Gedrick
Very Active Member
Hey folks,
I've done a few power module clean-ups and every time there's plenty of dirt in there. I'm not terribly concerned about the life of the spur/pinion as they are at least metal, but I found a bunch of ball bearings in there and I _am_ concerned that those will get into the gear mesh and mess things up.
I've heard of and seen people drill holes in the chassis to allow for dirt drainage. Someone mentioned velcro tape as well. What are folks doing here to mitigate the dirt build-up? I was fortunate enough to have spare bearings, one of which fit on the rear of the slipper (where it connects to the rear diff), because the stock bearing absolutely blew to pieces! Thing was a mess.
I know some folks are 3d printing little fixes for issues like this, figured I'd post in case someone does and wants to advertise their print, and possibly sell me one.
I've done a few power module clean-ups and every time there's plenty of dirt in there. I'm not terribly concerned about the life of the spur/pinion as they are at least metal, but I found a bunch of ball bearings in there and I _am_ concerned that those will get into the gear mesh and mess things up.
I've heard of and seen people drill holes in the chassis to allow for dirt drainage. Someone mentioned velcro tape as well. What are folks doing here to mitigate the dirt build-up? I was fortunate enough to have spare bearings, one of which fit on the rear of the slipper (where it connects to the rear diff), because the stock bearing absolutely blew to pieces! Thing was a mess.
I know some folks are 3d printing little fixes for issues like this, figured I'd post in case someone does and wants to advertise their print, and possibly sell me one.