Breaking Spur and pinion gears on Traxxas X-Maxx

[Danny boy]

Keep breaking spur and pinon gear

 

[HPIguy]

How tight do you have the slipper set?

 

[Danny boy]

Which is the slipper gear

 

[HPIguy]

It should be listed in the owners manual.

 

[LibertyMKiii]

Do you have the 8s or 6s model? The 6s has a slipper the 8s has a cush drive.
Went through these issues myself on the XMaxx. If you get a GDS brand spur and Pinion the problems go away. Very good steel (not cast)

 

[Billy G.]

Do you have the 8s or 6s model? The 6s has a slipper the 8s has a cush drive.
Went through these issues myself on the XMaxx. If you get a GDS brand spur and Pinion the problems go away. Very good steel (not cast)

Does having steel gears put mo
re stress on other drive train parts?

 

[Tunedfrog]

Does having steel gears put mo
re stress on other drive train parts?

I run a steel spur gear on my Xmaxx and haven't had any issues yet.

 

[WickedFog]

Does having steel gears put mo
re stress on other drive train parts?

You have the cush drive in the assembly behind the spur. Any 1/8 scale or bigger rig - I use metal spurs.