Sneak peak: gear conversion Tamiya...

[Cooper]

[dave g]

hey thats good that they fit without too much fuss,i see you are having to use a lot of shims tho?,try getting an old diff ring and making it fit as a shim,the problem with using lots of shims is that they will compress under load and can cause the gear to click as you can never get them totally loaded up,especially if they are used and bent slightly,using a thicker washer will help the mesh stay located much better.

[Cooper]

Thanks ! great idea !!

the shimming thing is because I filed away some stuff at the wrong side (shhhhhhhht)
but that diffring stuff is a good idea !



EDIT: tried it, lot's of sanding but it works great !

note, last pic, dropped the dual bearing there, so shaft can be put further into the pinion, you have to put some shims between prop shaft and one way (normal one-way I have)
so it wouldn't pop out of the pinion at the back.

21st or 22nd I'll make a nice article about it, stay tuned

[Cooper]

Update:
it's FAST !!!!!

;D now I have to run it alot to test durability studying ? need a break?
take a ride with my Tamyaad TTech ;D ;D ;D

[chris burgess]

just to let you all know, I have been sent copies of the pictures and text describing the process. Just as soon as I can, these will be posted on the main part of the website, and available for download in .pdf format

thanks Cooper - it looks great...do you know what the final drive ratio is though?

[Cooper]

I was told 2.6 by a tamiya tb02 owner, so smaller pinions needed (corrrect ?)
I am now testing for durablility, between the exams and studying.
After exams the last parts of the 'how to' will follow. You've received the beginning of it

[Cooper]

At this moment, Chris is receiving the full version, it'll be online as soon as he can upload it!