rc10gt2 spur gear mesh problem

[jdballin]

hey guys im currently having a issue with my spur gear meshing with the gear on the bell housing it goes fine if i go slow and when i get on the gas it wont pick it up it just spins screwing up the teeth on the spur gear. any ideas why its not meshing.

[scoobie]

How did you set your mesh? Did you use a piece of paper in between the spur and the bell?

[jdballin]

no please elaborate. the guy at the shop metioned something about this but did not fully understand him. im sorry im very new to this. im great when it comes to real cars. but like everything there is tips and tricks. thanks so much guys

[AZRCaddict]

The teeth stripped off of my spur gear, what went wrong?

The motor pinion and spur gear mesh is probably too great. There should be about .003 - .005 gap between the teeth of the two gears. An easy way to set the gear mesh is to cut a narrow strip of notebook paper and feed it between the two gears. Then loosen the engine mount screws and slide the engine and pinion gear into the spur gear. Retighten the engine screws and then remove the strip of paper. You should be able to run a strip of paper between the gears without them binding.