As Axial said when the kit was announced, the kit DOES contain axle housings of the original design, but they are NOT the original plastic...they are a more durable plastic. According to Matt (SBG), of you compare them to the original RTR axles, you should be able to tell the difference in materials.
You'd have to talk to Rick Trujillo (product manager for Axial) about that one.
If that works, fantastic. I'm sure plenty of us will be interested in knowing the outcome. Something I noticed - the 'directions' mentioned 2 shims, but the images only show 1 shim. I realize the originator said the second shin might not actually be needed, but the image didn't show where that second shim went.
I understand the need for the guide rod..but, knowing that the shifting servo IS going to pull left/right (the same can be said for the dig on the Capra & SCX10-III), it would have made more sense to come up with a design that positioned the rod above the "shift" rod, as opposed to left. Having them above/below one another would have probably eliminated the 'binding' when shifting.
That looks good, except for two things. First, the ridiculous price. Second, the "Lubricate every run for optimal performance" requirement. People don't mind doing occasional maintenance (ok, some probably hate it), not they don't want to have to be doing it after every run (FE boats would be an exception). I'll stick to the tried-and-true servo saver 'horn' design. I can buy 3-5 traditional servo savers for the price of one of those.
Cool...now, ya just gotta hope (and pray REAL hard) that the SX107 doesn't die on its first/second run. There are very good alternates, such as the Reef's 99, and Power HD TR-4 (which is slightly smaller, as it was designed as a replacement for the TRX4's living diffs). I just installed a TR-4 in my Losi Mini-B, and initial (indoor) testing shows it to be better than the stock SX107 servo. If it proves to move (due to its slightly smaller size), I'll either replace our with a Reef's 99...or, another soon-to-be-released option.....Works pretty slick
I spent ages setting the end points and really happy with the result, I’ll be running it over the weekend, so I’ll report back then
I could be wrong, but I think I know what your problem is. I was just searching the HH site, to determine potential pinions (as I'm considering installing the Tekin ROC412 HD 2300kV motor), and I noticed that the 'replacement' pinion is listed as a Mod1, not 32p. As I haven't actually opened my kit yet, I don't know whether, or not, this is correct. Can anyone else confirm whether the stock spur is 32p or Mod1?
