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redbankman

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I bought a nib Revo 3.3 about 3w weeks ago and on 7th tank of fuel slipper clutch pad broke & fell out. Question is, Is this a rare thing? Called Traxxas and they sending new part free. Also grany shift sevo has a catch in it mid way in its cycle. Should I call Traxxas about that? What parts should I keep on hand as spares other than plugs and A arms?

Thx, RedBankMan
 
i would think your silpper had to be loose to fall out as for the shift servo the same thing happend to mine you can call traxxas i bet theyll give you a new one but i just took it out and i dont worry about reverse. i have had my revo for a year and a half the only thing i have replaced was headers twice and rebuilt the fuel tank twice and now my con rod split and i have to fix that. they are very durable trucks
 
Most replace their reverse assembly with an FOC just to make for a stronger trans and less crap to maintain.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHGG6&P=ML

Instead of buying replacement arms, buy RPM arms. Also RPM axle carriers. I run RPM true-track on the rear and RPM normal arms on the front with RPM axle carriers. Much more durable and runs larger bearings. The tru-track on the rear ditches the need for the toe-in turnbuckles. One less thing to wear out and break.

RPM black:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUMF2&P=ML
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJXP9&P=M
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJXP6&P=M

RPM blue:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUMF3&P=ML
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJXP7&P=M
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJXR0&P=M

Keep exhaust headers on hand or buy the spring mounted one that isn't solidly bolted to the engine. A much better option over stock. Allows for some give when the rig is bouncing around. The stock one cracks and your day is over. They cost $20 to replace. I broke 4 before they offered the spring mounted one.

Manifold: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUTG4&P=SM
gasket/spring: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUTF5&P=SM

All are well worth the $.

I would install all the above and keep the originals as your spares.
 
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