Breitling.1884 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hello, can anybody help with this, my brand new Poison Spyder is making a clicking sound when under throttle, sounds like something has worked loose but i am unsure. Any ideas? Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatRCguy Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Gear mesh? Ie. Pinion to spur? Also,this thread should be in crawlers i think mate but no worries lol im sure an admin will sort it out at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven.T Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Any idea roughly where the click is coming from? I.e. front axle, rear axle, middle (gearbox/motor etc)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breitling.1884 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for replying and yes i know it should be in crawlers, it just im used to posting in the scale forum. Ha. It sounds like the gear box so my first port of call will be the gear mesh, maybe the motor has moved a touch. Just wanted to know if it was normal before i get the tools out, first Wraith i had you see. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatRCguy Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for replying and yes i know it should be in crawlers, it just im used to posting in the scale forum. Ha. It sounds like the gear box so my first port of call will be the gear mesh, maybe the motor has moved a touch. Just wanted to know if it was normal before i get the tools out, first Wraith i had you see. Cheers. My scx10 never made a noise like that from factory but just do maintenance checks like gear mesh and see if it solves it, if not that it may sound silly but check bearings in the axles. Ive seized one or two before and my scx started sounding like a diesel truck when i hit the throttle lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven.T Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 An SCX10 I bought recently had a clicking noise from the gearbox area, turns out a motor bearing was shot and caused the shaft to spin out of true! Could be worth checking although shouldn't be a problem on a new model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breitling.1884 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yeah i wouldnt have expected any problems straight out of the box but hey such is life, i will be checking my gear mesh tonight when i get home and can spend a bit of time on it, i have an SCX10, been through water, mud, sand and my nans washing basket but the only noise thats made was squealy universals and i just put a bit of grease on them, squeal sorted. Thanks for all replies, i will let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breitling.1884 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ah well, got the tools out last night and the spur gear had worn, obviously because the mesh was not set correctly in the first place, i contacted the shop "RADSHAPE RC" near Birmingham and they informed me i would need a new spur gear, i think i gather that i explained and asked if they would send me one due it being down to bad construction and it only been used once, they refused and said i would have to buy one, i said ok but not from them. RADSHAPE RC stink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatRCguy Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Ah well, got the tools out last night and the spur gear had worn, obviously because the mesh was not set correctly in the first place, i contacted the shop "RADSHAPE RC" near Birmingham and they informed me i would need a new spur gear, i think i gather that i explained and asked if they would send me one due it being down to bad construction and it only been used once, they refused and said i would have to buy one, i said ok but not from them. RADSHAPE RC stink. Ive never used radshape, its either asiatees,modelsport,wheelspin or lhs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breitling.1884 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Yeah im a Wheelspin, RCBitz and Modelsport, it was only because Radshape was well cheaper. I wont be going back tho, customer service is crap, John from Wheelspin is 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) I live 1 mile from Radshape and although I bought some paint from them recently I'll not be using them again. Twice recently, thinking I'd like to help support a local business, I asked them to pricematch what's generally the going rate, on firstly a Yeti rtr or kit, and then just this week, on a massively overpriced speky dx4. They wouldn't budge on their over priced mark up! The way they did it didn't impress me either! Despite my instinct to support my lhs I cannot afford to pay over the going rate, so they've lost around Edited August 24, 2015 by J.A.Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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