This is a tutorial for those who convert there savage to brushless or electric. It will show you how to convert any 2 speed nitro tranny into a flux 1 speed. It's very simple, all you need is a $8 (part #: HPI 100905}
step 1:
start by opening up the tranny and pulling out the center gear set.
step 2:
next take the metal gear off of the center gear set of the 2 speed. it is held on by 1 c clip. once you remove it take the other parts and just put them in storage as you will no longer need them.
step 3:
take the flux idler gear kit (hpi 100905) and open it up, this is what you should have.
step 4:
take the shaft that comes from the kit and one c clip, take the c clip and put it on the small groove that is furthest from the 3 holes on the shaft.
step 5:
take one of the pins from the kit and insert it in the first hole up from the c clip you just installed
step 6:
take the idler gear from the kit and put it over the pin you just installed
step 7:
take the 2 shims from the kit and put it on top of the gear you just installed (you may need to buy some more shims. then take the second pin from the kit and insert it thru the hole right above the shims you just installed (second hole/middle hole) with my kit it needed 2 more shims then supplied as it was still a little loose with just the 2 supplied from the kit) any 6mm ID shims will work.
step 8:
take the metal gear you removed from the 2 speed gear set and put it on the shaft and over the pin you just installed.
step 9:
take another c clip from the kit and put it on the groove right above the gear you just installed.
step 10:
now just take the 2 bearings from your tranny (2 speed) and put one on each end of the gear set you just made.
step 11:
install the gear set into the tranny and check for side to side movement AND also the alignment from the smaller gear one the gear set to the gear on the lower drive shaft inside of the tranny. you want them as close to perfect as you can get.
put shims just inside of the bearing on the side that they are needed to get the perfect alignment of the gears.
step 12:
shim the top gear to the idler gear on the center shaft. you want the gear as close the the center of the top gear set.
step 13:
put the top of the tranny back on and your done.
Those of you who hate reading, I made a video too:
Here is a link to the 6mm shims I used in the video - http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=CLN4736
link to the idler gear. It can be found cheaper but me linking it to tower assures instead of something like ebay assures it will stay listed.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXWVC4&P=PU
step 1:
start by opening up the tranny and pulling out the center gear set.
step 2:
next take the metal gear off of the center gear set of the 2 speed. it is held on by 1 c clip. once you remove it take the other parts and just put them in storage as you will no longer need them.
step 3:
take the flux idler gear kit (hpi 100905) and open it up, this is what you should have.
step 4:
take the shaft that comes from the kit and one c clip, take the c clip and put it on the small groove that is furthest from the 3 holes on the shaft.
step 5:
take one of the pins from the kit and insert it in the first hole up from the c clip you just installed
step 6:
take the idler gear from the kit and put it over the pin you just installed
step 7:
take the 2 shims from the kit and put it on top of the gear you just installed (you may need to buy some more shims. then take the second pin from the kit and insert it thru the hole right above the shims you just installed (second hole/middle hole) with my kit it needed 2 more shims then supplied as it was still a little loose with just the 2 supplied from the kit) any 6mm ID shims will work.
step 8:
take the metal gear you removed from the 2 speed gear set and put it on the shaft and over the pin you just installed.
step 9:
take another c clip from the kit and put it on the groove right above the gear you just installed.
step 10:
now just take the 2 bearings from your tranny (2 speed) and put one on each end of the gear set you just made.
step 11:
install the gear set into the tranny and check for side to side movement AND also the alignment from the smaller gear one the gear set to the gear on the lower drive shaft inside of the tranny. you want them as close to perfect as you can get.
put shims just inside of the bearing on the side that they are needed to get the perfect alignment of the gears.
step 12:
shim the top gear to the idler gear on the center shaft. you want the gear as close the the center of the top gear set.
step 13:
put the top of the tranny back on and your done.
Those of you who hate reading, I made a video too:
Here is a link to the 6mm shims I used in the video - http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=CLN4736
link to the idler gear. It can be found cheaper but me linking it to tower assures instead of something like ebay assures it will stay listed.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXWVC4&P=PU