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Swapped out some shock caps. These seem to be the hue needed for the purposes of this exercise.

Put some new wheels on the rc10 and took it to the track. Rebuilt 6 gear transmission since the last one ate the idlers. Unfortunately, this one doesn't seem much good either. Binding up and won't accelerate well. Feels notch-y. Wheels lock when off throttle. Makes a horrible whining noise. I am this close to saying screw it and buying a stealth.

I've had to shim the top shaft, between the gears before (in the thrust bearing area). Everything will feel good until you get the diff tight, then it starts binding.

I've had to shim between the diff tube and bearing, because the outer bearing race was rubbing against the tube. I've seen it with AE and Jammin (new!) tubes.

I've had to press the bearing carriers in tight (against the edge of the desk) as well. Everything looked good but the E clip was tight against the bearing.


But I have fifteen six gear transmissions, some with various aftermarket parts. So by the law of averages, I'm bound to run into a few problems.