Spur gear and noise

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Well this is another post with a slightly off question.

I have metal spur gears and they look and seem to be intact. While just rolling the truck around on the floor and running it at low RPM I hear the gears clanking against each other. I figured with metal on metal there is bound to be some noise. Seem to be alot or with me being new is that normal?

I put some standart heavy equipment grease on the visible gear including the rear end. Seemed to quiet it abit. Believe it or not but it didnt spatter. Special grease for high heat.

It is a continues noise so I don't believe the staffs are bad. The mechanics in the shop say there is nothing unsual with the set up. (that is were the grease can into effect:w00t:)

Just asking
 
i don't run metal on metal gears on mine yet (waiting for parts to arrive) but I have been told from a couple of different areas that when you go alloy spur gear the gear noise increases quite dramatically so im guessing its normal but hard to tell without hearing it.
 
metal gears are the way to go. Been running them over a year. Yes they will make noise. But i really would not oil them or grease them. All this will do is allow dirt and harmfull grit to stick to them and will grind them down to nothing in no time! I would clean it off like tomorrow mate.
 
many shops will tell ya that metal all the way is bad. As yot wont have a weak point in the drive train. I found that if anything does jam simply a dog bone breaks. Go all metal and save yourself the pain of constantly warn plastic gears. Yot will never look back and well worth a bit of noise. Anyway. Since when have monster trucks been quiet beasts? ! ! ! :-)
 
Get the grease off. It will attract dirt and sand allowing the gears to eat each other. Do you have front cable brakes, they click a bit too. Metal gears are noisy.
 
Thanks,,,I know it wasnt the smartest ides with the grease but if something sqeeks it needs grease. It is off know. No damage to anything, have the gears nice and shinny.

Normal noise, I get it now, thank you for the info. Like I stated a new guy to Large Scale and maybe not the smartest:trout:
 
Get some spray graphite for the gears and all the other moving parts like ball joints, rod ends, t/b and steering linkage. I put some in a nail polish bottle and use the brush to lube the parts. Put a BB or bearing in the bottle and shake well before using. Much neater.
 
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