Just had to comment a word of thanks here for being very thorough! I’m attempting to rebuild one of the old can-old rotor Velineon motors...and they have changed the rebuild kit since your video...it no longer includes all the different bushing set ups that you need for the old can style. You video and the thorough shot of the instruction sheet was enormously helpful for me!! It is the only place I’ve seen the info I’ve needed to rebuild this motor. Thanks bud...keep up the good work.
Its recommended you do this once a year depending on how much you run your Motor. If you run through a lot of dirt and mud and really push your RC hard on a day to day basis, then rebuild it any where from 6-8 months.
Thank you very much from Saudi Arabia. Great video, clear recording! My Rustler VXL is 4 months old. I will surely need this video one day. Best wishes.
I had my slash for 7 months and I just had a bearing completely blow on me it's a horrible mess it damaged the spur gear and I need to rebuild the motor. There's those lil bearing beads everywhere in the motor and gear housing. I had a spur gear that I put on and I ordered a rebuild kit so when that comes I'll be going again. Great video Stay Awesome!
your video just saved me from buying a new engine thanks!!! my bearing came out which was causing the shaft to spin unevenly and my car wouldn't start, so thank you for posting this video. think I should just replace the bearing or get the replacement package?
Thanks a ton man! i was gonna rebuild it after seeing this cuz its been 2 years since i got it and i havent touched the motor, plus i saw how cheap the kits were. so hopefully this will solve that problem. Thanks for the super quick response you helped me a lot! Youre the best!
Im in the process of rebuilding and your video was great. I wish my bearing came out as easy as yours did. It actually broke so only the outer ring of the bearing is still stuck at the bottom so im going to try and figure out a way to get that out now. Thanks for your time though. Let me know if you have any ideas cause there is no guaranty that I'm going to finish tonight...
Just picked up a motor with a front bearing collapse, so rebuilt it to put into my slash 2wd. I have a lot of end play on the motor (0.03 inch, 0.75mm). it is a new style case and new style rotor. (exactly as yours). i put the 3 shims in exactly as i took them out (in the same place as yours at the rear). how much end play should there be? shaft looks good with no visible wear, bearings fully seated. can I re-shim the motor (if so what type of shim are they as mine look like mica washers!) much appreciated for an answer as dont want to use my slash in case i wreck the new bearings (with the extra end play it sounds like the brass bushing is running up and down the shaft when i turn by hand causing a rattle noise)....
Hey there - By chance would you know if I'd be able to follow similar maintenance steps for the Traxxas 2200kv motor that powers the E-Revo VXL 2.0? I accidentally landed in a ditch and the truck was half submerged for about 10-15 seconds. I'm concerned I'm going to have to do some comprehensive maintenance sooner than later. BTW - I followed your tips on how to sling water out of RC tires. That helped a ton! Although the first dremel hole was a tad messy :p Thanks for all the vids!
Great instructional video. I recently experiences some concern with my Velineon motor in my Traxxas Ultimate. I have had the truck about 6 months. It has seen mud, snow, slush, water (bashing conditions). Just the other day I noted the motor as locked. I advanced the spur gear and it broke loose. I have applied power the motor since and it seems fine. I guessing that you would suggest it be rebuild. Thanks
I run on carpet oval so dirt isn’t a problem I ran flag pole race where u run an oval then around a tire. We can’t use reverse and I got stuck against tire so I was bleeping throttle and got some smoke coming out from car and got got hot. I let cool down hour or so and I notice it still has speed but a lil laggy on takeoff. I pull motor and everything looks really clean. Getting hot I’m not sure if sator or wiring might have gotten messed up. Didn’t know which. Bearing looks good actually whole motor looks good just notice lazy start then from before Checked all my gears and all them ok. Didn’t know if u might have answer. Thanks
I used a hack saw and cut a groove in it then I used a flat head screwdriver to unscrew it. Or you can use a torx wrench that is slightly bigger then a 2 mm allen wrench.
