Trying to identify g/box parts in my x2c...

[Dandare]

My x2c was purchased 2nd/hand, my understanding was it had one uprated idler fitted, another one (AR28T) was supplied with the car, but not fitted. It apparantly had Uprated diff balls.

I've stripped the g/box & found one black plastic idler (i presume the AR28T already fitted) & a nylon coloured one ie, beige. Are the standard x2c idlers this beige colour ?

Regarding the diff balls, mine are normal chrome silver in appearance, i guess i can't tell if they're actually uprated, would they be a different colour if they were ceramic ?

Thanks

[cigbunt]

striped the stock there were black..
just bought the AR28t there black lol

[Dandare]

Great, lol.

My guess is the previous owner (who works in my local model shop) fitted an AR28T when he owned it. He gave my an AR28T with the car for me to fit if desired. I could ask him, lol, but not before i want to get it back together !

I just want to make sure that they're aren't beige uprated idlers available as, if there isn't then the one fitted must be the original standard one. Also, my standard Mad Rat has a black idler

[MILKY]

The standard idlers are black as are the new uprated rw idlers(which are sold as ansmann)

The standard idlers have four dots on them and have straight lines in the plastic where the bearing sits(as these are moulded)
The uprated ones by rw have no dots and where the bearing sits there are circular lines because the are Cnc machined.

Hope that helps.

Neil

[jim76]

Ceramic balls are shiny black, not chrome usually

[Dandare]

That helps thanks, will have a 2nd look at the black one already fitted, i wonder where the other beige one thats in there comes from, lol ?

On the bearings, if ceramics are black, could carbide ones be silver/chrome ? If not then mine may be standard