2011 Savage X 4.6

[Ranran]

I got my Savage X 4.6 the updated versin and I have only ran 8 tanks of fule through it (not including break in) and it has broke alot, 4 Cover plates, Exost gasket, throltle survo, 1 one way berring, i don't run my truck hard I have a Youtube chanle Traxxasboy25 I have some vids of my running it any ideas also i don't run my truck over 255F

Thanks, Randal

 

[maximusraylius]

Welcome to the forum... That's alot of breakage.. not un common but kinda out of the ordinary for it to happen that fast. Have any pictures?

 

[Ranran]

View attachment 4059 Thats all of the broken parts right now thanks for the comment i really loved this truck and i finlly got it after 3 years of asking "Can i buy it?" and then it turns out to be a hot mess....If you have any answers that would be great!

 

[maximusraylius]

Cover plates? The one way bearing is fairly common to go out on new motors from the compression and rough starts it jars the bearing and can split the bearing housing making it not grip enough to start a tight motor.. the exhaust gasket? How that fail? It missing the header spring? Or is it just lose or pinched up so it's leaking fuel around it? If it has alot of fuel on the back of the motor from it leaking and running rich. It could be causing the one way bearing to not grip that if that's the case..s good cleaning will help with that h ope these ideas help...the Savage is by far away great truck witminimal problems when maintenance regularly .

 

[Ranran]

The cover plates break almost every time allways the bottom left corner and I doticed that my truck was louder that normal so i looked and the exhaust gasket was out of place and riped, i use after run oil and i clean my truck very well after ever run.?

 

[Upbasher]

Thats weird....Savages are probably the most durable rc out there ....ever. To fix the exhaust gasket ripping problem what I did was take a round file and file the opening on the header that slides over it, since it was very sharp that's what was causing it to rip the gasket. Just file it so its round and smooth and then it shouldn't rip any more. And make sure the spring is tight.
Well, if you think this is bad, Don't EVER buy a tmaxx....haha.