Hi.
I have raced the 808 since its release and I am very satisfied. But I am tired of checking the pinion beairngs every race. In all the races I have ran, I didn`t retire once, except this years first race. I put in new bearings(xrays) before the semi and also ran the final with the same bearings. Two minutes before the end, it broke and I had only frontwheel drive. Lost 2 places in the final beacause of that. I sad to myself, NEVER; NEVER AGAIN
Why not change the pinion system back to something that have worked since the birth of the buggy:-)
I wanted the XB8 driveline system to fit my 808`10. But I also wanted it to be lighter than the old XB8.
The solution is 2 psc of new thinner axels, 2 psc of new smaller pinions, 4 psc of 8x16x5 bearings, 2 psc of other diffbulkheads. The dremel and some brainpower will fix the rest. Parts come from XB8, 808, XT8, Losi, Hot Bodies D8 and they do fit perfect.
I put it all together now and will race it this weekend. The 808 driveline has never been so smooth before when I turn the wheels around. The whole thing will cost something about 60-90 dollars. Is it worth the trouble? Yes, I think so. You will never have to take the car apart to check the driveline before every time You race it again. And the 8x16 bearings are a much better solution than the stupid 13x20 bearings. I must admit that the 3 bearings pinion seems better than the 2 bearing pinion, but I haven`t tested it fully yet. Why did they change something that always have worked perfectly?
I will post some pictures and comments after this weekends races.
