any suggestions on steel tranny gears?

[BTA2997]

I had some new gears put in the tranny, 5 tanks later I am now wishing I had gone with steel. I was wanting to know if anyone else is having to run steel and what kind of luck have you had with them, do they mesh well and what is the maker of them. I have seen the Robinson gears, they are the only one's I have heard of, anyone have any suggestions I would like to hear it.

[cpee]

robinson gears are great they are in my revo s sounds lie you had the gears meshed correct but way to tight i hick up in the trans thats what happs grinds them flat robinson gear will take more abuse but still you need to alow enough play in the gear not too much sloppy play if you know what i mean hope this helps any more question please feel free to ask

[BTA2997]

Accually a friend works at a hobby shop near me and I let him put some gears in the tranny and I ran it earlyer when tapped the gas it broke I guess an output shaft in it. Now it is front wheel drive only. I'm not sure what broke but when I turn the back tires the front doesn't turn and the tranny makes a clicking noise.

[buddy77]

sounds like a busted diff to me but i dont know what kinda truck your working on .

[BTA2997]

It's a tmaxx 3.3 with a picco big block

[BTA2997]

It's a tmaxx 3.3 with a picco big block, and I guess with the added power it broke

[buddy77]

i bet it was the diff and not the trans . t maxx diffs aint all that

[BTA2997]

The reason I thought it to be the center diff was the noise but I just picked the truck up and the rear wbeels don't turn the driveshaft but the front do so I guess it's the rear diff. Anyone know how to make them stonger?

[buddy77]

metal diff cups or put a spool in it

[BTA2997]

Do you know where I can get those parts?

[buddy77]

ebay for sure you want a diff spool its a locker for the rear makes it spin both wheels . but dont put 1 in the front it will make it hard to turn on the road

[buddy77]

http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Maxx-3-3-Blue-Locking-Differential-Spool-by-Integy_W0QQitemZ270324222078QQihZ017QQcategoryZ440 28QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
make sure you shim the diff good

[BTA2997]

thanks, you don't think putting a spool in the back will wear the front limited slip out?

[buddy77]

no you will be fine .

[BTA2997]

Thanks man I appreciate it, while I'm in there you recomened replaceing anything else? Since I put this motor in it stuff keeps breaking, tranny gears, then front drive shaft now this

[buddy77]

put all steel cvds in it get rid of the plastic drive shafts . detune you motor a lil to cut the power back some . other than that you just have to be easy on it . t maxx aint made for all that big power

[BTA2997]

I put steel drivehshafts in the truck they seem tough, I am going to put steel everywhere I can in the rear. Thanks for the advice

[buddy77]

i would do steel in the front diff to and a spool in the rear diff . and if you keep breaking stuff then . you will have to regear your truck to handle the power . like go with a bigger pinion or a smaller spur gear . and on a tmaxx i had problem with the metal spur gears so i would stick with plastic till you get it rite . plastic is cheep to replace