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Originally Posted by suicideneil
Blue threadloc (tamiya stuff) is what I use to keep the pinion setscrew in place, rather than normal loctite. With the pinion off the motor now, you may be able to keep screwing the setscrew into it, and that will break the glue seal (if you havent stripped out the hex that is).
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I really should have used blue loctire instead of red stuff. I even have some Tamiya stuff from building my M03.
That said, I did manage to get the pinion gear back on, despite the fact that I did utterly destroy the hex head on the set screw when I tried to get it out. I just had to pretty much hammer the pinion back on and use a small dab of loctite to keep it in place. I let it set for about an hour then took it for a rip.
HoovHartid, you were right on about the 54t Spur gear. The temps on the motor dropped about 10 degrees, and the ESC is sitting at a comfortable 105 degrees after a 15 minute bash. (Mixed terrain, grass, ashphalt, dirt) Top speed and acceleration are awesome. I can honestly say I wouldn't want it any faster. The Top Speed calculator gives me an adjusted top speed of 45MPH. That's about the perfect speed for my liking.
I imagine on a longer run, temps would get a bit higher, but I still have comfortable headroom so I'm not very worried about it.
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