Hot racing spur and tekno pinion. The pinion has a 2.5 hex and a flat bottom grub screw so it doesn't keep sliding so you can get more torque to keep it tight.
After disassembling the cushion spur gear, check that there is no problem with the urethane part. Make sure the motor mount position lock dowel position for the gear dimension is correct. Check that the motor mount fixing bolts are securely tightened.
Mine was a bad motor that was warranted. Within 3 months motor was starting a gring noise. Ran on 6s first then bought the 8s batteries and dual charger, after using 8s second run stripped all but 5 total left on spur and pinion. I kept hearing a slight grind after even though getting all stripped teeth out. The one thing I didnt check was the motor which was already going out. And I dont bash my xmaxx just the smaller stuff. Needless t ok say, glad there is a warranty. New Motown was put in.
recheck your pin settings and make sure there 100% in the "Right Letter's" on both sides or "Change Chassis Bulk Head".... Last but, not least "Contact Traxxas" at this point it's becoming a "Lemon Law!!!!" and have them send you a "New" 1 or replace the parts for "Free!!!!"
I throttled it to me then let off to crawl and stop, it would catch and wobble front to back and if pulled forward would drag the tires. Reverse was fine. If you still have a warranty and come across that problem take advantage of it at least till the warranty is up. If you go through Traxxas it will take forever, go through LHS you purchased from, and the gears they should have upgraded for 8s strip or like mine overtighten a spur from the factory breaking the hole and splitting spur from hole through the top of the spur. Traxxas told me " ya that happens just buy another.? If rated 8s WHY WOULD YOU NOT PUT REAL STEEL? I have a couple 6s that the spur and pinion are stronger that the Xmaxx. And 400-500 cheaper.
Thx for the messages. Its sounds like you were very unlucky with your rig. Fortunately mine did last for a year before I had all these issues with gears. My gears kept on breaking was because the spur setup was not right. I didn't think I had warranty so I didn't try to make a claim. Now that I have changed my spur setup and put a brand new bearing in with new stronger gears touch wood, its been good 👍 I am happy that at least traxxas offered you some support it trying to help fix your problem.
@@inspiredrc traxxas was the one that told me ( it happens just buy new gears) it happened that my motor was going out after only 2 months with it. My Local Hobbytown helped me and put in a new one since I Register all my RCs for the warranty. And keep ALL receipts. You LHS can look you up but call traxxas and they want your receipt.
@@tonysmith7989 sorry dude I misunderstood... traxxas need to update the xmaxx now...its been too long. They should make an extreme bash version with all the traxxas hop ups on there...like better steering servo, stronger gears, stronger arms. You buy these separately but I don't see why you should have to. This is not a cheap rig. It should break straight away🙁 hope you got yours sorted now.👍
@@inspiredrc finally yessir. But will just run it as a big toy. The 3s and 6s are cheaper to fix and have had little to no electronic problems, well except for the typhon 3s. All but the fans have been warranted out and with EVERYTHING spektrum on backorder, had 2runs out of the first 6mnths, servo out second run, 4mnths after getting servo in 1st run, motor seized. They should have stayed with the arrma electronics. Almost got burnt out. And may let go of at least 2 of the 8.
Hi buddy. Sometimes I had to in the past as stock the xmaxx in underpowered. Now with some high speed gears I'm much better. Check out some of my latest bash vids.
@@inspiredrc I use Robinson Racing with a hot racing 54, those Traxxas gears are cheap, they shatter like they’re ceramic Edit: I don’t use the pin system anymore, set mesh manually- good luck
@@AverageRCBasher thx bud. I got the gds 50t spur with a generic 20t harden steel pinion. Took it out for a test...check out the bash vid on my channel....part 4
Is 20/50 okay for the Xmaxx? I’m really confused, my manual says not to use it on stock electronics but they started using it in the XRT and Xmaxx Ultimate and they got the same electronics so 🤷🏻♂️. Maybe they changed their mind lol. Would you say that’s the best gearing and have you had any heat issues or anything with it?
