track lock up

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track lock up

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I have a tiger metal tracks wheels going forward the right hand side locks up making the tank turn stop and go back and then forward its ok for 10 ft and then it happens again
just put new gearboxes in it still doing it
off the ground all is ok ??????????
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Re: track lock up

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so why on one side never use to do it
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Re: track lock up

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just got new one will let you know
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Re: track lock up

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no just fitted new taigen sprockets on heng long tracks still doing it
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Re: track lock up

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Have you tried swoping the sprockets,idlers & tracks
Over to see if it makes the other side lock up?
If it does then it's proberbley a gearbox issue
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Re: track lock up

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mite well be my new gearboxes
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Re: track lock up

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Also try running the tank without the tracks on
To make sure the drive shafts arn't bent.
Which gearboxs did you buy?
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Re: track lock up

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std heng long ones from tankforce1
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Re: track lock up

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oh, plastic ones, with metal tracks? could be your problem right there.
get some black steel ones or some plastic tracks
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Re: track lock up

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no metal ones with black steel
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