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Yes, the pins... I don't even use them anymore..

When i get the shaft i press them out first thing and replace them with a solid pin instead of the 'break-pin'

Also to add, the ultramaxx idlers i believe are brass, not coated....could be wrong, but mine look like brass. And "US" guys...well ummmmm, no comment! LOL

Yes, the latest generation used idlers made of brass.

I have the gen II's, they are brass, the gen III's are also brass. Very nice gears, i love'em!

I've alway's somehow thought they where coated. Doh.

The reason they are brass is for two reasons: 1) Aluminum idlers will wear too much, 2)Steel would wear all the aluminum gears out. Brass is soft, yet durable for the application, and does not wear and tear on the aluminum

But they must have some treatment, otherwise the steel input pinion would wear it out in no time.

The set of gen II's that newe has were originally mine, and i sold them to him...I ran them for several years, and he can vouch for them..that when he got them from me they looked new......& yes the only failure I have had in the trans is the roll pins on the upper shaft...

Yeppers, i was surprised when i got them, they were like brand new...even had the mill lines on them still with NO wear at all!

I discussed the drive pin issue and materials selection, thickness, etc. with RC4WD early this year. They said they would look into it but pretty much blew me off.

I seriously doubt these things will hold up in any maxx with power. If the lube is inadequate I'll guarantee that these soft 6061 gears will eat themselves alive!

Yes, that's what i am talking about Procharged.

An engineer should listen to the advice of others. And it would be more than obvious that the choice of material and the design is inadequate. I rather put my money on the singlespeed and a steel idler than on this particular gears.

Again, not bashing any products, just venting my thoughts about those gears.

I stick with the fact that i see it as making a quick buck, floating on the succes of ultramaxx.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

The bottom line is that you no longer have Ultramaxx gears in production for us to use. That leaves all of the RC enthusiests stranded without anyone to turn to for help. Oh, except for the one company you are bashing for trying. They might not be the best for the job, but no one else is even putting forth an effort to assist us with this problem. Now I am just one of the guys out here trying to have a good time doing what we enjoy doing. creating an RC vehicle that will not only run strong hard and fast, but get through the day without having to stop and fix the tranny after every hard run. So if you truly do care about our struggle with this delema as a team player, then why don't you do something about it. Like help RC4WD out with the design issues that they are facing. If you have no plans on rebuilding your business again, then what difference can it possibly make to you if they succeed where you left off. They have the money and the resources to carry on, and fill the hole that was left when you closed your doors for whatever reason.

Sorry for responding so harshly, but I don't see what you are accomplishing by complaining about RC4WD's efforts if you are out of the business. We RC people come here for answers to our RC problems. What do you have to contribute in answering this problem of needing tough gears for the EMAXX?

Sincerely, Jerry2kone.

Did this really bother anyone? I had to read it twice because I couldn't believe that it was written? I didn't read anything bad that microwebtech wrote? He didn't write anything bad, but the comments above seemed directed at him? I do notice though no more posts! I guess IMO, smack was not being spoken, but the hard truth of the matter! And to microwebtech-good job in creating what you did!
I woudl also like to add that the guys here contribute the one thing that matters most.................BUYING STUFF! Without that one contribution, no one would be in the RC business at all!!!!!!!!

As one of micro testers, i can tell you that he payed for everything out of pocket, including the original prototypes.....so he was the original originator, it was his desire & his dream to take the original emaxx gears and have them made into aluminum, back when Bl was new, so that being said, he even has told me over the phone that he was suprised that no one has aproached him about the gear design ect.... so as the demand went down for the gears he didn't make any more...the original quote for the # of sets that were to be made was 75 sets...but he instead made a little over 100 i beleive...that was including the gen II's and the gen III's.... i just think that RCWD gears might hold up..but then again they might not...time will only tell...as for me I will stand behind the Ultramaxxed product