LionC
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- Arrma RC's
- Typhon 6s
I've the Typhon 6s V4 for a while now (3 months), because of the Covid-19 I've only ran it 8 times. I use the stock gear and 4s battery, in off road conditions, without jumps and extreme driving. At the sixth ran all ball bearings in 4 wheels (external: AR610016 and internal: AR610018) had a problem with dust and dirt inside. So I disassembled the 4 wheels and took out the bearings and tried to clean them with silicone spray (WD-40). After a while I managed to clean them and they worked softly again without noise. At the eighth time, the same ball bearings had a problem again, and after 5 minutes the typhon stopped suddenly. I noticed that the motor was stuck for good and when I pressed the throttle or reverse, a continuous sound was heard from the motor. So I opened it, and I saw that the front ball bearing was completely damaged, it was full of dirt, and the rear bearing was in its final stages.
It is supposed to be a buggy off road, and in fact one of the best brands on the market, and with so little that I used it, the ball bearings were destroyed, both on the motor and on the wheels. And I don't know in what condition is the motor (after replacing the ball bearings).
Has anything like this happened to any of you?
Any idea of what can i do to protect the ball bearings from being damaged so quickly?
I don't know how so much dirt went into the motor. It was normally screwed without any problems. Is there a spur / pinion cover that closes the front of the motor and protects it from dirt?
It is supposed to be a buggy off road, and in fact one of the best brands on the market, and with so little that I used it, the ball bearings were destroyed, both on the motor and on the wheels. And I don't know in what condition is the motor (after replacing the ball bearings).
Has anything like this happened to any of you?
Any idea of what can i do to protect the ball bearings from being damaged so quickly?
I don't know how so much dirt went into the motor. It was normally screwed without any problems. Is there a spur / pinion cover that closes the front of the motor and protects it from dirt?