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Originally Posted by BrianG
Teknorc: I was curious what effect, if any, that the long shank pinions have on motor bearings? During operation, doesn't the flexing/twisting of the chassis put stress on the motor bearings (front especially) from the spur/pinion pressing together?
BTW: I'm not trying to slam the product, just was curious about your thoughts on this...
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Hi Brian,
There are some locals who use the long shanks in buggies (RC8, Losi) and truggies, (Losi, Mugen). I always ask them how everything is running and inspect their cars every time I see them out there. So far, so good. No noticeable or abnormal wear on the gears and the motors are still smooth and quiet. They are running Losi, Castle, and Neu motors. The one guy with the RC8 races in expert buggy here and has been finishing on the podium the last few races with some SoCal competition. He's about to switch over to the new 3-shoe clutch though. That will be a neat experiment for us to watch. His friend switched and put him at the top of the sportsman buggy A-Main. I mention this because the clutch setups are slightly heavier and sit farther out than the pinions and we haven't seen anything out of the ordinary as far as wear with them either.
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