drvcrash

I was breaking in my savage 25 and I started messing with the needles a little early I think. I was on the fourth tank, anyways it wouldnt start and i was cranking the rotostart for a bit too long and now it justs spins freely and wont turn over the engine. So i guess I have broken the one way bearing? anybody know what part number I need from tower hobbies? I dont see one for the .25 engine

coreyhp

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its the same as the one way for the .21, u might of cracked the peice it sits in, u gotta open it up and look to not wate ur time ordering the wrong part

drvcrash

Ok i took it apart , i dont see anything broken in there , with the bearing on the shaft if i twist it by hand slowly it will turn the engine , , i put it back together and the roto start still turns freely , so i put a drilll on it so i could see what happens if i turn it slow and it turns the engine over but i have to go real slow , if i speed up at all with the drill it spins freely ,. Does this sound like the one bearing is broke?

wakbrdr

yea, thats the problem, it can catch when moving slow but when you speed it up it cant

drvcrash

Cool thanks , Im order a couple replacements now, Its not been my week , my new 1/8 buggie ate a rim , my plane crashed into a tree and now the new savage is dead.

coreyhp

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i know it is not funny but is sure does sound funny. lol a tree

wakbrdr

dont worry, my plane crashes all the time

green river rc

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I broke my 2nd bearing today. I called HPI after I broke the first one, (about 2 days after I got it) and they said they would send me another one. It was suppost to have gone out on the 6th, but I haven't see it yet. I'm told a pull start conversion fixes the problem, because it doesn't put as much stress on the hex piece. If you look closely, I bet you will see a crack in the thin part of the hex. Other than that, my Savage has run like a champ, EVERY TIME! Love the truck, hate the bearing problem.