spur gear trouble & r/c faith trouble

[RC4LYFE]

hey i bought 3 spur gears cuz i striped one and to make a long story short i only have one left help me!! please i need to know about the "Gear Mesh" and other tuning things i have to do to make it not strip, the last one i striped it was just stitting there PUTTING arownd in the drive way and bam!! sometimes i think of how i can't go one with this HOBBY every other day somthing new breaks with out warning and I'm not made of money, and please dont reply and say "oh things break cuz you break them" cuz your rc breaks alot to! every ones does and I'm at the edge of my rope here!!!

 

[StaticSag]

Sounds like your either not getting them tight enuff or even that the pitch don't match.....check and make sure they match then read this.....

http://www.rcracingusa.net/gearmesh.htm

-Sag

 

[spanko123]

andrew awesome statment and that is so true its all i get"you broke it dumbass" wer not asking who broke it, we asking why!! and andrew its tottaly the mesh you're pitch was correct and it has NOTHING to do with the low speed needle just cuz you tuned yourte car so it would run wouldnt make it strip! think about it it doesn't make sense its sumting else that friggin spring i dont no what that does does anyone? the srping with the nout holds on the spur? (it aint the low speed!!:hump: )

 

[StaticSag]

Good info on slipper clutch here....read on... http://www.rcracingusa.net/slipperfaq.htm

-Sag

 

[AlexK]

My friend's RC10GT had the exact same problem. Turns out it was a bad clutch bell bearing. I've heard they can also strip if your clutch (not slipper clutch but engine clutch) is slipping excessively and heating the clutch bell to the point that it softens the spur gear.

Yes, nitro cars break a lot. Try landing a jump upsidedown and doing 10 cartwheels with your full size car. It would break too. If you treat them nice they don't break as often but they still break. I enjoy working on them although the money for parts bothers me too. Electrics are a little slower and much simpler... therefore they are more reliable. Maybe that's more your style.