TrackMaster Belt drive for Monster Beetle
| model | Parts [ click here for more Partss ] |
| status | Restored |
| date entered | 21/02/2008 20:41:13 |
| description | I love the look of these and they seem fairly rare, stripped it down and went over it with wire wool, very pleased with the result - should look great on the back of my half restored MB one day!! Doe's anyone have any information about these and the company who made them?? was wondering if its part of a number of other MB hopups??
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| contact | Click here to email KingCab06
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I've just taken one of these apart and I also found the diff to be difficult to dismantle. I heated it up with a gas torch and found that the diff had been glued together with epoxy. The diff screw was broken and the thrust/diff bearings were missing. If the diff screw was a weak point in the design, then yours may have hte same problem. Click the link on my profile page to see pics of my trackmaster ...
Thanks rhenbelz, luckly this one is the unit with bearings!! one problem I came across is I could'nt get the diff apart, it almost looked as if it had been glued/locked up. Any idea's on freeing it up??
Trackmaster Turbo Glide Belt Transmission: 'The Turbo Glide replaces the entire transmission housing of your Blackfoot with a new, streamlined design. The original gears inside the transmission are replaced by a single belt that is more efficient than gears or chains. Other features include fully adjustable ball differential and adjustable through axle. Designed for mid-engine mounting. Available with bearings or bushings.' Tower Hobbies Speedmart catalog, 1989. $74.99 with bearings, $62.99 with bushings.
Those are great hop up parts. I wish i could find one! If you ever want to sell it let me know
I think they were made by Trackmaster that's about all I know.