How-To: Properly set the gear mesh.

One of the first things you will notice about the Mini-T is that the stock shocks have absolutely zero dampening power. I realized this the first time i ramped the little car in my basement and it bottomed out. After a few stunts, suddenly the car wouldn't move and made a loud whining noise when I pulled the trigger. As it turned out when it bottomed out, it moved the engine slightly and the gears weren't meshing.

As a newbie fix - I opened the cover that contains the pinion and spur gear and pushed the engine all the way up and tighened down the screws.....THIS IS WRONG. Yes, after doing so, the car ran, but it made a god awful racket when pulling the throttle, the noise was the two gears rubbing too much.

After a bit of research, i found the right way to solve the problem, and how to properly set the gear mesh here [losi.com].

The solution for properly setting the gear mesh between the pinion and spur gear was simple! All you do is put a peice of paper in between the two gears, push the engine against it, and then tighten down the screws, remove the paper and bob's yer uncle! (See the video for precise steps)