Team Magic E4 Thread
02-01-2012, 07:55 PM
#3976
anyone else have problems with the center pully on the layshaft flinging its pin? i got the car all wired up and gave it a rev on the desk and out came that pin... only thing holding it is a Oring? any better solution? prob try a few layers of heatshrink but somthing... hard would be nice.
Edit:
used a outdrive ring. funny. i got a puff of smoke when i found the pin, thought i had an electrical problem. but i guess it was just the axel raping the pully ha.
Edit:
used a outdrive ring. funny. i got a puff of smoke when i found the pin, thought i had an electrical problem. but i guess it was just the axel raping the pully ha.
Last edited by valk; 02-01-2012 at 09:10 PM.
02-01-2012, 10:07 PM
#3977
anyone else have problems with the center pully on the layshaft flinging its pin? i got the car all wired up and gave it a rev on the desk and out came that pin... only thing holding it is a Oring? any better solution? prob try a few layers of heatshrink but somthing... hard would be nice.
Edit:
used a outdrive ring. funny. i got a puff of smoke when i found the pin, thought i had an electrical problem. but i guess it was just the axel raping the pully ha.
Edit:
used a outdrive ring. funny. i got a puff of smoke when i found the pin, thought i had an electrical problem. but i guess it was just the axel raping the pully ha.
02-01-2012, 10:35 PM
#3978
dif ring worked pretty well and didnt take much effort to get over the orings grove. i might look into what size setscrews i might need to try a more perminent solution. though it might never need it.
she is all ready. minus steering linkage. i didnt get one with the car so i tried to make one from a swaybar link and various ends, but it didnt work out when i crashed ha. i should get a servo saver too. dunno why i didnt when i bought wire but whatevs.
maybe my steering blocks were worn but didnt take much impact to toss the lower screw on the left side. maybe just some CA in the hole to bring the thread back. also notice quite a bit of caster wobble. but maybe a halfmil shim in the front outer pins would help that.
funny. the drive train is smoother with one bad layshaft bearing than my tc5 with a full set of new bearings.
she is all ready. minus steering linkage. i didnt get one with the car so i tried to make one from a swaybar link and various ends, but it didnt work out when i crashed ha. i should get a servo saver too. dunno why i didnt when i bought wire but whatevs.
maybe my steering blocks were worn but didnt take much impact to toss the lower screw on the left side. maybe just some CA in the hole to bring the thread back. also notice quite a bit of caster wobble. but maybe a halfmil shim in the front outer pins would help that.
funny. the drive train is smoother with one bad layshaft bearing than my tc5 with a full set of new bearings.
02-01-2012, 10:50 PM
#3979
Mine have hollow shafts and set screws.
02-05-2012, 11:07 AM
#3980
took my E4 out lat night for a test run on our carpet track and quite pleased with how easy the car is to drive fast.
took a lot of effort to get my tc5 predictable on carpet and this car just does it out of the box.
question though. my car didnt come with a servo saver. picked up a couple direct mounts to try, but the short one for pancars is too small to get enough travel in one direction, the larger one wont fit over the chassis.
i could prob shim the servo up higher to make it fit, but before i do that, thought id get some opinions.
is the TM servo saver listed on wolfhobbies the best/only option?
took a lot of effort to get my tc5 predictable on carpet and this car just does it out of the box.
question though. my car didnt come with a servo saver. picked up a couple direct mounts to try, but the short one for pancars is too small to get enough travel in one direction, the larger one wont fit over the chassis.
i could prob shim the servo up higher to make it fit, but before i do that, thought id get some opinions.
is the TM servo saver listed on wolfhobbies the best/only option?
02-05-2012, 07:27 PM
#3981
You Have to sim the servo to give you clearance not to hit the top deck. I still got TM E4 I just wish TM just refine the chassis instead copying everyone else on the market. I love he design but it's just not competitive enough to keep up with all the TC out on the market so I jumped ship.
02-05-2012, 08:24 PM
#3982
i dont really get too hung up on whether a chassis is widely considered competitive or not.
im sure if i compare it to a 2011/2012 $500 chassis, sure it wont be as competitive, but the guy sitting in top spot in our A final could probably take a used TC3 from here, any tc3, not touch a damn thing on it, and kick most of our asses.
I dont have the money for a new chassis, and id rather have MORE chassis than just one really good one to run more classes and get MORE track time.
i managed to get a pancar servo saver to work by switching to the dual bellcrank steering system. though the saver is quite soft. would probably deflect in a lot of corners.
are the taem magic ones stiffer?
im sure if i compare it to a 2011/2012 $500 chassis, sure it wont be as competitive, but the guy sitting in top spot in our A final could probably take a used TC3 from here, any tc3, not touch a damn thing on it, and kick most of our asses.
I dont have the money for a new chassis, and id rather have MORE chassis than just one really good one to run more classes and get MORE track time.
i managed to get a pancar servo saver to work by switching to the dual bellcrank steering system. though the saver is quite soft. would probably deflect in a lot of corners.
are the taem magic ones stiffer?
02-06-2012, 12:23 AM
#3983
They are stiffer.
I don't know why everybody is having problems with the TM and placing servosavers?
I used a low profile servo with a Tamiya saver and the 3racing alu servosaver horn without problems.
later on i didn't use a servosaver at all.
Don't put the horn vertical in neutral position as this will give you uneven steering trow.
regards Roy
I don't know why everybody is having problems with the TM and placing servosavers?
I used a low profile servo with a Tamiya saver and the 3racing alu servosaver horn without problems.
later on i didn't use a servosaver at all.
Don't put the horn vertical in neutral position as this will give you uneven steering trow.
regards Roy
02-06-2012, 09:14 AM
#3984
Tech Rookie
Hey guys noob here lol. I have had my E4D for approx a year now but have just recently got it up and running. The bearings seals were starting to pop off so i replaced them with new bearings however i had a few questions. Are there any parts of this car i need to oil or grease before assembling it. I did not get a manual with my car nor can i find a full build manual that tells me all the locations i need to lube and i have only ever built 1 other rc car ( tamiya tt-01d ) which was a shaft driven car. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
