Steel spur gear?

[foxy]

just put a steel spur gear on my fg marder beetle is this a good move or not?:lol:

 

[renbar]

ive only ever run mine with steel gears my mates used to run standard plastic spur and clutch gears but they never lasted long mines over 2 years old now some signs of ware but its never been covered and has run in all sorts of crap the only thing ive noticed on mine it does sound loud gearwise like a rally car gearbox but thats cool

 

[PBJT]

One of the first upgrades. Plastic gears are cheap but I can not get a bash session out of one anymore.

Pete

 

[atom3624]

I read somewhere that if the PINION is alloy, then keep the plastic spur - the alloy one will also work fine but NOT a steel spur with an alloy pinion.
If you've a steel pinion, then go for a steel spur.

A lot of the longevity is related to the gear meshing and how the motor is mounted / braced for the high impact jumps - this is where the teeth get trashed.

Al.

 

[Trebor]

+1 Alan .................a little lube on the steel to steel will help

these are mine on the marder engine



K....

 

[peegee]

now that's one great loooking motor. Do the gears use grub screws or have they got flats in the tubes?

 

[Trebor]

now that's one great loooking motor. Do the gears use grub screws or have they got flats in the tubes?

these ones use grub screws .......the flatted ones will eventually wear loose

on the shafts :w00t:

K....

 

[peegee]

these ones use grub screws .......the flatted ones will eventually wear loose

on the shafts :w00t:

K....

Grub screws seemed like a better option to me but you never know until you've used them, cheers.

 

[sperera]

ive run a steel spur in my MT and baja (both FG) and one of the best upgrades, specially when jumping. never had a pinion strip even alloy one, it does wear after a while but still heaps cheaper and more reliable than running plastic spur.

 

[foxy]

thanx 4 that men im running 18 / 46 all steal gears

 

[voo2doo]

Keith,wow mate,now thats an engine!!! It looks like its never been run?:lol::lol::lol:
J.

 

[voo2doo]

thanx 4 that men im running 18 / 46 all steal gears

Do you mean you didn't pay for them?
J

 

[atom3624]

.... and what happened to the '64 rule'.
This arrangement may be a little slack in meshing anyway?
Al.

 

[jackobyte]

.... and what happened to the '64 rule'.
This arrangement may be a little slack in meshing anyway?
Al.

Hey Al i thought you were smarter than that. :lol::lol:

18 + 46 = 64

 

[atom3624]

You're right
Cold weather I suppose !!
Engage brain before fingers time again !!
Al.