horacio0809
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Here are the pictures as requested...and once again, I tried pushing the engine away but no progress...
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If moving the engine doesn't help, remember to try removing all 4 wheels and spinning the spur in both directions by hand easily.
Yes I have tried removing all 4 wheels and spinning the spur...no difference!You try this yet? I know it's a pain to take all 4 wheels off, but it will tell us a few things that may help. I don't want to go into explaining what it tells us unless it helps, then at least we have something to aim at. When you moved the engine, was the bell touching the spur still? Perhaps it would be best to take the engine completely out.
How can I check that?From what I can see in the pics the clutchbell is close, but not touching. Personally, I'd check your brake rotor and make sure they're loose.
Ok, that tells us you likely didn't put the hubs/axles/hex's/axle bearings in wrong or missing. Pull the engine out. See what you get then. Last resort is to pull the thing apart and get the transmission in your hands and see if it spins without the engine or center axles tied to it.Yes I have tried removing all 4 wheels and spinning the spur...no difference!
I checked that, and they are pretty loose...Look at the bottom of the truck. You should have a couple discs mounted to the rear hex out of the transmission.. those are your brakes. Flip them with your finger. If they're tight, loosen them.
Ok i'll try that...Ok, that tells us you likely didn't put the hubs/axles/hex's/axle bearings in wrong or missing. Pull the engine out. See what you get then. Last resort is to pull the thing apart and get the transmission in your hands and see if it spins without the engine or center axles tied to it.
what's a OWB?Something is still dragging. It will roll forward marginally more easily than back because of the OWB in the trans not grabbing and causing the entire trans/spur/cb to spin as much or at all.
First gear in a savage is attached to a one way bearing (OWB). When force is applied to the spur in the forward rotation (CCW I think), the bearing bites onto a shaft and spins the gears/output shaft. Once the OWB shaft is up to a specific RPM, little pawls swing out and grab the second speed gear and lock into it, then the OWB free spins the 1st gear. If you had 2 gears hard set to a shaft that were different size, they would lock each other. One spins the shaft faster than the other, so the lower gear has to release once the 2nd gear takes over.what's a OWB?
Make sure to loc-tite that little screw that keeps the clutch bell onHey guys,
I finally found what the issue was. It had nothing to do with the center gear box, it was the clutch bell that was too stiff therefore it was hard to spin the clutch bell and whenever I'd take the engine out, the truck would roll just fine but as soon as I'd put the engine in and approached the clutch bell to the spur gear, it stop rolling. So i unscrewed the clutch bell and removed the bearings, then i installed the clutch bell back making sure that it would spin freely. Once I installed the engine back onto the truck...VOILA!! All was solved....Can't wait to break it in now!!! All in all, it was an amazing learning experience...You guys made me realize that when it comes to RC kits, the best way to solve a unknown issue is to remove piece by piece!
Thanks again you guys!!
Oh really?? Why is that so important?Make sure to loc-tite that little screw that keeps the clutch bell on
Oh really?? Why is that so important?
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