Dude I am getting sick of it. Im planning on doing some wrenching on it to hopefully rectify....luckily I have the K8S & O8S to satisfy my needs whilst this thing is down....👍
I have two of these and have never experienced issues with breaking teeth or pinion coming loose. I’m running GDS spur and techno pinion. 20/50. They are great. I bash the hell out of mine.
@@dismuke73 thx pal. The gds spur looks similar to the hr ones. Ive had mine for a year now and its only now starting to have issues...are you using 20/50 on stock electronics?
@@inspiredrc I was till two weeks ago. I switched to the max6 esc. There wasn’t anything wrong with my Vxl-8s. Just wanted to change. Ended up selling it to a friend that was doing a 6-8s conversion.
Was having the same problem. Switched to gds 46t spur still running the Traxxas 18t pinion with Loctite. Took out the pins and set the mesh myself. Seems ok so far. Get the Traxxas motor mount washers, they go underneath on the 4 mount bolts, even come in blue, what I got to match my rock n roll xmaxx. Will keep the motor from pulling screws through the chassis. I broke my fan blade also lol. Do you know if the fans are 30 or 35mm? Ordered the castle creations twin fans because I couldn’t find replacement fans. It fits perfectly after trimming some little tabs off. Hope you fixed it, hope mines fixed too lol.
Thx for the advice buddy...I will get them motor mounts...I have got a gds 50t spur in mine now. Still got my pins in though. Not sure if its a good idea. Hoping all these bits will resolve the issues I'm having....thx for watching buddy👍
Can yall help me please 😂… what’s your favorite gear ratio? Just got my first one and I’m wanting to upgrade to hardened steel gears. Should I still with the stock 18/54 or go 18/46 or 18/50 or what y’all prefer? lol, I know it’s somewhat preference but I just wanna bash safely on my electronics, which is probably stock but I’ve seen a lot of ppl say 20/50 gearing is best. My manual says not to use that but weird thing is Traxxas now used 20/50 in the XRT and XMAXX Ultimates, which have the same motor/esc as mine 🤷🏻♂️. Any help is appreciated!
Use a tekno pinion and you’ll be good forever!!! Traxxas harden steel is straight garbage 🗑. Also you may want to try to set the mesh without using Traxxas garbage pin system!!! I’ve gone through these problems with both my Xmaxx’s. So no i use the HR spur tekno pinion set my mesh manually and I’ve had 0 problems for over the last year no. I promise Traxxas pinions are trash 🗑 🗑🗑🗑 the tekno is unbreakable
I will buddy. Unfortunately I've already filmed part 2 and don't think I showed the mesh in that vid. I have triple checked the mesh and for me they was just the right amount of slop. Isn't the pin system there to set the mesh for you? I made sure the pins were in the right holes for the gear ratio...
@@TheKjelmo I think it was 'F' and the drivetrain runs nice & free with no pinion installed. I also tried screwing motor screws in a particular way to see if I can get mesh better with no luck... I also made sure the plastic locating piece behind the pinion is it the correct place. In the next vid I try to go back to basics with 18/54 which didn't go well...that one was my fault.
@@inspiredrc Assuming your gear mesh was good, I suspect maybe the spur gear cover was too tight. This can cause alot of binding and could make the same sound as in the video. I always make sure that the two screws closest to the shock tower aren't tightened all the way, and spin the spur gear by hand to feel for binding.
Hot racing spur and tekno pinion. The pinion has a 2.5 hex and a flat bottom grub screw so it doesn't keep sliding so you can get more torque to keep it tight.
After disassembling the cushion spur gear, check that there is no problem with the urethane part.
Make sure the motor mount position lock dowel position for the gear dimension is correct.
Check that the motor mount fixing bolts are securely tightened.
Thx dude....
Mine was a bad motor that was warranted. Within 3 months motor was starting a gring noise. Ran on 6s first then bought the 8s batteries and dual charger, after using 8s second run stripped all but 5 total left on spur and pinion. I kept hearing a slight grind after even though getting all stripped teeth out. The one thing I didnt check was the motor which was already going out. And I dont bash my xmaxx just the smaller stuff. Needless t ok say, glad there is a warranty. New Motown was put in.
