Hey hope you can help just got the SCX gladiator and having faint ticking noise out of the box could they still be having this prob.or could it be gear mesh or or.hope you can help very frustrated
I built mine the same as everyone since they are kits, but I don't have any clicking what-so-ever. Then to hear that some have had no luck with any of the fixes make me wonder if Axial's tooling or something is off, or maybe they were in too much of a hurry to get them out, It would be interesting to see if the clickers are limited to early units or if it is still an issue for the one just being sent out now. I does look like they were in a hurry anyways, poor unproofed instructions, poor fitment here and there with inner fenders and shafts and gears, and my peeve, hard to get to clips. These three thing are in my opinion quite lame on Axial's part, the inner fenders should clear the body better, the gears and shafts should fit way better (like DUH) and a system for body mounts should be far easier and faster, and proof read the flippin instruction before send them out. Axial just barely eked out a unit to get them back close to the top, but really didn't do anything to special or bring any clear advancements like Traxxas did. I don't think tape will last long enough, but does show that it works, I assume. What about a valve gap feeler gauge cut to length and curled around the shaft, they come in so many thicknesses, maybe that would last a suitable time. I also think the gear is what needs to be fixed, not the shaft, it still needs to fit into the bearings for proper support. The ID of both the bearings and gears should be the same with proper fitment. If I remember correctly the shaft fits fine in the bearing, so the gear is the odd man out. Thanks for the video, good job.
You absolutely nailed it my man. Very well said. I couldn't have said it any better. Kudos to you. All that you have mentioned are the reasons I have a somewhat bad taste in my mouth with this kit. The shaft does fit into the bearings fairly well, there is a slight gap even in the shaft to bearing. But as you know from watching the video, the real tooling air is shaft to gear. I've ran about 15 hours of straight runtime on it since fixing the click... The click is still gone. I think your idea of a super thin feeler gauge cut to length would be something worth trying. I tried many different kinds of tapes and the only one that really worked was the 3M painters tape. Everything else was just a little too thick. 3M painters tape is .1mm thick. I think a 0.07mm feeler gauge would be a great starting point. The feeler gauge is so much more robust than painters tape, I feel a 07 mm may be the ticket.
Awesome you found the problem someone with a lathe needs to sell new shafts, after axial shafting everyone
Nicely done 👍
Awesome job my brother 👍🏻💯
Hey hope you can help just got the SCX gladiator and having faint ticking noise out of the box could they still be having this prob.or could it be gear mesh or or.hope you can help very frustrated
Sorry, it definitely could be this exact issue. But you also might have your gear mesh too tight or too loose. Did you ever end up figuring it out?
I built mine the same as everyone since they are kits, but I don't have any clicking what-so-ever. Then to hear that some have had no luck with any of the fixes make me wonder if Axial's tooling or something is off, or maybe they were in too much of a hurry to get them out, It would be interesting to see if the clickers are limited to early units or if it is still an issue for the one just being sent out now. I does look like they were in a hurry anyways, poor unproofed instructions, poor fitment here and there with inner fenders and shafts and gears, and my peeve, hard to get to clips. These three thing are in my opinion quite lame on Axial's part, the inner fenders should clear the body better, the gears and shafts should fit way better (like DUH) and a system for body mounts should be far easier and faster, and proof read the flippin instruction before send them out. Axial just barely eked out a unit to get them back close to the top, but really didn't do anything to special or bring any clear advancements like Traxxas did. I don't think tape will last long enough, but does show that it works, I assume. What about a valve gap feeler gauge cut to length and curled around the shaft, they come in so many thicknesses, maybe that would last a suitable time. I also think the gear is what needs to be fixed, not the shaft, it still needs to fit into the bearings for proper support. The ID of both the bearings and gears should be the same with proper fitment. If I remember correctly the shaft fits fine in the bearing, so the gear is the odd man out. Thanks for the video, good job.
You absolutely nailed it my man. Very well said. I couldn't have said it any better. Kudos to you. All that you have mentioned are the reasons I have a somewhat bad taste in my mouth with this kit.
The shaft does fit into the bearings fairly well, there is a slight gap even in the shaft to bearing. But as you know from watching the video, the real tooling air is shaft to gear. I've ran about 15 hours of straight runtime on it since fixing the click... The click is still gone. I think your idea of a super thin feeler gauge cut to length would be something worth trying. I tried many different kinds of tapes and the only one that really worked was the 3M painters tape. Everything else was just a little too thick. 3M painters tape is .1mm thick. I think a 0.07mm feeler gauge would be a great starting point. The feeler gauge is so much more robust than painters tape, I feel a 07 mm may be the ticket.