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I bought this. I'll strip it and soak the nylon parts in warm water for a couple of days. Hopefully it's all good. My second RC10, sold the last one in 1993. Using it for racing.

Yes I'd do all of it , only takes a day and it costs nothing . If it's got screws in it or under any load it's worth it .

I haven't really thought about it. All of my runners get new 48P spur gears, so that has never been a question. 48P makes getting the gear ratio correct so much easier. As long as you don't boil and warp them, I can only see it helping them. If your idle gears are the early white ones, I'd highly re...

I throw all of the plastic and fiberglass bits into a gallon bag, fill 2/3 or so with hot water and a little Dawn. Place bag in a casserole dish in case the bag leaks. Change out the soapy water every now and then, and do this for 2-3 days. Hydrates the nylon, and gets the cleaning process started f...

If you plan on using the gears then yes soak them , I forgot to do it on an SG Coyote main gear and after a few runs the gear teeth didn't just strip , they turned to powder !