Yea the raider xl mega has
so now I am really confused about the metal gears inside of my raider mega xl. I decided to do a little more research since everyone is saying they don't have metal gears inside. When I purchased my raider mega xl I did it only because it has metal gears inside as I had problems with the composite set inside my 1/10 size mega raider. When I brought it home and first turned it on I could tell right away that there are metal gears inside the transmission. The sound of metal on metal is very distinct and also owning a raider mega 1/10 I know what they sound like as composite gears. Also I have taken apart that gearbox and replaced the composite gears inside several times so I have a little more knowledge than just hearing the sounds.
Online it does say that it has a metal differential gear. I have pulled up a few sources, but on the Arrma site it says very little about gearing. These sites state it has a metal differential but nothing else. So I looked at my manual for the raider mega xl and put the part numbers for the differential and transmission in and they came up as composite. Now I am very confused because it does state that it has metal differential but the manual is saying it's composite.
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I may contact Arrma or hobbico and ask why their manual says the parts are composite because now I'm just really confused about what's going on here.
I know that my red bodied 1/8 Arrma Raider XL Mega came stock with metal gears inside of the gearbox. Weird.
I'm interested in what you find inside the gearbox
@Bladerunner please post pictures or updates on what's inside there when you have it apart. Thanks
SO I just got off the phone with a Great Hobbies, and they told me that when the Arrma raider mega xl was first released it had included the composite gearing inside of the gearbox. Arrma had then decided to install metal gears in the factory instead and never updated their manuals because it is too costly. So the current raider xl mega that you would purchase includes metal gearing but does not state unless you manage it get an older raider mega xl. When you go to replace your parts through warranty they will send metal gears.