive Shaft as the grub had welded its self due to the heat when the cup was rubbing i guess.

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1st two pics shows the aftermath of a run, the 3rd pic is with the repairs done showing clearly the clearance issue!?

This is definitely an issue as the cup is basically skimming the reed case, which has caused the cup to heat up & in turn its broken the studlock seal used to keep the pin fixed which has caused that to fail so the pin came loose and basically ripped through the case.

Total damage done was around £180 mark, but Fair play to Mike at Taylor RC.. We came to an agreement that he sent me replacement casing & Flyhweel & I have replaced the drive shafts, this would have cost me around £160 in total but in the end it cost me around £70 for the 2 shafts.

But my main concern was this happening again! I taken it out today and it seems to have held up, but i didn't really do any hard bashing that can cause the chassis to flex as i think this is where the cup would make contact with the casing, But will see.

I'm thinking of maybe going to a larger size pinion to move the engine over slightly which would give more clearance, atm I'm running 20T pinion, so if I went 21T pinion, what size spur should I get to try keep the same ratio?

Cheers!

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few more pics of the damage:

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just sacrifice your current gearing tizdaz, just go up a tooth on the pinion or up a tooth on the spur then run the car around that gearing,
if the engine has plenty of power for the 20tooth gearing then go 2 teeth maybe (y)
 
just sacrifice your current gearing tizdaz, just go up a tooth on the pinion or up a tooth on the spur then run the car around that gearing,
if the engine has plenty of power for the 20tooth gearing then go 2 teeth maybe (y)
hi buddy! To be honest, there isn't a ton of power really believe it or not, better than the ESP i had, but wouldn't say by a huge amount, but yeh i may try a larger toother gear, at least so i can put some silicon tubing over the cup so if pin does come loose it wont do damage again!!..cheers buddy ;)
 
hi buddy! To be honest, there isn't a ton of power really believe it or not, better than the ESP i had, but wouldn't say by a huge amount, but yeh i may try a larger toother gear, at least so i can put some silicon tubing over the cup so if pin does come loose it wont do damage again!!..cheers buddy ;)
1 or 2 teeth difference should be fine tizdaz (y), it wont make a massive difference to the gear ratio,
if your gonna put sommat over the cup then a better bet is heat shrink,
car builder solutions over here in uk have some really good glue lined heat shrink,
so the glue melts when ya shrink it and it stays in place, but is still easy enough to cut off when ya need to (y)
 
1 or 2 teeth difference should be fine tizdaz (y), it wont make a massive difference to the gear ratio,
if your gonna put sommat over the cup then a better bet is heat shrink,
car builder solutions over here in uk have some really good glue lined heat shrink,
so the glue melts when ya shrink it and it stays in place, but is still easy enough to cut off when ya need to (y)
Excellent thanks buddy!
 
Wow ! That is not good .
I had clearance issues with the SCZ in my 30DNB on the drive shaft mount , sorted by going from 19T to 21T pinion , 20T would have worked too. Other option would have been to mill a few mm off bottom of the mount to clear the fan shroud.
You could drill and tap the ball end of the shaft to take a grub and slot the pin for a positive location , My drive shafts are done like that.
 
Wow ! That is not good .
I had clearance issues with the SCZ in my 30DNB on the drive shaft mount , sorted by going from 19T to 21T pinion , 20T would have worked too. Other option would have been to mill a few mm off bottom of the mount to clear the fan shroud.
You could drill and tap the ball end of the shaft to take a grub and slot the pin for a positive location , My drive shafts are done like that.
hi mate, yeah my shafts already have the grub in at the end, its standard on the 2.0 shafts, I used perm studlock to hold the grubs too. Yeh I been thinking of removing a few mm from the shroud, I've ordered a 21T pinion so will see what the clearance is like when I try that & go from there ;)
 
Hi guys, anyone had issues with clearance from the center middle shaft cup rubbing the inner fan case of the reed case?

Will post some pics later but had a major issue, long story short, ripped a hole through the case, damaged a cup & lost a pin! :( got new parts ready to replace, but just curious if anyone has fit the taylor reed v2 yet with there dibby 2.0?

Like i say, will post some pics soon, Cheers!
I have the same problem, but I'm lucky, I still have to break in my block. Thanks to you I was warned. I ordered a 21t pinion and I hope it will turn out well. Sorry about the damage you suffered. What are you going to try now? Also a 21t pinion?

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Hi guys, anyone had issues with clearance from the center middle shaft cup rubbing the inner fan case of the reed case?

Will post some pics later but had a major issue, long story short, ripped a hole through the case, damaged a cup & lost a pin! :( got new parts ready to replace, but just curious if anyone has fit the taylor reed v2 yet with there dibby 2.0?

Like i say, will post some pics soon, Cheers!
Got the Taylor 35 with slugs and had no issues except had to change throttle servo arm due to hitting the Olimat pipe.
 
Got the Taylor 35 with slugs and had no issues except had to change throttle servo arm due to hitting the Olimat pipe.
i think its only the taylor reed V2 that has clearance issues
Fitted 21 tooth pinion to my car today: got a good couple of mm clearance now.

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hi buddy, yeh i fit a larger pinion, made it slightly better but still VERY close, but it is better, but i want to fit some silicon tube around it to prevent the pin doing the same thing again should it become loose, but the gap is still too thin to be able to fit some silicon tubing around it, so im thinking of machining/modding the case a little to allow the room
 
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