Dan1028

^^bump

I disassembled the transmission yesterday with the exception of the differential. I'm having lots of problems getting the two shafts (that slide into it) out. I didn't see anything holding them in either on my truck or in the manual. Are they self locking? Without removing those, I don't see how I can get to the diff. Any suggestions? This gearbox has not been opened up for at least 7 years, which may be part of the problem. Thanks again, Dan

Thanks all, I'm likely going to open her up this weekend when I have more time to screw things up. But so far, so good. In fact, today I bought myself some Pro-Line Striker II 2.2's, since I don't want to destroy the truck anymore than I had years ago. So the plan is to keep it on road, and only light off-road/jumps, nothing serious. Parts are hard to come by, which leads me to ask how I might be able to acquire more? I've checked parts listing, but I'd really love to rebuild the tranny with new/better parts. Cheers, Dan

Hi all, I've had my King Cab since I purchased it roughly 12+ years ago brand new. I hadn't used it for roughly the past 7 years, and recently I replaced the Futaba radio and mech. speed controller with an ESC and JR radio. I'm running with the stock Mabuchi 540 and a 1500mAh 6-cell. One question, though. I'm not prepared to run this car into the ground (nor do I want to) for obvious reasons, but chiefly b/c of sentimental value. I would, however like it to be in fully functional condition. That said, I have noticed that at full-throttle take-offs (from stop), it sounds like something is slipping in the tranny. I was wondering how to go about this problem. It also occurs if the truck is in tough-to-travel terrain, and instead of the wheels breaking loose or motor stalling, it just sits there and whines (which worries me). Also, I purchased new suspension fluid, but I think it would be a wise decision to replace the springs, too. Where might I be able to pick new ones up from (anything I should be aware of here?)? Thanks a bunch, Dan Birenbaum