Fixing The HPI Savage 21 3 Speed Gearbox!!

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[@MrBumbles2]

yep 2003 i believe when the savage come out,, upgraded to all metal 3 spd gearbox , wore engine out put in 5.9 with supercharger ,,only a few dogbone failures but its all stock still going strong, weakest link one way starter bearing,,,and rims hex nut wears it out,, i have the gear box assembly instructions if you need them, i keep all info ... thinking about a flux motor and keep 3 spd tire of 50 bucks a gallon of fuel and the nitro isn't fresh and the 5.9 needs good 30% to run if its not good its very hard to tune with supercharger,,

[@YaBoiiHarvey]

love it the only thing we nede from this is how to take the trans out and boom skips it good job

[@chrismclenon51]

i enjoy your video that i have watched and your right about a lot of stuff on to let these people know what it really takes to get a rc car

[@HaggardRC]

Cheers :)

[@robertchapman4190]

just joined hi matey just got my savage down from attic

[@garymadgwick4438]

Hi Buddy...I've just brought a electric nitro engin heater, the same one as yours, what battery do I need to run it... Regards Gary. ( ex- Essex boy now living in Liverpool)

[@forexmadeeasy8250]

I have just purchased once of these, when I turn controller on I cant get it connected to the car and the fail safe us just flashing red at me can any one help im new to the rc world

[@speckledjim_]

Must have been an expensive upgrade on its day

[@neilwilkins1]

Nice video Rusty

[@mariamaniscalco7413]

My savage won't go backward same as yours. Did you ever get that worked out? If so, how did you Do it?

[@HaggardRC]

Nah I never worked it out loll.

[@RC-BashersE3]

lol hamburger in one video chicken burger in this...

[@messn03]

Eating a Booger, wow!

[@adamkeene6371]

Hi bud, can see this is an old video. Just wondering if you managed to sort the gearbox? I've mastered these and can help you get this changing gear. Let me know and we'll chat. Cheers

[@carfanatic2632]

Hi, just broke mine out after about 5 years. Got it running and the engine Is working great. However the transmission seems to go into this neutral randomly when driving, where the clutch bell and spur gear are still spinning, but the wheels do not. If I hit the gas, it revs really high but does not move. After about 10 seconds, the gears stop spinning and reengage, where I can drive it again. I have a 3 speed transmission in there as well, any idea where these issues are coming from? My first though was the spur gear slipper pad, but that was not the problem, so it has to be coming from the transmission. I also cracked the gear box open, and all gears seem to be in good shape. Thanks!

[@adamkeene6371]

I'd check your driveshaft screw pins. Follow the dog bone from your brake to the rear diff tower and you'll see a connection coupling. In that there's screwpin that connects them. If that pin is missing, there's your problem. Check both front and rears. I'm pretty sure that's your problem, you will need order a new screw pins and use a thread lock to stop it happening again.

[@rookstheplug6421]

@@adamkeene6371 im having the same problem mate ....

[@rookstheplug6421]

@@adamkeene6371 My rear dog bone broke so I try to see if the front one will fit it and it didn’t so I put the one in the front back and then from there I would gas it and it would only rev front tires wouldn’t move at all

[@adamkeene6371]

@@rookstheplug6421 sounds to me more of gearbox problem

[@samsonight2721]

Hey rusty u should think of finding a good spot on the gearbox nd drill a hole so u can get axcess to the 2nd gear adjuster u make a hole easy enough to drill threw plastic nd u can plug it wen bashing like the factory holes good luck i got my savage it just stoped shifting so u not alone with this nightmare il be doing the same job soon just waiting on my maintenance kit to come in i believe the springs are prob shot on mine

[@HaggardRC]

What do you mean drill a hole there is already holes to adjust the gears lol it comes with them.

[@samsonight2721]

U said u cant get to the adjustment screw for second gear im not shure on a 3 speed maybe its not visible at all i thot u just couldn't see the screw cuse the gearbox covers it my savage just a 2 speed so maybe im wrong

[@HaggardRC]

@@samsonight2721 Oh I see, nah the 3rd gear adjustment isn't visable because it's in a 2 speed case lol.

[@samsonight2721]

@@HaggardRC i c its one of them thing berried i took the old rush out today the spur gear was on its way out nd im affraid its done for nd those gears i cant find for less than 25 us dollars for little shit plastic its a 56 tooth im going to try nd get a metel one for a savage but i can onley see to get a 52 tooth nd theres one for a mt2 thats a 53 tooth but that ones 35 us will see with the tooth difference i hope i dnt loose to much acceleration

[@samsonight2721]

@@walkerjohnstone1387 yea im going to bring the gear to a machinest nd have him make me some out of steel or chromeally

[@CrazyDadNitro-2.0]

Burger . 😂😂😂😂lol you rock. O yea thank you . I got got I have an old Savage x around some were. Haggard you are only 26. Nice you are still youth full . I am 50 holly Savage bat man. 😂😂😂🔥👍always wooo😊

[@HaggardRC]

This video was 5 years ago mate lol.

