SIX GEAR QUESTION

[JOESGARAGE]

Just got a six gear transmission off the bay. Opened it up to see it have all metal gears and bearing through out, is this a up grade?. Is it safe to run brushless set on it?

[shodog]

Basically the ideler gears have been upgraded. Were they 32 pitch or 48?

[JOESGARAGE]

32 pitch, going to switch to 48 pitch.

[JOESGARAGE]

gears inside? look like 32 pitch.

[abailey21]

Do you have the part numbers for switching the slipper assembly to 48 pitch on the 6 gear? I've been searching with little luck

[scr8p]

the 6 gear doesn't have a slipper. what you see is an external diff. the only thing need to change the spur to 48p is to buy the appropriate style 48p spur and put it on. i normally use kimbrough spurs.

[abailey21]

And thats why I couldn't find any part numbers....thanks man

[need-a-cage]

Is this the appropriate style? Also, what size "dif balls" go in this spur gear. It takes a lot more than the stock spur and I am not sure what size. Are they 3/32, 5/64, or something else?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/350558666767?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230785995270?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140743019855?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Thanks!!

[jwscab]

6 gear uses 1/8" diff balls.

[JOESGARAGE]

so ok to run a 21.5 brushless system on it, since mine has all metal gears?

[need-a-cage]

Will the spur gears in my link above work and do they use 1/8" balls?

Thanks

[jwscab]

with all metal gears, it should be bulletproof, and the only thing that will break is you will probably melt the spur gear since there is no slipper. I would probably put some kind of lube in the gearbox since you will have metal on metal.

yes, the above spur gears posted will work for the 6 gear diff and use 1/8th balls.

[need-a-cage]

Cool, thanks for the info.

Do you load all 18? My stocker only uses 8 I believe.

BTW, what pitch is the stock spur on the original RC10's?

Thanks again.

[jwscab]

it's whatever lines up with the diff rings. I think stock was 8, some gears you can put more in. doesn't really matter as long as they line up on the steel diff ring. Obviously in a symmetrical pattern.

32 pitch was the original gear, but it changed to 48 pitch in later versions.

[JOESGARAGE]

Thank you!