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I think there is alot of tension in the drive train. <br /> <br />I suspect there is alot of "Shove" going on when you try to turn the worm gear one way but not the other. I cannot explain it with words. <br /> <br />If you reversed the entire drive motor, link, worm gear and had it sitting in the smoke box "Pulling" on the drive wheels instead of shoving... I suspect you might have a engine that runs well. <br /> <br />The other thing I could think of is the brushes. If you can replace the motor with a very good can motor with lots of power your engine might run very well. But I think the worm gear's orientation to the rest of the drive train might have someting to do with the extra resistance going forwards.
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