I had that problem too, my local hobbyshop didn't find a solution, eventually we changed the rear chassis/bulkhead and now I don't have any problem
Dude I'm actually thinking the same. Stay tuned to see how I get on.
Cool RC and bashing,bummer it keeps stripping gears
I run GDM racing pro spur.. with a Robson racing pinion.. no drama.. all on Amazon mate..
👍 thx buddy.
recheck your pin settings and make sure there 100% in the "Right Letter's" on both sides or "Change Chassis Bulk Head"....
Last but, not least "Contact Traxxas" at this point it's becoming a "Lemon Law!!!!" and have them send you a "New" 1 or replace the parts for "Free!!!!"
Another quality video man ……
Thank you.
I throttled it to me then let off to crawl and stop, it would catch and wobble front to back and if pulled forward would drag the tires. Reverse was fine. If you still have a warranty and come across that problem take advantage of it at least till the warranty is up. If you go through Traxxas it will take forever, go through LHS you purchased from, and the gears they should have upgraded for 8s strip or like mine overtighten a spur from the factory breaking the hole and splitting spur from hole through the top of the spur. Traxxas told me " ya that happens just buy another.? If rated 8s WHY WOULD YOU NOT PUT REAL STEEL? I have a couple 6s that the spur and pinion are stronger that the Xmaxx. And 400-500 cheaper.
Thx for the messages. Its sounds like you were very unlucky with your rig. Fortunately mine did last for a year before I had all these issues with gears. My gears kept on breaking was because the spur setup was not right. I didn't think I had warranty so I didn't try to make a claim. Now that I have changed my spur setup and put a brand new bearing in with new stronger gears touch wood, its been good 👍
I am happy that at least traxxas offered you some support it trying to help fix your problem.
@@inspiredrc traxxas was the one that told me ( it happens just buy new gears) it happened that my motor was going out after only 2 months with it. My Local Hobbytown helped me and put in a new one since I Register all my RCs for the warranty. And keep ALL receipts. You LHS can look you up but call traxxas and they want your receipt.
@@tonysmith7989 sorry dude I misunderstood... traxxas need to update the xmaxx now...its been too long. They should make an extreme bash version with all the traxxas hop ups on there...like better steering servo, stronger gears, stronger arms. You buy these separately but I don't see why you should have to. This is not a cheap rig. It should break straight away🙁
hope you got yours sorted now.👍
@@inspiredrc finally yessir. But will just run it as a big toy. The 3s and 6s are cheaper to fix and have had little to no electronic problems, well except for the typhon 3s. All but the fans have been warranted out and with EVERYTHING spektrum on backorder, had 2runs out of the first 6mnths, servo out second run, 4mnths after getting servo in 1st run, motor seized. They should have stayed with the arrma electronics. Almost got burnt out. And may let go of at least 2 of the 8.
Are you hitting the gas when you land Hi jumps
Hi buddy. Sometimes I had to in the past as stock the xmaxx in underpowered. Now with some high speed gears I'm much better. Check out some of my latest bash vids.
WFO has great gears
Don’t use Traxxas spur or pinion, they always self destruct.
I run 20/50 with the HR spur and never had an issue.
What brand pinion?
@@inspiredrc I use Robinson Racing with a hot racing 54, those Traxxas gears are cheap, they shatter like they’re ceramic
Edit: I don’t use the pin system anymore, set mesh manually- good luck
@@AverageRCBasher thx bud. I got the gds 50t spur with a generic 20t harden steel pinion. Took it out for a test...check out the bash vid on my channel....part 4
Is 20/50 okay for the Xmaxx? I’m really confused, my manual says not to use it on stock electronics but they started using it in the XRT and Xmaxx Ultimate and they got the same electronics so 🤷🏻♂️. Maybe they changed their mind lol. Would you say that’s the best gearing and have you had any heat issues or anything with it?
