whats standard pinion set up on fg beetle?

[dc2 man]

i was just wanting to check the standard pinion layout on the fg beetle.

would i be right in saying that what they come out the factory with is 16/48tooth on layshaft/diff (16/layshaft pinion and 48tooth diff gear)

would i also be right in saying that either a 13 or14 tooth clutch pinion gear matching either a/46 or /48tooth spur gear setup.

which do you lot think is the best set up for over all performance,i mean good low down acceleration and good top speed.?

any o pinions please? :lol:

 

[Bigger the Better]

16/48 stock monsters. 14T shaft.
Monster PDF

 

[dc2 man]

16/48 stock monsters. 14T shaft.
Monster PDF

thanks bigger the better,extremly helpfull as usual.

pdf manual handy indeed,i have my own one but cannot remember where i put it.

so u mean 14tooth on the clutch? and a 16/48 on the diff and l/shaft?

 

[Bigger the Better]

Nope. 16 pinion is on the clutch bell. 48 spur big one. 14 is on the layshaft which drives the diff gear which is also the same 48.

 

[dc2 man]

are you serious?
i could not get the 14tooth pinion on my layshaft at all and the diff gear is 48tooth,ahh maybe this is a starting point in some of my cars running problems,maybe iv got the wrong pinion on that layshaft...

is there differnt size 14tooths?
reason i am asking is because when i tryed to fit the 14 on the layshaft it was too big,if you know what i mean the amount of teeth on a 14 tooth is less but if you look at it,the distance between the actual teeth is smaller,it would not match up and even fit in to the steel 48tooth diff.......mmmmm?

 

[Bigger the Better]

Uh oh. If you where running 16pinion, 48 spur, 16 spurshaft, 48 diff then I think you are running more of a speed set not a power set. I think?:badair:

 

[dc2 man]

oh right,i see
god i must change that so to a 14tooth,how come i couldnt fit it the last time then i wonder?

 

[Bigger the Better]

Could of been you were having a problem with the grub marks on the shaft not allowing the gear to go on?

 

[dc2 man]

Could of been you were having a problem with the grub marks on the shaft not allowing the gear to go on?

no you see it was the time i rebuilt the car after 6 months of sitting in the garage i decided to upgrade the whole car all the alloy etcetc it was that time i decided to put on all new gears/pinions,and new layshaft,so that 14tooth just would not take to the 48tooth diff gear, are you 100percent sure on the 14tooth on the layshaft?

 

[Bigger the Better]

Was yours always a Monster model? If not then that would be the reason for the 16T on the Layshaft. Smaller tires need larger gear there.

 

[dc2 man]

yeah it was always a monster,some confusion hah?

honestly that 14tooth just was a complete mismatch for the 48diff..


what kinda machine have you right now,beetle isnt it too?
any pics of your machine any where in this fourm?

 

[Bigger the Better]

I have the FGMT which is geared the same as the other three Monsters. Look at the Monster PDF again you will see the part numbers for stock gearing:
6431/1 Pinion, 6052 spur, 6046 spurshaft.

 

[neverhappy]

My FGST had a 14 tooth layshaft gear 6046. FGMT also have the 14 tooth layshaft gear 6046. When I replaced mine it took three weeks to get one shipped in from FG.

 

[Bigger the Better]

My FGST had a 14 tooth layshaft gear 6046. FGMT also have the 14 tooth layshaft gear 6046. When I replaced mine it took three weeks to get one shipped in from FG.

You can try non-FG also: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPMS5&P=Z