motor/pinion probs
I just got my rs4 today and I was driving it around in the garage. The first 2 packs went fine, but on the third pack I started to have problems. The car would go a ways then quit moving. If I let it sit for a few seconds then it would go again. I checked over all my connections and they were fine. The motor seemed to be running hot. Put my finger on it and it was so hot that I couln't keep my finger on it for more than a few secs. The pinion gear had somehowe slid off the motor shaft. I pushed the gear back on let the motor cool down and tried again. After a few min it was doing the same thing. Motor extremely hot and the gear slid off. Am I running the car to hard and over doing the motor causing it to get hot and melt the pinion? I was running it for about 10-15 min at a time doing laps around my garage, not wide open all the time, but I didn't stop and take any breaks untill the battery was dead either. Could this be solved simply by changing gears, or am I just expecting too much. Everything is stock except for a 750 nimh pack.
I didn't mean to write a whole page, I just wanted to be thourough with my explination. Thanks for any help in advance.
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