Team Magic E4 Thread
#1906
Tech Adept
i watched rctvlive again and man i laughed when i saw wolf. that race must have been a blast becuase he looked liked he had been up partying all night. he was probably out of dollar bills $$$$$$$$$
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I wish i was there
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I wish i was there
#1908
#1909
Tech Champion
iTrader: (17)
I've had to shelve my E4JSs in TA. I can't get any more out of them. I've found the problem, but no idea how to solve it. The car does not roll free. The front side shaft spins free with no load, but binds as soon as side belt is put on the car. There is no tension on the side belt and its still too tight. I've done the WD40 soaking and tried some manual stretching. I swear if it had 1 or 2 more teeth, the car would loosen up and come alive. I've seriously spent too much time and money trying to prove a point that an inexpensive car can win and stay cheap.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
#1911
#1912
Tech Master
iTrader: (7)
I've had to shelve my E4JSs in TA. I can't get any more out of them. I've found the problem, but no idea how to solve it. The car does not roll free. The front side shaft spins free with no load, but binds as soon as side belt is put on the car. There is no tension on the side belt and its still too tight. I've done the WD40 soaking and tried some manual stretching. I swear if it had 1 or 2 more teeth, the car would loosen up and come alive. I've seriously spent too much time and money trying to prove a point that an inexpensive car can win and stay cheap.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
#1913
I've had to shelve my E4JSs in TA. I can't get any more out of them. I've found the problem, but no idea how to solve it. The car does not roll free. The front side shaft spins free with no load, but binds as soon as side belt is put on the car. There is no tension on the side belt and its still too tight. I've done the WD40 soaking and tried some manual stretching. I swear if it had 1 or 2 more teeth, the car would loosen up and come alive. I've seriously spent too much time and money trying to prove a point that an inexpensive car can win and stay cheap.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
#1914
Tech Champion
iTrader: (17)
I've been led to believe the WD-40 Belt therapy is not the way to go. I could not justify the $$$$ for the K-Factory belts, however, at the suggestion of TM driver Dave Ehrlich, get some "Automotive grade" Belt Dressing, (for V-belts on real cars), and treat the back sides of all your belts. This did help my E4FS. He also recommended removing "All of the Bearings" from the car, and soaking them in Denatured Alcohol for 24 hours, then blow them out with compressed air and don't lube them with anything. Then carefully reassemble your car, run the belts as loose as you can get away with.
#1915
I had to remove the front tensioner when I first got the car with the factory belts on it. After a month I got he Kfactory ones and now I have no problems with them, even though I run the front tensioner as high as I can. Good luck I hope you find something to work. I am still getting used to this car right now and trying to learn to adjust it myself, just not getting the results I would like, but I will keep trying.
#1916
my E4 rs09
#1917
#1918
I've had to shelve my E4JSs in TA. I can't get any more out of them. I've found the problem, but no idea how to solve it. The car does not roll free. The front side shaft spins free with no load, but binds as soon as side belt is put on the car. There is no tension on the side belt and its still too tight. I've done the WD40 soaking and tried some manual stretching. I swear if it had 1 or 2 more teeth, the car would loosen up and come alive. I've seriously spent too much time and money trying to prove a point that an inexpensive car can win and stay cheap.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
A few holes , A couple bearing blocks, 4 beveled gears....
Yes Zosha! A side drive shaft.