XRAY has published some new tech articles in the Tips 'n Tricks section. If you own the T1FK'05 make sure to read all of them. Here are the two latest ones:
Are not the XRAY spur gears too soft?
No, the XRAY spur gears have strength where it matters, namely in the plane of rotation. Moreover, long-term experience confirmed that the XRAY spur gears perform very well and even if they are softer than some other competition spur gears, there is no difference in performance or life.
The XRAY 84T and 87T spur gears are more flexible than the larger XRAY spur gears due to the construction of the spur gear. The big weight saving holes are closer to the outside on the smaller spur gears and this causes the smaller spur gears to have more side to side flex than the larger spur gears. Again, this does not negatively influence the performance or life as during normal operation there is no side force applied to the spur. XRAY factory team drivers allways use only XRAY spur gears with great results!
To avoid spur gear teeth breakage it is important that the alu motor holder is firmly mounted to the chassis and the top deck. There is also a small article in the Tips & Tricks section.
Older spur gears, which were not made by XRAY, are 0.5mm wider and they do NOT fit the T1FKâ™05. Therefore we suggest customers use only the XRAY spur gears. The XRAY spur gears can be easily recognised by their large holes.
How do I prevent multi-diff locking axle disconnection?
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When using the front Multi-Diff as a solid one-way or full time solid axle it may happen that in certain conditions (depending on the set-up of the car) that the outdrives will move outwards and the locking axle will disconnect. This will make the solid one-way/solid axle turn into a standard one-way.
To prevent this insert a small O-ring (for example an o-ring #971030) into each of the outdrives. This will make the drive shafts push against the O-rings and outdrives and the one-way outdrives will not have any space to move.
