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metal gearbox stripped

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so drove my bulldog around the front yard..short grass.... down my driveway and what do you know i stripped a metal gear...must have been asking too much of it ...anyway while i have it open will the 3:1 gearbox and larger motors fit inside......i really want more power...what is the biggest motor i can stuff in there??
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holly crap!..must be the friday the 13th thing but i was driving my bulldog around today and sripped the metal gears too! 8O ..so yeah replacement part anyone
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hey stalker,
forgot it was the 13th should have stayed in bed......
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I was thinking about replacing the 'broken' gear... but the quality of the metal is so poor i would recon it would fail again very soon... the hop up parts for these heng longs are really not that good at all tbh, Theres to much movement in all the axels for the gears and what not.. so they will slip/crunch/munch there way smooth....

Will have to get hold of a pure steel set up...with roller barings the whole lot... however ££££££ <---- ehhh
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Silverstalker wrote: Theres to much movement in all the axels for the gears and what not.. so they will slip/crunch/munch there way smooth....
That's why I strip my metal gear boxes and shim them with brass washers then run them in with grinding paste, it makes them much smoother, quieter and so far I have not damaged any gears since doing that. :thumbup:
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jonger,
thanks for the link .....anyone know where in the states i can get a 4:1 steel gearbox,metal wheels,axles......
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i meant inflatable sorry
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Sorry to jack the post a little but jonger have you got a how to on that please :thumbup:
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yes a how to would be most helpful
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