[rob m]

After getting the assembly of the diffs and shocks out of the way its time to get the fun bits started with . First up is the rear gearbox.
On previous gearbox builds I have played around with different lengths of bushes between the pulleys on the layshaft to reduce the amount of float, but now have decided to leave it as the manual as the float will help the belts to move under load and reduce the stress and wear.
The slipper system works as it should using the wave washers so all I have done is upgraded the pads to team associated sc10 high torque pads. Once I have set the slipper and with racing on the same track types I never play around with it so I then add a spot of thread lock to keep the lock nut in place.
With running lipo and a brushless system I thought it would be idea to have belt tensioners to prevent any belt jump on the pulleys causing damage or melting them as they are hard to find and can be expensive.
The front belt tensioner is adjustable and its been made from alloy plate and 8mm bar, The rear tensioner again is adjustable and made from alloy rectangle bar and carbon fibre. I have also added a 10mm wheel bearing over the top of the rear pulley and by putting a bush in the wheel bearing to make the I/d 3mm, then cutting a section of the gearbox out I was able to fasten the bearing in place using the screw that ties the gearbox together. One last thing I decided to do was make an inspection slot so I can easily see the condition and check the tension of the rear belt.