XMODS® Street Custom RC
Metal Bearings Upgrade Kit
Ins ta lla tion Difficulty: ADVANCED
60-440
Upgrade from standard plastic to metal ball bearings for reduced friction, greater precision, and better handling. Before
installing, turn off your vehicle and controller, then detach the car body.
Hint: Carefully count and set aside screws while disassembling so you can properly re-assemble later.
Upgrading the Metal Bearings for your XMODS
Use the lug wrench
1 supplied in your Starter Kit
to detach each of the lug
nuts and wheels.
Take out the rear differential gear
6 unit, and replace the bearing on
both ends.
Install the differential gear
7 assembly into the rear drive
unit and insert the drive shafts
at both sides.
If you have installed the All
Remove the screw on the
2 knuckle cap (or disk brake if
you have changed it on your
older EVO model). Carefully
unlatch the claw and pull out
the wheel shaft and knuckle
cap/disk brake.
Wheel Drive kit, skip to Step 9.
Align the rear arm shaft to
8 their holes and replace the
rear drive unit. You might
find it easier to remove
the dampers, and reinstall
them after you attach the
rear drive unit.
Remove the bearings on both ends of
3 the wheel shaft. Wipe the grease off
the wheel shaft and install the metal
bearings. The grease ensures smooth
operation with the original bearings.
When you use the metal bearings,
grease is not necessary.
If you have not installed
the All Wheel Drive kit,
this completes the procedure.
If you have installed the
9 All Wheel Drive kit:
Detach the center gear
and shaft and replace the
small bearing on the center
shaft with the small metal
bearing. Tweezers might
help with this step.
Align the drive shaft to the joint cup and
4 reassemble the wheel shafts with the drive shaft
installed into the knuckles. Then, replace the
knuckle caps/disk brakes and wheels. Unless you
have installed the All Wheel Drive kit, your front
wheels do not have a drive shaft/joint cup, so just
reassemble the front wheel shaft.
Place the center gear on the
10 center shaft. Lightly press and
rotate the center gear so the flat
side of the center shaft and the
center gear lock together.
Restore the center shaft and center gear into their
11 original positions and rotate so the front center gear
meshes with the shaft.
Remove the two screws
5 that hold the rear drive
unit and detach it.
Align the rear arm shafts
12 to matching holes and
replace the rear drive unit.
You might find it easier
to remove the dampers
first. Reinstall them after
attaching the rear drive
unit.
Remove the upper screw
first. Move the rear upper
arm and rear attachment
holder out of the way,
then, remove the lower
screw.
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Align the drive shaft to the joint cup and
Re-assemble the motor, the motor holder, and the
4 reassemble the wheel shafts with the drive shaft 10 motor connector. If you have NOT installed the
installed into the knuckles. Then, replace the
knuckle caps/disk brakes and wheels. Unless you
have installed the All Wheel Drive kit, your front
wheels do not have a drive shaft/joint cup, so just
reassemble the front wheel shaft.
All Wheel Drive kit, this completes the upgrade.
Remove the two screws on the motor connector
5 and the two screws on the motor cover and detach
the motor.
If you have installed the All Wheel Drive kit:
11 Remove the center gear and the center shaft and
replace the small bearing. Tweezers may be helpful
for this step.
Remove the two screws on the rear drive unit
6 to remove the rear gear case. Then, remove the
differential gear and the third gear.
Place the center gear back on
12 the center shaft. Lightly press
and rotate the center gear so the
flat side of the center shaft and
the center gear mesh.
Replace the bearing on its both ends of the
7 differential gear. If you have installed the All
Wheel Drive kit, skip to Step 11.
Restore the center shaft with center gear into the
13 original position and rotate center gear so the front
center gear meshes with the shaft.
Reinstall the third gear, then align the drive shafts
14 and restore the rear differential gear unit as shown.
Align the drive shaft and restore the rear differential
8 gear unit as shown.
Align the shafts of the rear arms and re-assemble
9 the rear gear case.
Align the shafts of the rear arms and reassemble
15 the rear gear case.
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Reassemble the motor and the motor holder. Route
Reattach the center gear to the center shaft. Lightly
16 the wire through the strain relief hook on the left 20 press and rotate the center gear so the flat side of
side.
the center shaft and the center gear mesh.
Restore the center shaft with center gear to their
21 original positions, and rotate the center gear so the
rear center gear meshes with the shaft.
Take out the front differential gear unit and replace
22 the bearings on both sides of the gear.
Remove two screws each from the tie rod holder
17 and the tie rod, then remove one screw to detach
the mud guard.
Tie rod holder
Tie rod
Mud guard
Restore the front differential gear unit as shown in
23 the illustration.
Remove the three screws on front gear case to
18 detach it.
Align the front arm shafts to the proper holes and
24 reassemble the front gear case.
Front gear case screws
Remove the front center
19 gear and the center shaft
and take out the small
bearing. Tweezers may be
helpful for this step.
Reassemble the tie rod and tie rod holder, and then
25 the mud guard.
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