Jumper Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Its a shame nobody in the UK stocks T bone. i bet they would sell loads i like how the tbone bumper is thicker than the whole chassis plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 So first things first the quality of the kit and instructions has been incredible. The shocks especially though I do believe the alloy shock caps I have fitted to be essential. The beetle body does not mount particularly well and I suspect it will not last forever. The plan for tomorrow is to get the body fitted and most of the electrics at least test fitted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashingBrian Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 lol... the Mashers look HUGE..!! It makes the beetle body look tiny ?? Looking at your pics, the kit looks really amazingly high quality..!! I'm so close to ordering one now..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Not been on here in a while but I’ve had one of these from the very moment they where released, sadlytheres a big flaw and it can be annoying as well as costly ! So what it is you ask ? The rear diff housing ! It supports 2 bearings that hold the output pinion in the housing, there’s a tiny lip that stops them from moving back and forth sadly this tiny lip fails with either heat or hard hits causing the casing to be useless but more annoying is the damage it causes to the ring and pinion when it fails as the miss mesh eats the teeth in some cases which is exsoensive to replace. Solution not heard of one yet ??. Currently trying out some flanged bearings and spacers so I’ll update soon if it helps ??. Fir a kit this expensive you’d thin Tekno would sort the issue ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Just now, mydoddy69 said: Not been on here in a while but I’ve had one of these from the very moment they where released, sadlytheres a big flaw and it can be annoying as well as costly ! So what it is you ask ? The rear diff housing ! It supports 2 bearings that hold the output pinion in the housing, there’s a tiny lip that stops them from moving back and forth sadly this tiny lip fails with either heat or hard hits causing the casing to be useless but more annoying is the damage it causes to the ring and pinion when it fails as the miss mesh eats the teeth in some cases which is exsoensive to replace. Solution not heard of one yet ??. Currently trying out some flanged bearings and spacers so I’ll update soon if it helps ??. Fir a kit this expensive you’d thin Tekno would sort the issue ? I must admit I've not heard of anyone having this issue even those bashing them ridiculously hard ? tbf mine will never ever see that much abuse. Can't progress with mine any more atm as the servo I intended to use doesn't fit ? repreplacement ordered hopefully get it finished next Saturday all being well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy_uk Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Just now, mydoddy69 said: Not been on here in a while but I’ve had one of these from the very moment they where released, sadlytheres a big flaw and it can be annoying as well as costly ! So what it is you ask ? The rear diff housing ! It supports 2 bearings that hold the output pinion in the housing, there’s a tiny lip that stops them from moving back and forth sadly this tiny lip fails with either heat or hard hits causing the casing to be useless but more annoying is the damage it causes to the ring and pinion when it fails as the miss mesh eats the teeth in some cases which is exsoensive to replace. Solution not heard of one yet ??. Currently trying out some flanged bearings and spacers so I’ll update soon if it helps ??. Fir a kit this expensive you’d thin Tekno would sort the issue ? There is a solution to this. You need a flanged bearing and two shims to go inbetween to the bearings. This on the MT410 facebook group. Parts needed are: Boca flanged bearing 5x13x4SMF695-2RSBoca regular bearing 5x13x4MR695-2GSHPI shim 5x7x1.45103368Serpent shim 5x7x1.00909514 Credit goes to Seth Holtz and Brian Bailey on the facebook group. I haven't managed to get the serpent shims, but have found others of the same size on modelsport. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, monkeyboy_uk said: There is a solution to this. You need a flanged bearing and two shims to go inbetween to the bearings. This on the MT410 facebook group. Parts needed are: Boca flanged bearing 5x13x4SMF695-2RSBoca regular bearing 5x13x4MR695-2GSHPI shim 5x7x1.45103368Serpent shim 5x7x1.00909514 Credit goes to Seth Holtz and Brian Bailey on the facebook group. I haven't managed to get the serpent shims, but have found others of the same size on modelsport. Yep I’m trying something similar ??. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashingBrian Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 41 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said: Not been on here in a while but I’ve had one of these from the very moment they where released, sadlytheres a big flaw and it can be annoying as well as costly ! So what it is you ask ? The rear diff housing ! It supports 2 bearings that hold the output pinion in the housing, there’s a tiny lip that stops them from moving back and forth sadly this tiny lip fails with either heat or hard hits causing the casing to be useless but more annoying is the damage it causes to the ring and pinion when it fails as the miss mesh eats the teeth in some cases which is exsoensive to replace. Solution not heard of one yet ??. Currently trying out some flanged bearings and spacers so I’ll update soon if it helps ??. Fir a kit this expensive you’d thin Tekno would sort the issue ? Is the problem to do with chassis flex..?? and the output pinion moving..