Hey guys, took the kraton for a burn today, and then out of no where it spit the pinion out. It's the high speed (14t) pinion that comes with it. Anyone ever seen it break like This? Right at the grub screw? Is it covered by Warranty?
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Yeah I did change it from day 1, I'm running 4s and it had zero problems until it spit it out haha I've emailed hobbico to see if they will warranty it, and in the mean time I ordered a 14t Tekno pinion and will see how it does.The 14T is the Kraton's speed pinion, so you must have changed it? Not sure if Arrma will use this to avoid the warranty, but never hurts to send them a message anyways. The teeth look good, so it must have just been changed? Arrma's stock pinions are definitely not the most durable, especially when using 6S. Try either a Robinson Racing or Tekno pinion, as these are your 2 best choices. I'm using a 15T in my V3 Kraton, & 16T in my V3 Talion.
I don't think it was a binding issue. The mesh was set great, as you can tell the gear teeth are in great shape, no rocks went into the teeth because the grounds still covered in snow here in canada. Also there is no sign of foreign matter obstruction. The teeth on the spur and pinion are perfectly fine. Weird eh?Same thing happened to me with a Novak 23t pinion. No blue or green loctite would work for it being so large so I had to use red. Spur & pinion met rock & the pinion lost. But I don't think the loctite would have made any difference. Only binding can cause a pinion to break like this. When it comes to spur & pinion binding, no matter how hard or expensive the pinion is, it will always lose to the larger, heavier spur.
I don't think it was a binding issue. The mesh was set great, as you can tell the gear teeth are in great shape, no rocks went into the teeth because the grounds still covered in snow here in canada. Also there is no sign of foreign matter obstruction. The teeth on the spur and pinion are perfectly fine. Weird eh?Same thing happened to me with a Novak 23t pinion. No blue or green loctite would work for it being so large so I had to use red. Spur & pinion met rock & the pinion lost. But I don't think the loctite would have made any difference. Only binding can cause a pinion to break like this. When it comes to spur & pinion binding, no matter how hard or expensive the pinion is, it will always lose to the larger, heavier spur.
I don't think it was a binding issue. The mesh was set great, as you can tell the gear teeth are in great shape, no rocks went into the teeth because the grounds still covered in snow here in canada. Also there is no sign of foreign matter obstruction. The teeth on the spur and pinion are perfectly fine. Weird eh?
I've got one ordered as well, as long as it's 5mm bore, mod 1 pattern. It'll workMy 14t tekno arrives any day now, but when the drive train is hit hard something’s gotta give / everything wears a little faster. Anyone know if this would fit the Kraton, and if it’s effective?
https://www.rc-monster.com/proddeta...l%99_1%2F8_Center_Slipper_Diff_%28patented%29
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