I run mine through sloppy mud and water alot and ran 3s alot, so i got about 3 months out of mine before the bearings went. Since then I've done a better job keeping the motor clean and its been about another 3 months atleast and im still good.
throw your bearings in the freezer for a bit when seating them in the can and motor plate. less force required to put them in place because the cold will slightly shrink them.
nice vid bro i would of never new what to do because i just got my motor and esc kit tonight the 9th so now if it craps out on me i will know what to do! thanks
Great up-to-date rebuild vid, thanks i'm rebuilding my velineon now can't believe how much dirt/grease was in side! what about the locktite for the 4 screws around the motor.. should you grease the rotor with marine grease? or any or lubricant? rsvp
If you cant use plyers to unscrew it you can use a drill or cut a slot in it with a drimel or hach saw and then use a phillips screwdriver to take it out.
Preventative measures aside, what indications would you get that a motor could use or need a rebuild? I bought a used slash pretty cheap for my son(its my first experience with a brushless motor). Pinion and spur were horribly noise and I just couldn't seem to get it adjusted right. I decided to remove the motor to inspect and realized it's not turning freely. It feels like a stepper motor in hand. I measure the voltage across the three poles by turning with a drill and all are about equal. I'm stumped?
Nope. You don't have to use any grease on the inside. Just make sure it's clean and you're good. Always a good idea to use locktite on screws that hold metal to metal.
If you have he replacement bearings then knock them out with the method I show. The bearings won't always come out so easily and sometimes it takes a few hard wacks with a hammer before they begin to move.
Hi, two things. I am cleaing my motor right now. Mine has rubber sealed bearings?? Also, can I use break cleaner for the cleaning and can I spray crc on the motor at the end?
This is the main reason why a lot of us stopped using Nitro's, I mean nitro is really fun but the maintenance is like 10x harder. Still love the sound of Nitro though and for electric its the reliability.
When do you know if you should rebuild or need to change the bearings in the Velineon..? This would help alot of my RC community Thanks.. does the motor begin to make more noise,have more play in the motor arm or..??
Hi! My brushless motor rotor magnet and shaft has been disconnected after crash, now I cant use motor, I can heard magnet spining around shaft. Can I use Epoxy Glue to reconnect them ? Thanks for help.
over a year my motor has slowed quite a bit (compared to my brother who just got a new motor thats way faster). does this mean i need a rebuild? or a cleaning? or is my motor damaged? plz help thanks
Thanks for the vid. Do you know if the magnet the part of it you have your thumb on @ 6:35 is supposed to spin, while the two ends stay in place? Mine is acting like the magnet came loose, but not sure how it looks when working properly. Thank You
Your vids have saved me tons of money for repairs for my Rustler VXL. Having this issue now... Is there a way I can replace one of the wire from the motor. Wire "A". Has been damaged and would prefer to use a silicone wire like the ones you got there. The ones the car came with have been cracking open.
Hi, Darkeclipticheart are you sur you put your little plastic washer on the correct side? when I took my motor appart there was only 1 small washer on the opposite side to the brass bushing?? I dont know what side to put it back on:/ looking for an exploded view:)
Weird to see an 8 year old video explaining exactly what i need now in 2020. Thanks! :)
And now in mid 2021👍🏼
@@douglascalhoun7041 now 2023
and now in 2024
Just had to comment a word of thanks here for being very thorough! I’m attempting to rebuild one of the old can-old rotor Velineon motors...and they have changed the rebuild kit since your video...it no longer includes all the different bushing set ups that you need for the old can style. You video and the thorough shot of the instruction sheet was enormously helpful for me!! It is the only place I’ve seen the info I’ve needed to rebuild this motor. Thanks bud...keep up the good work.
Its recommended you do this once a year depending on how much you run your Motor. If you run through a lot of dirt and mud and really push your RC hard on a day to day basis, then rebuild it any where from 6-8 months.
