i love it when nothing works (spur)

[avandss]

Hey guys ok I am really getting fed up! First let me give you the details
Savage xss (never seen nitro yet) Brand spankin new…. Ok so after I build everything I went ahead and did the throttle mod and the ofna tank mod.. working on led’s… I decided to learn about my spur gears.. anyways, after reading 1000’s of threads lol I realized mine was not properly adjusted. So I took everything apart to make sure everything is ok and it was not, my spur if I spin it, It wont spin straight its hard to tell but its as if something is crooked, but nothing is I checked everything took apart everything …its all fine! Now when I assemble everything and tighten the spring and spin it it’s a little crooked when it spins
So I told my self I cant ******* do anything else, its properly installed, I did the paper trick to get the right mesh and when I spin it it as if there is a part that get tighter on the on the spur!!!!

What to do, I'm absolutely lost (keep in mind I am good at these things usually, and very handy so its weird and really is making no sense!!! )

Help help help

Ohhh also when I was assembling my clutch for the second time I broke the little metal bushing at the end right before the last screw… after reading I notice some of you use fuel tubing, so I did the same is that ok?

 

[Crash]

it is common to warp a spur or over tighten causeing it to wobble

if it is not the spur its the shaft coming out of trans that spur mounts to.

good luck.

it took me a good 3 months to master the spur gear

I only use plastic spurs and unless I hit something they last forever now.

I have been running the one on my truck now for 2 gallons with one tooth missing. lol

 

[-SaVaGe X-]

yea if the spur is too tight it will wobble so just back the nut off 1/2 to a full turn off. and that should get rid of the wobble. i also had trouble with spur gears. their tricky things.lol

 

[oregonmud]

Mine always wabbles. But I keep my nut all the way tight. So that would explaine that. It will be fine if the mesh is not too loose or too tight. Run that beast!!!!!

 

[Pineapple]

The wobble you are seeing is normal-it's not a bent shaft or a warped gear-it's movement in the slipper clutch. If you loosen nut 1/4 turn or so and spin spur, if it still wobbles just push and or pull on gear until it runs strait. Takes a little patience but you will see it run true. Then set mesh then tighten up slipper all the way.
Dave

 

[bwl2828]

mine is the same as yours i just run it i have not go worng with it yet but :bluehack:

 

[xtremsavage]

My spur does the same thing. I asked the guy who owns the LHS that I goto and he said that is normal. And he is a very trust worthly guy and I wouldn't doubt anything he says. He also said that almost every other truck that runs a spur gear does the same thing.

 

[Shaun]

i guess it must be normal as mine wobbles to!! lol

 

[Dreadnaught]

mine wobbled for the first two or three ( i know it sounds bad) but after i got a gallon through it, it straightened out. this is on the same spur gear mind you, without changing anything.

 

[avandss]

Ohhh also when I was assembling my clutch for the second time I broke the little metal bushing at the end right before the last screw… after reading I notice some of you use fuel tubing, so I did the same is that ok?

any ideas on that

 

[MTBikerTim]

The wobble is caused by the spring. The spring doesn't compress the spur evenly so you get a bit of a wobble. The tighter you set it the more it's going to wobble. Mine wobbles a little but it still work fine.

 

[Keithv]

Is the rubber pad on the back of spur gear attached properly? Is it centered?

 

[Pineapple]

Ohhh also when I was assembling my clutch for the second time I broke the little metal bushing at the end right before the last screw… after reading I notice some of you use fuel tubing, so I did the same is that ok?

any ideas on that

On the very end of the crankshaft?? NO! Fuel line is not ok there-you need a bushing or washers there! A pic of what you mean would help here.
Dave

 

[oregonmud]

I have used the fuel tubing. It worked for a while than I replaced it with the proper spacer. I didnt have any problems with it.