Hey all,
I bought a V2 Kraton 6S a while ago and have been carefully stripping it and checking all the parts before actually running it. I have cleaned and re-oiled all the bearings, shimmed the centre diff and put 30k oil in it (all internal gears are good and diff is nice and smooth) and generally cleaned the whole car up.
I ran the motor for the first time yesterday and just couldn't believe how loud it was - almost deafeningly loud. Just sounded really rough and unpleasant. Checked the gear mesh on the spur and pinion again which felt perfect (just a tiny bit of rocking on the spur with no tight spots) and all teeth in good condition. I then tried it with the driveshafts out of the centre diff and it was just as bad?? That only basically leaves mechanical noise on the spur / pinion?? The car came with a 14T pinion and the standard 50T spur, they don't look very worn. Is it possible that they are the wrong pitch - I note the pinions are designated a MOD1 pitch but no mention what the 50T spur is? I was just assuming the mesh would be awful if one was 32p for example. It turns fine by hand.
Maybe I will make a video tonight on post on Youtube so you can see, AND HEAR! Or maybe the Kratons just are really mechanically noisy? It's about 3x as loud as my Hpi Truggy Flux.