Category: Tech Tip – Drive Train

RC techtip: what if your RC car stops running?

When your RC car stops running although steering still works, you can troubleshoot by following…

Upgrading a vintage Nikko RC Dictator

Back in the 80s, frame buggies were extremely popular. That was when Nikko RC was…

Locker for Crawler

When you do rock crawling you want to use a locker front and rear, which…

What does a one-way do?

It disallow braking. And it allows the wheels to spin more freely.

TT02 gearbox shimming

Replacing every single plastic parts with hopups can certainly solve your problem. However, the fun…

Bypassing the pinion gear restriction

Pinion gear restriction is usually implemented on the motor mount. Take the Tamiya M03 as…

A 2mm difference in dog bone shaft length…

The Kyosho Optima dog bone shaft is 68mm. What is going to happen if I…

Calculating gearbox/transmission ratio for belt drive 4WD

On a typical belt driven 4WD with its motor interacting with the center gear, this…

TT01 grinding noise

When accelerating hard on a TT01 (or even a 02) you may hear a grinding…