naynay12

Hi,for some reason just when i started my car up for about the 6th fuel tank today,when i press full throttle it goes not that fast only about 2km,it barely moves!!I think it could have something to do with the spur gear or other gear since my buggy is 4wd.When i manually spin the wheels the spur gear doesnt turn or that other turning thing on the engine doesnt turn also when it should.Whats wrong with my car?

Elite_Tux487

"That other turning thing" lol.. Do you mean clutch bell? Well if you are pushing your car on the ground and the spur and pinion aren't spinning then mabey you broke something in the tranny take it apart and see if any of the gears are stripped or broken. Does your car rev up when you give it throttle and not go anywhere?

naynay12

Ok,whats the tranny?...lol

Nathan9492

transmission

naynay12

That seems to be ok,what else could it be,the spur gear???

Nathan9492

yes

naynay12

Ok i have phoned my lhs he doesnt sell 48tooth spur gear and since my car is two speed the other tooth is 43 tooth,do you know any online shops or anywhere that would sell these gears,i live in victoria australia?

CapUSA

are you sure that's what is wrong with it? is the gear stripped? post some pics if you can.

Elite_Tux487

It can't be the spur since when he moves the wheels him self the spur doesn't spin. Either the axle pins broke..the shafts came disconnected, the pins didn't set right in the wheels or the tranny has a broken gear.

NITROHOLICS ANONYMOUS

some pics would help

scottywilkes

im thinking more along the lines that his flywheel nut may of come loose. I doubt its anything to do with the drivetrain. Also it would really help knowing what kinda car/buggy ortruck it is cause without that information its useless

naynay12

ok,its a vh-x5 nitro buggy 4wd 1/10 scale,basically the same as a smartech winner pro only the rims and body is different though the engine and even chassy is the same.Also what is the nut on the flywheel,where is it???Also when i roll the car along the ground sometimes the spur gear and clutchbell spins and sometimes it just stays still.

bte214

The nut is inside the clutchbell. Ok when the wheels spin does your driveshafts? And your spur does not spin? Then it is definately in the tranny. Open it up look, in your manual then maybe you/we can diagnose your problem and you can learn more about your car too. And yes pics would help.

naynay12

ok,when i manually spin the back wheels or front wheels forward the spur gear and clutchbell does not turn..Also where is the tranny???lol

naynay12

Also when i spin the wheels any of them the driveshaft only turn a little biut it hardly turns at all.

con69

if the flywheel was lose wouldnt the motor stall since there is not momentum.

naynay12

my car does stall...

Elite_Tux487

In another thread you were talking about the wheels not setting right on the hub....Did you buy new wheels? If so its possible that the inside of the wheel doesn't take the hex adapter? Look inside the wheel and does it look like theres a space for a pin to go in or a hex nut? Or mabey if you took off the old tires the hex adapters stuck to the old tires and you didn't realise they were still in there? You also said that when you tightend the wheel nuts the spur gear would spin and the tires wouldn't so I would check to make sure the pins or hex adapters are fitting into the wheel.

NITROHOLICS ANONYMOUS

it would help alot if ypu sent some pics of the car, we could then tell you where the tranny is

Elite_Tux487

I believe this is what he has http://www.nahpco.com/x5.htm

naynay12

Yeh elite tux487 is spot on.I took it down to the lhs,and he said that i was missing a nut inside the wheel hub.It was because i took out the wheel to see why my front wheel was wobbely, and i must have accidently lossed my nut or hex from the wheel hub.Thanks you guys for helping me.This car is a cheap car i have had 2 spurs strip,front wheel came off when i was just driving normally which i lost my dogbones and strppied a part near the front wheel,i have had 3 glowplugs foul,must not have much luck and it doesnt help that its a cheap car.Whats your opinion on my car,its exactly the same as a smartech winner pro,any opinions?

ross_jsy

glowplugs go all the time, nothing major. is the hex adapter still in your original wheele or did you lose it out of interest.

Elite_Tux487

If your having fun then its good. The quality of the car itself probably isn't as good compared to more expensive name brand vehicles but like i said if your having fun then who cares?

naynay12

ok,i suppose so,the only problem is that it never starts up i always have to clean my glowplug with a rag every time i start my car up,whys that? .Ross jsy,what do you mean?I lost my hex accidently and found that it was my problem.i lost it while taking the wheel off the car it must have dropped off.Thanks.

bte214

What do you mean you have to wipe it off? Is there fuel residue on there? Somewhat like soot. If there is you are running too rich.