That's why I sold mine an bought a kraton 8s
Dude I am getting sick of it. Im planning on doing some wrenching on it to hopefully rectify....luckily I have the K8S & O8S to satisfy my needs whilst this thing is down....👍
I have two of these and have never experienced issues with breaking teeth or pinion coming loose. I’m running GDS spur and techno pinion. 20/50. They are great. I bash the hell out of mine.
@@dismuke73 thx pal. The gds spur looks similar to the hr ones. Ive had mine for a year now and its only now starting to have issues...are you using 20/50 on stock electronics?
@@inspiredrc I was till two weeks ago. I switched to the max6 esc. There wasn’t anything wrong with my Vxl-8s. Just wanted to change. Ended up selling it to a friend that was doing a 6-8s conversion.
@@inspiredrc also worth mentioning, I was also running Power Hobby Scorpion XL wheels and tires.
Was having the same problem. Switched to gds 46t spur still running the Traxxas 18t pinion with Loctite. Took out the pins and set the mesh myself. Seems ok so far. Get the Traxxas motor mount washers, they go underneath on the 4 mount bolts, even come in blue, what I got to match my rock n roll xmaxx. Will keep the motor from pulling screws through the chassis. I broke my fan blade also lol. Do you know if the fans are 30 or 35mm? Ordered the castle creations twin fans because I couldn’t find replacement fans. It fits perfectly after trimming some little tabs off. Hope you fixed it, hope mines fixed too lol.
Thx for the advice buddy...I will get them motor mounts...I have got a gds 50t spur in mine now. Still got my pins in though. Not sure if its a good idea. Hoping all these bits will resolve the issues I'm having....thx for watching buddy👍
Can yall help me please 😂… what’s your favorite gear ratio? Just got my first one and I’m wanting to upgrade to hardened steel gears. Should I still with the stock 18/54 or go 18/46 or 18/50 or what y’all prefer? lol, I know it’s somewhat preference but I just wanna bash safely on my electronics, which is probably stock but I’ve seen a lot of ppl say 20/50 gearing is best. My manual says not to use that but weird thing is Traxxas now used 20/50 in the XRT and XMAXX Ultimates, which have the same motor/esc as mine 🤷🏻♂️. Any help is appreciated!
@G__Mason hi buddy. 19/47 is my summer gearing and 18/47 in winter.
@G__Mason sorry 19/46 or 18/46
@@inspiredrc my man, thank you very much brotha! I ordered the 18/46 hardened gears so that makes me feel better bout it lol. Appreciate ya
You can also use a belted system but as always do your homework
Yeah ive seen the belted system. It may be my last resort.....
Lol OK
Use a tekno pinion and you’ll be good forever!!! Traxxas harden steel is straight garbage 🗑. Also you may want to try to set the mesh without using Traxxas garbage pin system!!! I’ve gone through these problems with both my Xmaxx’s. So no i use the HR spur tekno pinion set my mesh manually and I’ve had 0 problems for over the last year no. I promise Traxxas pinions are trash 🗑 🗑🗑🗑 the tekno is unbreakable
Excellent dude👍 exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. Can you drop me a link?
Your gear mesh seems to be way off. In the 20/46 bash you can hear it's way too tight. Maybe show your gear mesh?
I will buddy. Unfortunately I've already filmed part 2 and don't think I showed the mesh in that vid. I have triple checked the mesh and for me they was just the right amount of slop. Isn't the pin system there to set the mesh for you? I made sure the pins were in the right holes for the gear ratio...
@@inspiredrc What holes were they in? Also, does the truck roll freely without the motor connected?
@@TheKjelmo I think it was 'F' and the drivetrain runs nice & free with no pinion installed. I also tried screwing motor screws in a particular way to see if I can get mesh better with no luck... I also made sure the plastic locating piece behind the pinion is it the correct place. In the next vid I try to go back to basics with 18/54 which didn't go well...that one was my fault.
@@inspiredrc Assuming your gear mesh was good, I suspect maybe the spur gear cover was too tight. This can cause alot of binding and could make the same sound as in the video. I always make sure that the two screws closest to the shock tower aren't tightened all the way, and spin the spur gear by hand to feel for binding.
@@TheKjelmo ok I did tighten them all. I will try it and see kenneth👍