cougar bearing problem

[jeffrey]

hey

i have a question, do you guys also have problems with the bearing in your cougar sv.
i think they are the worst bearings i have ever seen.
i had a broken bearing from the diff, one of the layshaft, one of the front wheel, 2 of the rear blocks.
i think this is not normal for this great car.
now i wanne know if there are better aftermarkt bearing then the schumacher ones, the ceramic bearings from schumacher are they much better?, because they are a bit expensive..
or have you a better option.

but i love my 2cougars :lol:
grtz jeffrey

[DCM]

If you got the Pro, you got Ceramic bearings anyways, and they are no more reliable....

[cwp]

I've had the same problems with the layshaft bearing.I think a lot is to do with the gear box with the bad moulding.
Where trying some bearings at this moment in time so will let you know .

[ian h]

If you got the Pro, you got Ceramic bearings anyways, and they are no more reliable....
Are you sure, my collapsed bearings certainly look like steel balls.

[DCM]

According to the press releases, the SV Pro was suppose to have Ceramic bearings.. that was one of the differences between the Pro and Race.

[jim76]

thought it was ceramic diff balls?

[DCM]

odd that, I may be wrong, but when I looked at the differences before release, I am sure it mentioned ceramic bearings....

[ian h]

odd that, I may be wrong, but when I looked at the differences before release, I am sure it mentioned ceramic bearings....
Mine deffo has ceramic diff balls but don't think the bearings are ceramic, and at the price quoted for ceramic bearing set I wouldn't imagine they are. 79.99GBP according to the schuey site for a 26 piece set!!!!!!

[mikeyscott]

From what I understood the car only comes with ceramic diff balls.

I'm just stocking up on rc bearings and throwing them away once they feel duff / knackered.

[DCM]

As for a good place to get replacements, www.rcbearings.co.uk have always managed to sort me out, more often next day if I put the order in early enough!

[j0pp3]

I've had the same problem with one of the layshaft bearings. Almost nothing was left of it. The balls where shredded... Took one bearing from my spare car :thumbsup:

[mikeyscott]

I've had the same problem with one of the layshaft bearings. Almost nothing was left of it. The balls where shredded... Took one bearing from my spare car :thumbsup:

Hopfully non of the remains into the motor

[jeffrey]

If you got the Pro, you got Ceramic bearings anyways, and they are no more reliable....
the pro has no ceramic bearings.
because i have 2 cougar pro's but they don't have ceramic bearings.
with the cougar i drive 2monts and i have changed 5-6 bearings.
thats not normal.

[chatts#725]

anyone had rear wheel bearings fail yet ?? both sides completely failed one week after another and i mean completely locked up the rear wheel, the had one race on grass in the dry and prob 6 on astro bad bad quality. anyway as you guys said rc bearings hooked me up with ceramics and lifes good again:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[madmax]

The cougar isnt ceramic berings but when i was at the belgum GP you name a cougar problem i had it 3 baring's collapsed, but a shumacher representive did exchange all the parts for me, :thumbsup: what i was very happy with.

[mikeyscott]

Looking at the ABEC-3 bearing kits

[Snappy]

I had the same issues with the CAT, found the bearings wouldn't last long at all. I bought a Cougar just recently and see the same thing. I replaced the CAT bearings with "Revolutions" from avidrc.com and they work very well and don't cost to much either.

[hansie]

Hello all,

The bearings of this great car are absolutely crap, the worst bearings
I have ever seen in a race kit.
I have my Cougar for 2 months now, 5 or 6 bearings on different places on the car are worn out (after inspection), and one on the lay shaft just exploded today (which was reason for the inspection).
A buddy of mine has blown up a couple of lay-shaft bearings and he was surprised that this was my first lay shaft bearing that went to see it's maker.
That is far from normal for a kit of this price.
I think I'm going to send Schumacher a message about this.
I doubt that I will be the first to do so...
I was about to order a Cat SXII but I'm having second thoughts now....

Hans

[mikeyscott]

Think I am going to order a boca kit pending price. At minimum for diff and lay shaft

[lochness42]

Don't know if I'm lucky or what, but have std Pro kit, 5 races on carpet/very dusty tracks and all bearings are just fine.
Only thing I might did different than most - I flushed bearings with brake cleaner right away and lubed them with GT85.

[franelmago]

helo,

Excuse my english but i m a french boy living in Spain.

I have the same probleme with my cougar sv PRO.

I think it s not normal from schumacher.

All my transmition is dead because the ball of bearing have destruid all the transmition..

i don t know what is the solution.

In schumacher i suppose that they are thinking a solution...

hasta luego, a bientot, best regards.:cry::cry:

[Lamar]

Both of my layshaft bearings are gone. The last one to go did a number on the gears as well.

My outdrive bearings are gritty and the front wheels squeak.

[mikeyscott]

I have ordered some RC Bearings and will also be ordering boca. both rubber sealed.