Front bearing seal

[bustedgears]

I have a pro .15 mill on my AD2 Losi. The engine seems to make plenty of compression, but the only problem is that the front bearing seal is messed up.

Nobody around here has a bearing or seal for that engine. My question is, If I put some RTV on it will it be okay (at least for the time being) or should I just save myself the trouble and trade it in on a 3.3?

I currently have an O.S. .18 cvrx that I can drop right in that losi and put a 3.3 in the maxx.

What do you guys think?

 

[Tarant]

I wouldnt, the seal might not work and just come off, or their may be some RVT that gets into the bearing and gums the bearing all up.

 

[HeartBreak]

I'd trade it in; once those seals blow out, there's no replacing them, short of a whole new bearing.

 

[Mr T-Maxx]

BG; I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you can do the ERP from a pro .15 to a 3.3.

Pretty sure you can do the pro .15 to a 2.5R...but it takes a 2.5 or 2.5r to go to the 3.3.

Just something to think about.

Mr T

 

[bustedgears]

I was also considering just buying another .18 cvrx for the maxx and putting the existing one in the losi.

 

[HeartBreak]

BG; I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you can do the ERP from a pro .15 to a 3.3.

Pretty sure you can do the pro .15 to a 2.5R...but it takes a 2.5 or 2.5r to go to the 3.3.

Just something to think about.

Mr T

If that's what it takes, he could get the 2.5, beat it till it croaks, and then trade up again to the 3.3. Get the moneys' worth, lol.

 

[bustedgears]

Traxxas says they'll take it ono an erp trade

http://www.traxxas.com/products/nitro/erp/trx_erp.htm

 

[Plaidfish]

press the bearing out and order a high temp application one from any bearing manufacturer......just measure the Inner diameter of the carrier (center part), the outer diameter of the whole bearing and the thickness...I'm sure engine manufacturers don't make them a special size when they can order em premade from other places....