Danchee Ridgerock stripped gear fix / repair / rebuild
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- We were running the Danchee Ridgerock pretty hard, and for an entry level crawler, it's been amazing!
We got it in a bind and it finally gave out. The pinion gear went out and all we could hear while driving it was a lout clicking sound. One motor worked, and the was stripping out the gears. So lets fix stripped gears on our crawler!
The best entry level rock crawler? The Danchee Ridgerock is a 1/10 scale 4x4 rock crawler that can outclimb more expensive crawlers. With front & rear multi-link suspension, front and rear high-torque electric brushed motors, and 4 types of 4 wheel steering. Front steer, front and rear steering, crab steer, and rear steer. Slow enough for beginners to drive, agile enough for experts to enjoy on any hill climb. It is tough enough to beat the Traxxas TRX4, the Axial SCX10, Axial Capra, or the Redcat Gen8 Scout? Time will tell, but this is distributed by Redcat, and I think it's got a place in any RC Crawler collection.
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I just bought one, used. It needs this job done, thank you.
sweet! you will have fun with this lil crawler.
@@robdude1969it's an awesome crawler. I put high clearance links on mine and took the foams out of the tires and put some plastic bbs in the front tires and it's amazing!
@@letsart6434 I'd love to know more about your high clearance links!
Great video, I bought a used one and it had upgraded servos. Worked great till I got in a bind and applied too much throttle. Bent a front drive pin and when I straightened it out and put it back together I heard the clicking sound that usualy means stripped gears. I found this video and went in expecting to find a worn pinion but found broken plastic gears, the pinion was not worn at all. I guess you never know for sure. I ordered steel gears from Redcat and extra pinions.
Glad to help! Sounds like you got a good rig.
You have the same battery we use in my son's Danchee. It's never gone dead, we just top it off every once and a while.
You can't go wrong with these big packs!
What's the name of the battery and the charger?
@@robdude1969 how much runtime are you getting out of these 5200mah batteries in your ridgerock? Thanks.
That's exactly what happened to my daughter's! I still have to get the gears ordered. Been too many months. Awesome video man!🤘😎
I was so shocked that it was the metal gears that wore!
@@robdude1969 Same here, I was expecting a couple nylon gears not the metal one.
Man thanks for sharing this 😎👍
@@bugsy742 did you have this problem as well?
robdude1969 I did mate but until seeing your vid I’ve not been able to mend it so I’m stoked you gave made this 👍👍👍
Absolutely essential video man thank you very much for making this. As of yet I have not had any problems with mine but I appreciate this being here if and when I do. That being said I believe the problem stems from the added weight from the BB's in the wheels. I had the same problem in my Arrma Granite. It surprised me that the nylon spur gear was more resilient than the metal pinion.
Some may not understand when to let off the power when tires are pinched in a wedge. When in doubt, power out isn’t always the answer. Glad to help. A heavy Crawler certainly adds stress to the system. Have fun!
It’s likely to wear out because the pinion gear being so small only has a small contact area to engage the drive gear. Only 1 or 2 teeth can engage. Same thing can happen when you put really deep gears on full size rigs.
thanks for the insight.
Great video, very detailed.... Thx for posting...
Nice detailed presentation
I did the velcro on my 77 trans am body I have on my ZD racing thunder 1:10 truck...works great.
Well done! Very useful information! Thanks!
Thanks for the info nice video 😊
Well, for $170 with features, its a killer rig.
The motors are 380s, not 540. Theres plenty of companies that make high torque crawler motors in the 380 size including Holmes-Hobbies with there Crawlmaster 380 & TorqueMaster 380 for $17 each.
As for the servo savers, check the little plastic bag that comes with the rig, it has strong, braced-up but olastic solid seevo arms if you want to swap them out.
Keep the wheels light & go to a 4.19 to a 4.50 tire and youll have more torque to the ground.
