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<p>[quote user="BigDaddy"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">BMMECNYC</div> <div class="quote-content">Alternately you can unscrew the weight and remove motor (either screw or those rubber mount press fit in). Carefully remove the drive shafts by pulling away from but in line with the flywheels (they should be telescoping). If rubber mount, rock motor side to side and end to end while pulling up, may need to apply pressure to the bottom four holes</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p><strong>Edit (16:44 edt)   </strong>I finally mustered up the courage to try this.  I'm trying to remove the engine to make sure there are no surprise points of contact.</p> <p>These rubber plugs, are they attached to the engine and mushroom out the bottom of the gas tank. I boogered one up pushing it out</p> <p>If that grease was in my motorcycle tranny I'd say water got in there.  For those that don't know, that is the worm cover, upside down, just to show the color of the grease.</p> <p>The truck cover (bottom) came off but I don't see how it is possible to disassemble it any further.  When people say they add a second wire to the trucks for improved pickup, where are they doing it?  I suppose you could solder it to the outside.  I don't want to chance melting the gears though.</p> <p><img style="width:703.778px;height:auto;display:inline;" src="http://imgur.com/9UE6d57.jpg" alt=" " /></p> <p><img style="width:703.778px;height:auto;display:inline;" src="http://imgur.com/LOacaLD.jpg" alt=" " /></p> <p>As you can see, the insulating tape is starting to wear thin in one corner.</p> <p>The grease is not like coffee and milk, it is like peanut butter.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Yeah thats pretty typical for the grease.  You might see if athearn motor mounts are available, they have a version the screws in insteand of press fit.  They might work, as this is an athearn clone drive.  You will need a washer or a pan head screw with a wide enough head to simulate the rubber stub that held the motor in place.  Isopropyl Alcohol and q-tip does wonders for getting rid of the grease. </p> <p>The trucks do come apart, but it is sort of a pain to get there (involves removing an easily broken clip on the bottom of the truck).  Once removed the side frames should pull out then the gear box halves should come apart with little or no force (there might be a screw or two involved with taking the gearbox halves apart).</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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