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, BashingBrian said: Is the problem to do with chassis flex..?? and the output pinion moving..?? I thought that but even with the chassis braced it happens it’s just a weak spot I guess. Remember the mt410 is a bitsa truck ie bits from this and that kit made into one so maybe the rear diff case was never designed to take the hits and power folks are using hence the problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said: I thought that but even with the chassis braced it happens it’s just a weak spot I guess. Remember the mt410 is a bitsa truck ie bits from this and that kit made into one so maybe the rear diff case was never designed to take the hits and power folks are using hence the problem ? I was just thinking the parts are shared so is this more of an issue when running 6s and doing big air? I'm only looking to run 4s and it will never see a skate park lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy_uk Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 The outdrive cup can hit the outer bearing and punch through the centre divder on heavy landings. The flanged bearing moves this force to the outside of the diff housing instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jumper Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I think its is from the standard chassis flex even with bracing. The new M2C chassis is suppose to be much better. i posted the video of it in the MT410 thread. Its not a cheap fix though, like that flanged bearing XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashingBrian Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 @norcoforever Wow thats a nice color, heavy metallic flake bet it looks really good in the flesh..!! And I thought the Mashers looked big..????? @Jumper Yeah I saw the cost ? of the M2C chassis when Rich Duperbash was testing it...!!! Still want one though..??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 27/01/2019 at 13:43, norcoforever said: I was just thinking the parts are shared so is this more of an issue when running 6s and doing big air? I'm only looking to run 4s and it will never see a skate park lol I only run 4s 1950 kv motor 16t pinion I’ve had it happen on both big jumps or small ones ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 27/01/2019 at 13:53, Jumper said: I think its is from the standard chassis flex even with bracing. The new M2C chassis is suppose to be much better. i posted the video of it in the MT410 thread. Its not a cheap fix though, like that flanged bearing XD Thing is on such a high end kit we shouldn’t need to go spend big on chassis upgrades Tekno should address this issue would be so much better if they just made the flange thicker or inserted a metal flange into the moulding. I think that’s what gets me more Tekno are not stepping up as the monster truck is more a by product and not a race line of there’s ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said: Thing is on such a high end kit we shouldn’t need to go spend big on chassis upgrades Tekno should address this issue would be so much better if they just made the flange thicker or inserted a metal flange into the moulding. I think that’s what gets me more Tekno are not stepping up as the monster truck is more a by product and not a race line of there’s ? Maybe they will release a MT410.2 at some point with updates 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 I'm curious as to why this isn't as much of an issue on the other cars that use the same diff case especially the truggy etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamiyafanboy Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Looks awesome I want an MT410 so bad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Power has now arrived for the tekno and all being well tomorrow the body I will use for running as well as the esc and servo should be here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashingBrian Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Please, let me know what you think of those batteries..?? and report back.. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanveer Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 19 hours ago, BashingBrian said: Please, let me know what you think of those batteries..?? and report back.. Thx Iv been using the turnigy heavy duty 3s lipos for a while now and they are very good. Extremely good value for money 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Its beautiful mate rhe front bumper and rear has me jealous i really wanted mt410 too but couldnt press it. I was ready thinking it had proline rims/body included then found out no rims and talked myself back to it. But then found out not the body either i thought how hard can it be then. One buggy with a truggy brother and mash them togeher. A bitsa truck i like it. I chose the vorza/d8t but then d8/d8t and it has about 4 models parts fitted lol. 5th mayb looking at these bumpers. Especially the rear one is that a Tbone rear/wheelie or something or tekno/tbone parts? Thats a cool trick for the diff cases theoretically it should hold up fine much better with the bearings flange sandwiching everything in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) On 01/02/2019 at 21:32, RCbutcher said: Its beautiful mate rhe front bumper and rear has me jealous i really wanted mt410 too but couldnt press it. I was ready thinking it had proline rims/body included then found out no rims and talked myself back to it. But then found out not the body either i thought how hard can it be then. One buggy with a truggy brother and mash them togeher. A bitsa truck i like it. I chose the vorza/d8t but then d8/d8t and it has about 4 models parts fitted lol. 5th mayb looking at these bumpers. Especially the rear one is that a Tbone rear/wheelie or something or tekno/tbone parts? Thats a cool trick for the diff cases theoretically it should hold up fine much better with the bearings flange sandwiching everything in. The bumpers are both tbone racing as I found they offered a great blend of style and function. I've looked at lots of models and the only one that came close is the revo 2.0 but that will need replacement servos, replacement tie rods and sooner rather than later replacement wheels and tyres and so worked out even more expensive than the tekno. I've taken my time with the build and everything has been done to the very best of my ability Edited February 3, 2019 by norcoforever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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