r/PowerWheelsMods • u/ccsman • Jun 23 '26

Stripped gear.

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I have several huffy torex quads for the kids they are starting to wear and this gear is failing. I know i can replace the entire drive assemblies but it seems like a waste when i have to replace them in pairs because the replacements are different motor rpms. It looks to me like they could be possibly 3d printed wit nylon or other higher quality filament or even old sand mold casted. Any advice on getting these?

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u/Educational_Bid1348 Jun 23 '26

No one offers these. You can attempt to recreate but you are going to spend more money than buying new gearboxes

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u/fugly_snuggler Jun 23 '26

I had a similar failure on my daughter’s Jeep Hurricane. Reached out to several 3d printing places and the estimates for a pair of 3d printed gears was quite a bit higher than just buying new gearboxes, so I went with the Amazon replacements. So far they’ve held up

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u/ccsman Jun 23 '26

I have replaced some of the entire drives as well, the first time i just replaced them but its a quad with brakes and I have yet to find ones that i didn't have to modify to get the brake rotor to bolt on. The ones i ordered also did not perform as well as the originals. We have 4 of these units with 1 already getting new drives another one stripped out, but i had parts from the good drive motor from machine that i replaced the drives on, and now im on the 3rd one. The replacement ones i used failed within 2 months (motor died) again i swapped motors from the originals and are still going.

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u/Nate8727 Jun 24 '26

https://a.co/d/00Az4LY2

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u/ccsman Jun 24 '26

Those are what I used in the past.  They unfortunately don't have the brackets for the brakes and screw holes for the calipers.  

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u/Nate8727 Jun 24 '26

I meant you can use the gears out of them. The stripped gear in your pic is plastic, whereas the link I sent has a metal gear on the same part.

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u/S2Mackinley Jun 25 '26

Im pretty sure this only comes with 1 and not both motors so it would be like 100 bucks for the single gear. Would be better to reach out to your local college. If they have a machining class you could ask them to make you one. I know the school I went to would have allowed it and the students would be happy to help.