[@VintageCR]

so coming from your experience, the savage is a beast that just doesnt break (except for some small replaceable parts) under the conditions you have driven it.

[@HaggardRC]

Yeah man the savage is very strong lol

[@jasonmoody9673]

Yeah hi mate I need to ask question I took my RC car 1.8 out today tried it didn't seem to have much going top end was ok but starting off is very sluggish I've tried putting more fuel in out of the lower needle it doesn't seem to doesn't want to seem to go as quick as it does

[@blueovalcraig]

Nice one mate 👍🏻

[@matthiasoudejans2022]

Just 1 great way: for easy savage 3 speed transmission adjusting, just turn in 3. gear adjustment to maximum and change the claws of 2nd and 3. gear. In this case you ll be able to adjust second gear from outside without dissambling whole time. Your 1-2. claw will change to 1 to 3. gear. But u can adjust the shifting point from outside. When done change back and adjust 3 gear from outside as written in description. Easy way to adjust. Just dissamble transmission 2 times for whole adjustment progress.Your welcome and keep nitro-savaging great

[@HaggardRC]

Thanks for that :)

[@andreydavidenko3212]

i am not from rc community, please explain how it works, i am really can't understand how ratio are changes, where is gear selector...? mystery for me.

[@carltonr3417]

At 13.50, did you ever figure out the binding in the the transmission when you roll it backwards? My Savage X did the same thing and it's the dogbone binding in the brake hub/drive cup. My solution was to replace the worn pin in the end of the dogbone with a snapped drill bit cut a longer than the original dogbone pin. That way the pin wouldn't run in the worn-out slot part of the brake hex and instead on an area that was smooth. Worked like a charm and no more clickety when braking and smooth rolling in either direction. Hope that makes sense.

[@HaggardRC]

I never bothered to look, That’s a very good solution though matey :)

[@messn03]

Just kidding, great video mate

[@Ben-dj1bu]

Are right you loff eating a burger chicken burger made it me self in the oven bloody nuts it was lmfao wow

[@DYLLY0456]

🤦‍♂️😂 he says "hello you lot"

[@HaggardRC]

Ohhh that! Hahaha

[@markgault01]

Nice one Rusty I have a 3 speed gearbox with reverse module in my savage but never been able to get it into 3rd gear either might give it a go now this weekend

[@HaggardRC]

You can adjust the 3rd gear from outside! :D

[@unknownfate2962]

I can't get my hpi rc car to move but the engine runs but the car just won't move

[@Ben-dj1bu]

Hey you lot what we working on today

[@HaggardRC]

Who knows!

[@chrismclenon51]

askin how can i get a hpi rc over here in the united states if you know how let me know are do you know a way i can order one over there if so thank you

[@HaggardRC]

Well there are loads of videos of HPI cars in USA so you must be able to buy them. Have you tried your local shops? If not you can order direct from HPI

[@chrismclenon51]

@@HaggardRC there is not any over here at all trust me some of the shops do not have any at all and no friend i am not lookig for any one to give me one cause that is not right i have tried hpi and still no good just saying

[@dakotawilkins-gillam2719]

Look on Facebook market place or let go or offer up search on Facebook market place rc lot or hpi savage there all over

[@bradleypendleton202]

Looking good dude

[@matts7612]

Hi Dusty, how did you get on with that gearbox? I've got that system too, but I've converted to brushless. I can adjust it from outside to change gear but I can't tell if it's only doing 2 gears or 3...? Any advice greatly appreciated... Thanks..

[@geoffreyheirman2379]

if jou did go bruchless jow do jou brake normally joi need the mod the gearbox to single speed because otherwise the gears gone break

[@matts7612]

@@geoffreyheirman2379 I use the original mechanical braking system from the servo, and set the ESC to forward only, no brake, no drag brake, no reverse..... Reverse is done via the original upgrade module.. 🙂

[@bradleypendleton202]

First

[@HaggardRC]

Good work!

[@superaidenproductions1870]

Crap how did I miss this, I have not watched the whole vid, ims shore, I’m positive this will be a awsome

[@HaggardRC]

Unusual for a video on a Wednesday ain't it lol.

[@tinamarkowski3949]

You could do a rebuild series on it

[@HaggardRC]

I could do indeed!