diff first way and second way shafts

[creepingcharlie]

Has anyone ever had these brake. I was installing my new metal gear and as I was tightening the middle set of gears I snapped the shaft. I also noticed that some of the gears are not aligned perfect. Is that common what changing the metal gears from plastic

 

[rampagemt]

You must have tightened it to much and also gears don't have to be aligned perfect you cab get shims to move on or out its what I do.

 

[Dreggsta]

the trans gears? i snapped the b/c gear shaft too. that shaft you actually don't want to tighten too much as it will actually hinder it's rotational movement. i usually hand tighten it then back off about a 1/8th to 1/4".

as for the gears lining up, are you putting them back together the way you took them apart? i have an xt & when i put it together for my first time i didn't put it together like i took it apart & mine didn't line up very well. i looked it up on the online manual & all is well.

 

[creepingcharlie]

I must of. The thing is I just went to snug it up and snap it went. The two 25 tooth gears are just a hair off. I will take a pic tomorrow. This buggy came with plastic gears so I wondering if that had anything to do with the gear not matching up.

 

[Dreggsta]

mine are a hair off too. if it was in an atv where there is a lot of weight & torque i'd be worried. i'm not worried about this on the buggy tho.

 

[creepingcharlie]

Man if isn't one thing is another thing. I got the diff shaft and was running my buggy today and had a head on crash and busted my front diff case agian. Looks like I need to do the trick where you drill the lower arm shaft holders and bolt them in.

 

[Guest]

What about a good front bumper. T Bone Racing makes a nice one for the XB that could be made to fit.

 

[rampagemt]

I had a crash with a curb and my Dr today, only I bent my chassis so consider yourself lucky

 

[creepingcharlie]

I have already replace my chassis once. I think I bent it a little today to. And I hit a tire going about 10mph .

 

[creepingcharlie]

What about a good front bumper. T Bone Racing makes a nice one for the XB that could be made to fit.

Yes I think I need one. I will check t bone out.

 

[Dreggsta]

What about a good front bumper. T Bone Racing makes a nice one for the XB that could be made to fit.

the xt bumper will fit also. this is why i have the xt bumpers lol. wide protection so the wheels don't take the brunt force.

 

[Motakitty]

the xt bumper will fit also. this is why i have the xt bumpers lol. wide protection so the wheels don't take the brunt force.

Do you know If the mt bumpers fit the xb

 

[Guest]

Not without modification.

 

[Motakitty]

Cool maybe I'll try it

 

[Dreggsta]

the mt bumpers aren't as wide as the xt bumper. the mt bumper looks more like a rear bumper to me.

 

[Motakitty]

True they do but I don't like the xt bumper it looks to short course truck style to me and I don't like the t bone racing one. I like the look of the xb bumper, or lack of one but it would be nice to have some protection

 

[Dreggsta]

i agree that the xt bumper doesn't look that good but i'm more about function & performance than looks anyways. i bet you are too being a wrencher & all lol.

 

[Motakitty]

True I love wrenching or tinkering as my wife says . My xb looks like the mt now so thats why I was thinking of doing the mt bumpers too or just making my own

 

[Dreggsta]

if you can do it, make your own. or, look around on eba &othr sites & maybe mod them to fit. if you do, let us know how it works, what you got & what it takes.