Cougar SV Outdrives

[Snappy]

I've been running the cougar for a few meetings now and feel the outdrives are wearing way too fast.

My RC10B4 never even showed wear in this area and I've been running a CAT SX for the last year and the outdrives don't look worn either.

How many meetings are other Cougar SV owners geeting with these seemingly soft outdrives?

Is this a known problem Schumacher is aware of?

[hansie]

Hello all,

Same problem here, the outdrives are way too soft.
I'm pretty fed up with the poor quality of the Cougar.
Bearings, outdrives, gears....it's all made out of paper.
I'm replacing everything that has been worn out after 4 months
(half the car) and I'm going back to Associated.
I've read great things about the RC10B4.1
I don't really want to change back to AE because the Cougar design is good, if the Cougar runs it runs great, better than my old B4's and XXX's.
But it is just to expensive to keep the Cougar running good enough
to be able to use it as a race car.

Greetings

Hans

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by hansie

Hello all,

Same problem here, the outdrives are way too soft.
I'm pretty fed up with the poor quality of the Cougar.
Bearings, outdrives, gears....it's all made out of paper.
I'm replacing everything that has been worn out after 4 months
(half the car) and I'm going back to Associated.
I've read great things about the RC10B4.1
I don't really want to change back to AE because the Cougar design is good, if the Cougar runs it runs great, better than my old B4's and XXX's.
But it is just to expensive to keep the Cougar running good enough
to be able to use it as a race car.

Greetings

Hans

Is the out drive a real problem to all? If it is something that is required as a replacment optional part, then these can be produced. Or are Schumacher improvement the quality of the hardening?

Can anyone advise?

[benknight13]

I have had the same problems there are wearing so fast it , cant understand just how fast allthough shumacher did replace them foc.

Thanks
Ben

[autoxvw]

My cougar is one from the first batch to the states and I have not had a single problem with it. I have the orig layshaft and gear, the orig trans housing everything. Dont know what to say really, just wanted to throw that out there.

[moth898]

Same here, I just finished my season, with the original diff & arms, and come to think of it, I didn't break anything. Only went through one set of external gears.

If you guy race on dirt like I do, you have to keep those suspension parts and out drives clean. The dirt acts like sandpaper on those moving parts. I always brush on a jenerous amount of wd-40, on all the suspension and drive parts, a day before the race. It dries and becomes a teflon like film. Keeps dirt from sticking and saves those metal parts from premature failure.

[gazhillAE]

Originally Posted by autoxvw

My cougar is one from the first batch to the states and I have not had a single problem with it. I have the orig layshaft and gear, the orig trans housing everything. Dont know what to say really, just wanted to throw that out there.

Same with me but i upgraded them all anyway as i can do
Good car!

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by benknight13

I have had the same problems there are wearing so fast it , cant understand just how fast allthough shumacher did replace them foc.

Thanks
Ben

Hey Ben,

How much use did you get out of your first set of outdrives?

Have the replacement ones lasted longer?

[benknight13]

They were probly run for about 6 meetings, i am not saying they should not wear as i understand they will but i cant name one other car that wears out outdrives as fast

As for the New ones i am not sure as only run for one meeting so far so cant really tell but fingers crossed these will be better