Vekta 5 - It Was My First Sucessful 45 Minute Bash

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William E Burrows Jr

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Since I converted the transmission with mega torque gears so I could run the Maxxis Tires, I have had nothing but drivetrain failures.
The short list: Transmission bell housing bearing destroyed.
Front differential housing, bearings, pinion and ring gear destroyed.
Internal gears in the rear differential destroyed.
I rebuilt all areas of failures and had my first successful 45 minutes bash run yesterday.
I cleaned it up and inspected and notice the front differential bearings had some slop causing play on the pinion gear.
I would suspect that will be the first thing to fail again. I will continue to bash and see how long I have until it fails.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Best Regards,
William E. Burrows Jr.
 
Since I converted the transmission with mega torque gears so I could run the Maxxis Tires, I have had nothing but drivetrain failures.
The short list: Transmission bell housing bearing destroyed.
Front differential housing, bearings, pinion and ring gear destroyed.
Internal gears in the rear differential destroyed.
I rebuilt all areas of failures and had my first successful 45 minutes bash run yesterday.
I cleaned it up and inspected and notice the front differential bearings had some slop causing play on the pinion gear.
I would suspect that will be the first thing to fail again. I will continue to bash and see how long I have until it fails.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Best Regards,
William E. Burrows Jr.
Nice ? hopefully it lasts
 
Congratulations (y)(y)
I just spent $150.00 on parts that I know will fail. I just rebuild my extra rear differential.
It was fun to rebuild it, but the differential oil was a trip.
See what a total differential failure looks like.
As a side note the KV2238 Vekta.5 Diff. Seal and Hardware Set. 4 of the 6 screws are the wrong size, I was able too use the originals.
I did report it to DDM.
Best Regards,
William E. Burrows Jr.
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I just spent $150.00 on parts that I know will fail. I just rebuild my extra rear differential.
It was fun to rebuild it, but the differential oil was a trip.
See what a total differential failure looks like.
Best Regards,
William E. Burrows Jr.
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Someone needs to make proper gears, and someone needs to stop selling those big ass tires as suitable for stock
 
It is nice too have your own parts department, I even have a complete stock transmission with upgraded brakes and the original tires.
If the failures keep happening I will convert back too stock.
The dual servos I think is a must, it turns on a dime.
I would think the steering would be even better with the stock setup.
Someday I will find out while I wait for my upcoming breakdown.
Best Regards,
William E. Burrows Jr.
 
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