Drive Shaft Assembly - Traxxas Rustler 3701 Assembly Manual

STEP A-16
Slide the right gearbox half over the top gear, idler gear, and differential gear
shafts. Hold the gearbox halves together tightly with your fingers and spin
the top gear shaft to ensure that there is no binding. Slight amounts of
roughness will be eliminated after the gearbox has been broken-in from use.
STEP A-17
#1
Fasten the gearbox halves together by installing four 3x23mm roundhead
machine screws in locations indicated by arrow #1, 3x30mm for arrow #2,
and 3x20mm for arrow #3. Do not use an electric screwdriver or over-
tighten the screws. The two remaining holes in the gearbox will be used
#2
later in the assembly process to mount the speed control resistor pack.
#1
#3
#1 #1

DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY:

STEP A-18
Locate the differential output yokes, and two 3x12 yoke pins.
STEP A-19
Press one of the output yokes onto one of the differential output shafts.
Align the flat areas inside the yoke with the flat areas on the shaft. Repeat
step on the opposite side with the remaining yoke.
STEP A-20
Secure both yokes with a 3x12 yoke pin. The shaft of the yoke pin must enter
through the hole in the output shaft. Thread the yoke pin into the output
yoke until the yoke pin is flush with the outside of the output yoke.
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