I don't why but I keep stripping my stock 16T pinion gear. So, I decided to install Robinson Racing Hardened one instead. I took my Savage out for a run yesterday and after 20 minutes of run time, smoke started coming out of my transmission case!
10 minutes later, the truck stopped moving completely. I also noticed that when running, the truck wasn't shifting gears as well.
As you can see that pinion already started to strip. This is a Brand New pinion gear. The transmission gears look intact and fine to me. I was using the stock 52T steel spur gear and the slipper pad melted also. Is this a bad combo? 52T - 16T steel to steel?
Did it created too much friction and heat that it melted the casing altogether? I did mesh the gears correctly as prescribed in the manual before running. Perhaps I should go with plastic spur gear. Any help is greatly appreciated guys!
10 minutes later, the truck stopped moving completely. I also noticed that when running, the truck wasn't shifting gears as well.
As you can see that pinion already started to strip. This is a Brand New pinion gear. The transmission gears look intact and fine to me. I was using the stock 52T steel spur gear and the slipper pad melted also. Is this a bad combo? 52T - 16T steel to steel?
Did it created too much friction and heat that it melted the casing altogether? I did mesh the gears correctly as prescribed in the manual before running. Perhaps I should go with plastic spur gear. Any help is greatly appreciated guys!
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