I can't wait to see what's in my 5 year old slash motor never opened it at all
Mine's 3 years old, just run it through thick mud 2 days ago. SHITTING MYSELF
Same I haven’t even thought to look into my 5 year old stampede 😂
Well I have mine for 6 months and it broke already and sent it off already and getting it back soon
Mine only made it 2 months and not used much. Destroyed
Thank you very much from Saudi Arabia. Great video, clear recording! My Rustler VXL is 4 months old. I will surely need this video one day. Best wishes.
Awesome I just got one haven't done anything but I am definitely outing this video in my play list thank you for the advice
This video will help me rebuild mine! Thanks Jason.
fantastic motor. very well made. in my opinion one of the best on the market.
Thank you very much. I plan on doing this hopefully it will help keep the temp down. Mine has been over heating with a 2S on my Stampede 4x4 9t.
Thanks for the wrench-hammer tip!
Big big thanks for this video, it was a great help and answered many of my questions!
thx for the help!!! really needed it after a strand/beach run with my slash vxl 4x4 :D
best video of how to~~ velineon!!! thank you.
Love these how to videos, I watch a lot of them whether I need to or not to fix my rustler properly, but they have helped me so much
Thanks for a informative video, great work!!
A lot simpler to do than I had imagined.
Another awesome job on video.
Awesome Job!!
I'm about to rebuild my 3500, thanks for the upload. Thumbs up =)
Thank you this video was extremely helpful
I had my slash for 7 months and I just had a bearing completely blow on me it's a horrible mess it damaged the spur gear and I need to rebuild the motor. There's those lil bearing beads everywhere in the motor and gear housing. I had a spur gear that I put on and I ordered a rebuild kit so when that comes I'll be going again. Great video Stay Awesome!
had my ultimate for less than a month and all hub bearings seized up . and the truck has never been wet
Your videos are great. I appreciate watching them and learning from you. You have saved me time and money. Thanks!
thank you! great video.
Thanks! BTW i use Duratrax Power Shot. It's VERY helpful for stuff like this and what i mainly use it for--bearings.
excellent video. and you answered my question as I was thinking it. about how often should you rebuild it.
Great stuff!👍👍👊👊📹📹
good video well done
Great video
Helped me a lot
Nice... thanks for that vid!!! that will come in handy when i have to do mine!!! (in bout a year)
Love it!
Same here. I found out the hard way with burning up the bearing in about 2 months time. Cleaning will take place more frequently.
Glad to have helped
very nice man
Bro i like ur vid so much thx.
your video just saved me from buying a new engine thanks!!! my bearing came out which was causing the shaft to spin unevenly and my car wouldn't start, so thank you for posting this video. think I should just replace the bearing or get the replacement package?
Great post...
Most important tool of the bunch? HAMMER !!!!
Thanks a ton man! i was gonna rebuild it after seeing this cuz its been 2 years since i got it and i havent touched the motor, plus i saw how cheap the kits were. so hopefully this will solve that problem. Thanks for the super quick response you helped me a lot! Youre the best!
Im in the process of rebuilding and your video was great. I wish my bearing came out as easy as yours did. It actually broke so only the outer ring of the bearing is still stuck at the bottom so im going to try and figure out a way to get that out now. Thanks for your time though. Let me know if you have any ideas cause there is no guaranty that I'm going to finish tonight...
Yes it would. In fact a bad bearing could do a lot of damage.
Thank you for the helpful information, just got my rebuild kit and this will help a lot.
Glad to have helped!
one of the windings came out but it didnt get damged the motor seems to run fine but should i be worried about the loose winding?
Great vid dude 10/10👍🏎💨
Why did they get rid of that plastic cover ? Our 1/16 Revo doesn't have that
Looks like it would keep moisture out .
Ok thaks and love to see more mine moves but I no u dont have some of the cars but wold like to see more
Awesome! Extremely useful and detailed.
nice video thanx
subscribed!!
