Mankku

Also pulled my WW out of the closet after 20years. Body in bad shape and motor missing (remember I burnt it with a 9,6v battery in the 80s……) Having problems finding parts for the transmission since the original motor had a “pressed-on” 15t pinion gear and they never made a 15t “bolt-on” pinion for this car (am I right??). Found the gear box plate from the Audi rally and I’m now trying to get a motor pinion for it. The Audi had a larger pinion than the WW but I haven’t figured out the size yet. (Probably 17t-19t) Anybody knows?? The gearbox cover (black plastic) has 2 holes for the 20t idler gear allowing 2 gear ratios by changing pinion (and gearbox plate of course) If I don’t find a 15t pinion Ill try to use the Audi gear setup. All bronze bushings were also worn out and I’m now replacing them with b.bearings. Figured the transmission on the WW will need the following bearings: 2pc of 683zz (3x7), 4pc of MF85zz (5x8 with flange) and 4 pc of MR115zz (5x11). These are all common industrial bearings and are cheaper to get from a normal hardware store than from hobby shops. The speed controller was also burnt so I will replace it and the servo with an Acoms electrical controller. The body is in bad shape too (as you can see…) and I don’t know what to do with it. Would be nice to get a WW2 body (heard they are almost the same) but somebody wrote they never made a body-kit as spare part for the WW2?? Hope the get it running again if I can find the right pinions. Mag

I know that the gearbox plate is diffrent in WW and Audi, I got them both and the hole for the idler shaft (the hole that is shaped like a halfmoon) is little more to the side on the Audi giving space for a larger motor pinion. And the original question was the size of the motor pinion in the Audi. Info about gearboxes in the Opel and the Wheeler is also welcome. Thanks so far, Mag

Does anybody know the size of the motor pinion on the 58036? Wild Willy has a 15t but I know it is larger in the Audi. Is the idler gear the same size in these two cars?? (the next gear after the motor pinion) Thanks, Mankku