Hello all with the HG bruiser clone or even the Tamiya Rerelease bruiser I have done some mods to the transmission.
Being I crawl, I decided to convert to all gear 4wheel drive using the Robinson Racing 22t gear.
The gear needs to be narrowed if you want to keep all 3-speeds. I had mine set up to run all 3-speeds, but I didn't like having to use the servo constantly to keep the trans in the lowest gear. So, I rearranged the medium and low gears and the counter gears as well to give me (low when the servo is in neutral), then when I downshift to medium, and upshift to high, much like a real gearbox throw.
It worked great. 4WD in all gears.
Then, not liking the medium gear at all, I bought another Robinson racing gear but didn't grind it narrower. I removed the 4-axis drive gear's hex and hex pin that sits underneath it from the transmission, and this allowed the Robinson racing gear to fit perfectly without grinding it narrower to fit but doing so makes it, so the lowest gear won't engage (At this point I had already rearranged the med/low gears) as the hex is removed. So, I was left with a 2-speed tranny that had (low and High) only. So now I am in the lowest gear ratio and only use the servo when I need some extra wheel rpm for mud or whatnot.
So now when the servo is in neutral the trans is in the lowest gear and when I upshift it goes into High gear. This is a bonus as I crawl and didn't like having to run the servo constantly to keep the tranny in low.
I also installed the Hot Racing hardened steel spur gear.
Works flawlessly with way less wear and tear on the servo and transmission.
Pictures are of the rearranged med and low gears.
Being I crawl, I decided to convert to all gear 4wheel drive using the Robinson Racing 22t gear.
The gear needs to be narrowed if you want to keep all 3-speeds. I had mine set up to run all 3-speeds, but I didn't like having to use the servo constantly to keep the trans in the lowest gear. So, I rearranged the medium and low gears and the counter gears as well to give me (low when the servo is in neutral), then when I downshift to medium, and upshift to high, much like a real gearbox throw.
It worked great. 4WD in all gears.
Then, not liking the medium gear at all, I bought another Robinson racing gear but didn't grind it narrower. I removed the 4-axis drive gear's hex and hex pin that sits underneath it from the transmission, and this allowed the Robinson racing gear to fit perfectly without grinding it narrower to fit but doing so makes it, so the lowest gear won't engage (At this point I had already rearranged the med/low gears) as the hex is removed. So, I was left with a 2-speed tranny that had (low and High) only. So now I am in the lowest gear ratio and only use the servo when I need some extra wheel rpm for mud or whatnot.
So now when the servo is in neutral the trans is in the lowest gear and when I upshift it goes into High gear. This is a bonus as I crawl and didn't like having to run the servo constantly to keep the tranny in low.
I also installed the Hot Racing hardened steel spur gear.
Works flawlessly with way less wear and tear on the servo and transmission.
Pictures are of the rearranged med and low gears.