Great video Rob.goes together much like my old Durotrax Cliff Climber. Very similar, (almost identical) drive assembly.Makes me wonder if Redcat bought the patent from them and improved it. Either way, great how to video! Thought you were already on my sub list, but you weren’t. My bad! Just subbed you!Awesome channel brobob!👍🏻👊🏼🤘🏻❤️💯
Thanks man!
thanks for the video ,its was very helpfull
glad to help... if it happened to me, it happened to others!
Damit, I have very same problem. bought 2 packs of gears, not thinking the metal one would ever ware out. gears just arrived was about to tear into it.. then thought I should check out a vid to see if I had to take everything apart. Guess I'll order a couple pinions now, before I open it up. Good vid tho! saved me a bit of hassle. Have you found any other metal parts that will fit as upgrades while it's apart?
this is all I have tried... hope you get it figured out quick and easy. let us know if it was metal or plastic that fried.
Thank you very much for the contribution! How about the quality of the danchee's stock electronics? are redcat batteries and chargers durable? can we put another variator? will we have complications to do it? how big are the motors? in case of failure of the receiver or transmitter ... can we replace it with other brands?

Zoridor16, I don't have a Danchee yet (coming in the mail), but I have been in RC stuff for many years. The batteries for this truck are Li-Ion 18650 cells, and it is charged with a USB chord. You can use a 2S Lipo and dedicated charger instead. As for the variator, I assume you mean the device that controls the motors. This is called a Electronic Speed Controller or ESC for short. I believe it is built in to the receiver for this truck. However you CAN use a different radio/transmitter and ESC. Just make sure the ESC is for BRUSHED motors and 2 or 3S, (the S stands for "cells"). I plan on using an aircraft type radio so I can easily control front and rear steering.
it's more complicated than a traditional car with the 4 wheel steering. but with a fancy radio, it is doable...
All you have to do is the proper research just like every smart person does, then you will find the answers to your questions. It is that simple, put in the work & you will recieve.
I have one and I want to know how to do regular maintenance. Is there a hole to put lubricant in the motor without any disassembly and should I do that and what should I use? Is the gear box sealed? If not how do I put grease in there to keep it lubricated? Thank you so much to anyone with any first-hand experience you can share!
gearbox is sealed, motor is not... there are electronics sprays that may be helpful for you. be sure it is safe with plastics.
I got one last wk ran for around 2 hours then tge servos started getting weak woodnt turn wheels when setting still also rear wheels woodnt center back to stright on there own thy stayed cocked to one side it did crawl really gd but parts are cheap made and wont last so amazon let me return it so i sent it back was alot of fun for the 2 hours it worked right
Low battery gives little power to the servos. Run with a big 5000mah 2s lipo for hours of fun. Also if your servos bind while sitting in place roll a little and they should turn better.
@@robdude1969 what discharge rate 2s 5000mah lipo are you using? Thanks.
Nevermind... Just found those batteries. Looks like a 50c. Do you notice any less slow crawling ability or subtle throttle finesse with the higher discharge battery? Looks like the stock battery is a 15c. Thanks.
all the muddy water entering the vent motor holes isnt't going to destroy motor and gears?
Don't they make a metal gear upgrade for like 14 dollars?
I couldn't believe it was the metal gears that stripped out.
did you make any change on electronics or you Can change thé battery without troubles?
I changed the connector on the car to a better plug that matches the new batteries. If you have other rc batteries with deans style plugs or xt60 plugs, I would suggest them. Just be sure you can charge them as well. Soldering iron required.
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Great video. What's the tooth count on brass pinion Just curious if you ever looked into one not from redcat.
I know traxxas puts a 380 motor on some of their vehicles. Maybe theirs is better quality.
It is an 8 tooth. I do not know the pitch however
Can you switch to metal gears?
it was the metal gear that stripped!
Nylon gears eating brass gears? Never seen that before!
happened to mine as well
that's strange
put a magnet in the tray so you don't have to spent all day hunt for them when accidentally bump it
Did the gears break after adding weight to the wheels?
Lol. Nope. They broke when the wheels got wedged in a crack and the driver kept trying to motor out of it. Mental note, if you are stuck, just stop or back out.
@@robdude1969 I 100% agree on that.