TruckCrazy

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little did i know the one gear has stripped and i need the gear which the pinion drives, please if anyone has one ill buy it off you, need this and maybe a set of metal tracks used then i can take video of it cause everything else is in perfect working order, cudos to tamiya, nothing beats the older stuff lol surprized me lol little wear on the pinions but nothing else wrong except those parts, please i need help.

TruckCrazy

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anyone?? could really use that gear and some tracks. must be someone with something laying around heres some pics of it and the gear ull see that i needits dirty and parts are missing but i ordered some parts trees and after i install them as well as the correct barrel she will get paint, and got some bearings coming for it too, yeah yeah i know i should of baught new buteh o well i enjoy the oldies anyways if theres anyone with these please i have cash ready, this aint a feeler thread. (cant use old tracks due to missing end links an would look weird with some of my plactic ones added anyways ill get some pics going and show u where she stands and progress

TruckCrazy

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second picture is the gear i need and few pics away shows the missing pins so if anyone has metal tracks laying around i could really use them as well but this is how it looks right now,parts unfortunitally are coming from japan and hong kong so lord knows how long it will take to get here

Panther G

those are Pershing tracks, no one makes metal sherman tracks to my knowledge. Cant help you with the gears not many of these left around.

bowlman

Looking for these

Jimmy

Panther G

Unlessof courseyou happen too have one lying around.

karel47

you can try dave4what or JR RC ebaystore

sassgrunt

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TruckCrazy, the way that the dual clutch gearbox is normally set up; both electric motors drive a single common gear (and that gear mounts on the centerline between & just below the motors). That one gear drive BOTH of the clutch gears, and you use the clutches to steer. Tamiya made a provision for you to use each motor to drive an individual track, (and thereby not need to use the clutches), by using an optional pair of gears - one on the outside of each motor. If you look at the picture you posted, you're pointing to the outside gear for the left motor. Your picture shows that you're missing the gear on the right motor, and the one in the center that is used with the clutches. If you look at the picture Jimmy posted, you can see the common gear for the two motors mounted in the center, (it's hard to see, though).

If the guy you bought the Sherman from sent you another gear or two as parts; you may have either the other outside gear, or the center gear that replaces the two outside gears. All of them use the same shaft that passes through the framework.

I do not have the outside gears, (never been able to find them yet), but I think I have the center gear that the clutches work with, if you find that you need it. -Mike

bowlman

TruckCrazy like Sassgrunt said I dont have the converted gearbox but the one with center drive gear .
If you still want it I replyed to your PM with a price .

O on the pad the gearbox is setting on that's not the price that's just a bill reminder date and how much I have to send out . [:@]

Thanks
Jimmy

TruckCrazy

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im not fussy as long as i can get this damn thing working lol from the looks of it the gear i had was the optional gear set but this will work just as well

bowlman

truckCrazy PM sent

Jimmy

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pm sent to you bowlman

TruckCrazy

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pm sent with payment, thank you very much my search is over lol (finally)

Panther G

Well, what was the solution, don't leave us all hanging. There aren't many of these oldies but goodies around anymore and it is interesting to see what can be done with them.

TruckCrazy

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well to be honest havent done much work have to wait till thursday or friday maybe to get the parts in but all ive done is hing the commanders hatch instead of glueing it down when parts come in ill take pics and video

TruckCrazy

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ok well need some help been searching the net to see if someone tryed adding bearings to the older sherman but cant find anything, was wondering if there was a way, was thinking maybe if the axles pressed into the suspension arms will fit the bearinga i have coming and if i can use the old caps to do as they served stock by keeping the wheel on, kinda scratching my head any help would be great just trying to save money so i dont have to buy the newer arms and wheels

karel47

they don't need bearings the older ones, enjoy how i got to you and begin to safe money to buy the FOSherman M4A4 from tamiya at dave4what it is about 400$

TruckCrazy

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well finally got my sherman complete with the parts tree that came in from japan and with the extra gearbox and tracks from bowlman, little did i know he had two of the gears in a baggy that i needed, so thinking maybe ill hook up the heng long control system and try that, great little tank ill take video today sorry if the tank is a little jerky cause the 2 channel radio system is out of my boat and the receiver got wet and made radio range really poor( have a better one coming from don) thanks you guys, u guys really helped out on this one. cant thank ya enough

karel47

you got it from JRRC ebayshop i geuss good choice he and dave4what are the cheapest

TruckCrazy

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um ok but anyways heres the pics not much difference but she finally works, very cool and have enough tranny parts to keep her going a good long time hopefully anouther 30 something years lol last pic is before and the two ourdoor is after( like i mentioned before i made the commanders hatch where it can open(decals are made from paper till i make up a stensile):

bowlman

Glade to see you got it running Eddy sorry it took so long for you to get the parts and looking at what I had I was thinking the extra gears was what you needed forgot I had them in the bag and box I am using Impact tracks on the Sherman Im still converting over to the newer model with Impact gearboxes also .

Jimmy

TruckCrazy

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lol that bag looked familular off ebay, im thinking ur the guy who baught a sherman in great shape for 100 and change was the older one thought about bidding against it but got greedy and tryed for the newer looking one i seen on there lol lost that auction, im known as airdude on there, i probably still have a link to the old auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-TAMIYA-M...65369133630935

bowlman

Nope i got both Shermans two years ago and one cost $200.00 and the other was $250.00 i gave one to the DTC Michigan club to fix up and use as a club tank .

Jimmy