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Old 11-09-2009
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Originally Posted by AaronR View Post
In about 3 practice/race nights (4-5 runs each night), I've killed 2 spur gears. I never went thru spur gears like this in either of my previous 501s. Initial gear mesh was as spot on as I think is appropriate. The only thing I can think if is the motor slide mount moved a little bit. Anyone else having issues lately?

Onto the 3rd spur...

You need to use tamiya threadlock on the 3 motor clamp screws(2.5mm heads) as they vibrate loose and the motor moves out of mesh, caught mine before it did the spur
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