Just picked up a motor with a front bearing collapse, so rebuilt it to put into my slash 2wd. I have a lot of end play on the motor (0.03 inch, 0.75mm). it is a new style case and new style rotor. (exactly as yours). i put the 3 shims in exactly as i took them out (in the same place as yours at the rear). how much end play should there be? shaft looks good with no visible wear, bearings fully seated. can I re-shim the motor (if so what type of shim are they as mine look like mica washers!) much appreciated for an answer as dont want to use my slash in case i wreck the new bearings (with the extra end play it sounds like the brass bushing is running up and down the shaft when i turn by hand causing a rattle noise)....
Hey there - By chance would you know if I'd be able to follow similar maintenance steps for the Traxxas 2200kv motor that powers the E-Revo VXL 2.0? I accidentally landed in a ditch and the truck was half submerged for about 10-15 seconds. I'm concerned I'm going to have to do some comprehensive maintenance sooner than later. BTW - I followed your tips on how to sling water out of RC tires. That helped a ton! Although the first dremel hole was a tad messy :p Thanks for all the vids!
Great instructional video. I recently experiences some concern with my Velineon motor in my Traxxas Ultimate. I have had the truck about 6 months. It has seen mud, snow, slush, water (bashing conditions). Just the other day I noted the motor as locked. I advanced the spur gear and it broke loose. I have applied power the motor since and it seems fine. I guessing that you would suggest it be rebuild. Thanks
I run on carpet oval so dirt isn’t a problem I ran flag pole race where u run an oval then around a tire. We can’t use reverse and I got stuck against tire so I was bleeping throttle and got some smoke coming out from car and got got hot. I let cool down hour or so and I notice it still has speed but a lil laggy on takeoff. I pull motor and everything looks really clean. Getting hot I’m not sure if sator or wiring might have gotten messed up. Didn’t know which. Bearing looks good actually whole motor looks good just notice lazy start then from before Checked all my gears and all them ok. Didn’t know if u might have answer. Thanks
I used a hack saw and cut a groove in it then I used a flat head screwdriver to unscrew it. Or you can use a torx wrench that is slightly bigger then a 2 mm allen wrench.
I run mine through sloppy mud and water alot and ran 3s alot, so i got about 3 months out of mine before the bearings went. Since then I've done a better job keeping the motor clean and its been about another 3 months atleast and im still good.
throw your bearings in the freezer for a bit when seating them in the can and motor plate. less force required to put them in place because the cold will slightly shrink them.
Good idea
So if i use mine like twice a week NOT full throttle constantly or mud how often should I rebuild?
What would happen if you ran the motor with out the washers would anything bad happen?
Yeah it does sound like the bearings inside the motor are giving out.
Are those bearings an better upgrade or just an stock replacement
is it possible replacing the main shaft from the rotor?,thanks...
What type of glue would you use to Re glue the shaft to the magnet? Mine seems to work but once it has pressure it on it won’t spin
It appears that the shaft itself (where i put the pinion gear on) is slightly bent, and i was wondering if there is a replacement that i could buy?
nice vid bro i would of never new what to do because i just got my motor and esc kit tonight the 9th
so now if it craps out on me i will know what to do! thanks
did the motor spin pretty easy after the rebuild? I did the same rebuild and my motor doesn't spin that easy now
i just used a small screwdriver and went thru the front of the can and tapped it out slowly hope that helps
Great up-to-date rebuild vid, thanks i'm rebuilding my velineon now can't believe how much dirt/grease was in side! what about the locktite for the 4 screws around the motor.. should you grease the rotor with marine grease? or any or lubricant? rsvp
What about lubeing the bearings? Is it recommended?
If you cant use plyers to unscrew it you can use a drill or cut a slot in it with a drimel or hach saw and then use a phillips screwdriver to take it out.
Preventative measures aside, what indications would you get that a motor could use or need a rebuild?
I bought a used slash pretty cheap for my son(its my first experience with a brushless motor). Pinion and spur were horribly noise and I just couldn't seem to get it adjusted right. I decided to remove the motor to inspect and realized it's not turning freely. It feels like a stepper motor in hand. I measure the voltage across the three poles by turning with a drill and all are about equal. I'm stumped?
