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    Gear Meshing

    I'm with Kevin on this one. Your engine probably slipped.
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    how do you change the spur gear??

    Thanks for the instructions. For the time being I've upgraded to the hardened steel spur gear. But this definitely looks like a mod I will have to attempt down the road a bit
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    Supercharger

    Anyone every use a supercharger on their truck? I stumbled across one today and was surprised to see superchargers for these nitro engines. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNRN4&P=ML
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    priming the engine

    X25, I'm with you. I go with the blowing of the exhaust hose route. I was first following the manual in which it tells you to cover the exhaust and give the motor a few spins until there are no more air bubbles in the line. But I have found that by blowing into the exhaust line, it is much...
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    The savage X SS brakes

    After you glued on the pads, did you have to get longer screws? Original part # Z282? Reason I asked is I just added pads to part # 87053 and the OEM screws just aren't long enough and I'm afraid they are going to back out too easily
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    HPI Wheelie Bar

    The bigger wheel is used for rougher terrain....smaller wheel for flat smooth surfaces
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    how do you change the spur gear??

    I'm a asking so start posting
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    how do you change the spur gear??

    Do you have the Savage X? If so I would just remove the six screws that holds the top of the tranny housing. There's no need to remove the engine. From start to finish should only take about 5 minutes
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    Wasted Mods

    I went with the hump back battery pack.....now the failsafe works the way it should
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    Brake percentage

    I think I know what my brake problem is.......my servo is crap. I've previously did what X25 suggested and the brakes seem pretty much non existent. So I started playing around with it. If I use my hand to engage the brake, the definitely grab the way they should. If there is NO brake tension...
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    Brake percentage

    With the pics you have provided, I can't see how the brakes can be engaged. I see a spring which is keeping the brakes disengaged....but nothing beyond that
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    Brake percentage

    Sucks is putting it mildly. They are non existent as far as I'm concerned.
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    Slipping problem

    OK OK OK....Call me a fool....call me an idiot.....ask me what I been smoking, etc. It was NOT a missing bearing. It was in fact the bevel gears. When I change them out, I left a bearing out. Yes, I know....all my fault on that part. But now lets focus in on these darn bevel gears. They were...
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    Slipping problem

    Get this.....I FINALLY figured it out. I took both bottom plates off so I could see the bevel gears. I found that the rear bevels were slipping. Here's the problem, I am MISSTING a bearing from the rear differential? An no, I did not loose the rear bearing. Darn thing is only a week old...
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    Slipping problem

    But if it were the slipper clutch pad, then would it not make sense that the drive shafts would not be turning???
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    Slipping problem

    OK, for grins I replaced the small and large bevel gear. It didn't make a bit of difference. Yet I know the problem MUST be with the diffs because I'll set the truck on the ground, give it full throttle.....it doesn't go anywhere. But if you look under it you can see both drive shafts turning.
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    Slipping problem

    Without a doubt, the problems lies with the diffs. Big bevel gear doesn't look bad/worn. Neither does the small gear. But something in there isn't engaging. I pulled up new parts pictures and compared my gears to them, that's how I'm gaging the wear. But if I were to take a guess, it has to be...
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    Slipping problem

    Guess I will have to take it apart again and take another look. None of the gears appeared to be worn when I had it apart. This darn thing has less than a gallon on it, so it's pretty aggravating to be dealing with this type of problem so soon. Another thing that puzzles me, if it's the diffs...
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    Slipping problem

    Based on what y'all told me to check I now have it narrowed down to the diffs. Without a doubt, that is where the slip is coming from. It's so bad that the darn thing won't go forward. N E way, I took the diffs out and apart, I couldn't find what the problem is. Everything seemed to be ok...
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    Slipping problem

    I have a very bad slipping problem on my X. I can't seem to find the cause. Here's what I DO know. If I put the truck on a stand and give it full throttle the wheels appear to spin properly. As soon as I put it on the ground it barely crawls. It's NOT a fuel/tune problem. While on the ground I...
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