ty dobsold Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Good day folks I`m not going into the whole issue of sac verses g factor.i want to know what is specifically wrong with the kit gear.I`ve looked at it and should work out fine. am i wrong.please be kind. Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 The OOB kit gear will support the model. Kind of. What happens is by the cantilever nature of the 1:1 gear itself, the gear begin to splay after awhile, and your wheels start to get negative camber to them. There simply is not enough plastic there in the needed spots due to the design of the real gear. About the only thing you can do at this point is to drill out your wheels a bit, and glue them on with quite a bit of positive camber in them with weight off of the wheels, so when you do set the model down (especially if displaying on glass display shelf) it will generally right itself to neutral. mpk, Joel_W and Harold 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Crap, the title got me all excited!! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 The OOB kit gear will support the model. Kind of. What happens is by the cantilever nature of the 1:1 gear itself, the gear begin to splay after awhile, and your wheels start to get negative camber to them. There simply is not enough plastic there in the needed spots due to the design of the real gear. About the only thing you can do at this point is to drill out your wheels a bit, and glue them on with quite a bit of positive camber in them with weight off of the wheels, so when you do set the model down (especially if displaying on glass display shelf) it will generally right itself to neutral. Brian, ​ That's exactly my plan for my Bronco build coming up next. Thanks so much for that info as I was really concerned that over time the gear would just end up collapsing. Joel mpk and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Nope. My OV-10D is still on the glass shelf sitting happily! Just roll out a super thin sheet of blue tack on some wax paper, cut out two tiny circles and place them under each MLG. This will prevent any further splaying on a smooth display shelf. Joel_W and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Brian, an excellent idea that I can use on other builds that the gear is a little iffy. Joel mpk and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 That's exactly my plan for my Bronco build coming up next. Im also going to look into how well I can just press fit the OOB gear in place, that way IF we ever do see a G-Factor set you could just replace them when they arrive . Joel_W and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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