Electric motors have magnetic resistance when you're just turning them with your finger
THANK YOU!!!
Would it be the same for a dynamite fuze brushless motor?
Remember to silicone glue "fill in" the two extra motor mount holes,..... these extra screw holes allow dirt and sand a passage to the inside the can.
Aren't the covered by the plate?
Do you put any light machine oil on the bearing before you install them?
ps thanks the vid helped me a lot!
Nope. You don't have to use any grease on the inside. Just make sure it's clean and you're good.
Always a good idea to use locktite on screws that hold metal to metal.
Thanks for the answer.
Hi there Dark, quick question.... can I clean the rotor with the contact cleaner, or it can be damaged if I do it??
If you have he replacement bearings then knock them out with the method I show. The bearings won't always come out so easily and sometimes it takes a few hard wacks with a hammer before they begin to move.
Hi, two things. I am cleaing my motor right now. Mine has rubber sealed bearings?? Also, can I use break cleaner for the cleaning and can I spray crc on the motor at the end?
This is the main reason why a lot of us stopped using Nitro's, I mean nitro is really fun but the maintenance is like 10x harder. Still love the sound of Nitro though and for electric its the reliability.
i bought a rc truck off marketplace, a slash 4x4 greg adler editiong, the motor is over 10 year old and i rebuild it next week
I spun a bearing in part of it is left in the can how do I get it out or what is the best suggestion
i have a screw stripped out... shall i grind it off then use a drill?
Nice video,excuseme do you know if this rebuild kit is also for the Velineon 540xl motor?
Thank you.
How do I get Off the bearing when it is complete broken so that only the outer ring of it stucks
I can't pull it trough like you did
Do you think that a dirty, or seized bearing inside the motor would cause heat issues?
When do you know if you should rebuild or need to change the bearings in the Velineon..? This would help alot of my RC community Thanks.. does the motor begin to make more noise,have more play in the motor arm or..??
The rotor itself is a solid piece of metal or should be.
r most rc motors the same way to rebuild/mantinence cause i probs should rebuild mine
Will this make breaking a lot better?
Hi! My brushless motor rotor magnet and shaft has been disconnected after crash, now I cant use motor, I can heard magnet spining around shaft. Can I use Epoxy Glue to reconnect them ? Thanks for help.
Thank you
over a year my motor has slowed quite a bit (compared to my brother who just got a new motor thats way faster). does this mean i need a rebuild? or a cleaning? or is my motor damaged? plz help thanks
Yeah you will have to clean it more often but not THAT much often. Just a month sooner then usual should be fine.
Thanks for the vid. Do you know if the magnet the part of it you have your thumb on @ 6:35 is supposed to spin, while the two ends stay in place? Mine is acting like the magnet came loose, but not sure how it looks when working properly. Thank You
+Lori Jackson NO that is not supposed to spin. Its supposed to be a solid piece.
+darkeclipticheart Thanks, put some loctite or permatex sleeve retainer on and working so far. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction
Your vids have saved me tons of money for repairs for my Rustler VXL. Having this issue now... Is there a way I can replace one of the wire from the motor. Wire "A". Has been damaged and would prefer to use a silicone wire like the ones you got there. The ones the car came with have been cracking open.
Ever Pena Sadly no. Your best bet would be to use Wire Shrink Tube.
Well done thx
Were your bearings bad? or just submerge the car a lot?
Hi, Darkeclipticheart are you sur you put your little plastic washer on the correct side? when I took my motor appart there was only 1 small washer on the opposite side to the brass bushing?? I dont know what side to put it back on:/ looking for an exploded view:)
Hobbytown said I burnt out my motor from excessive heat. With me not being very mechanically inclined, will this rebuild kit fix my motor?
Hey I am rebuilding my motor and I seem to have lost the washer do I really need it to drive my rc or can I use it with out it ?????