it's easier to eliminate potential issues than to ignore them and have problems persist.
No, just make sure and not lose or misplace and of the little ball bearings. The ones inside the difftube/outdrive, and washers and stuff, are easy to misplace if you're not carefull. I just lay out a rag or piece of cloth and work on it.
Then just be very careful, following the directions to the letter, and rebuild them step-by-step. And then set them to factory specs.
Okay Ive tore one apart and recovered all the balls.
I have a question though. In the manual when building the diffs there is a thing that you put in the end of the out outdrives, but only on one side of each diff. Is that how its supposed to be?
When building the diffs is there anything to do/not do?
Okay Ive tore one apart and recovered all the balls.
I have a question though. In the manual when building the diffs there is a thing that you put in the end of the out outdrives, but only on one side of each diff. Is that how its supposed to be?
When building the diffs is there anything to do/not do?
I believe the peice you are talking about is the black peice that is used for a spring retainer to prevent the dogbones from falling out!
Becasue one side of the outdrive is longer than the other!
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I believe the peice you are talking about is the black peice that is used for a spring retainer to prevent the dogbones from falling out!
Becasue one side of the outdrive is longer than the other!
Ahhhh, thats what I thought it may be, I just couldnt figure out why there was only one in each diff.
So I take it the HS65MG is the servo to get for these little beasts? I toasted mine already : )~
This servo bolts right in and is not going to strip gears?
And is the hitec for ae servo saver the best choice, or would the xray unit fit on and be a better one?
I just want it to be bulletproof for my nieces. All the screwing around I did tonight and the stock finally gave out with a bump on a little pole. Wouldn't take my nieces five minutes to do that, so I want something that will be extremely durable.
[quote=jbrow1;5242748]So I take it the HS65MG is the servo to get for these little beasts? I toasted mine already : )~
This servo bolts right in and is not going to strip gears?
And is the hitec for ae servo saver the best choice, or would the xray unit fit on and be a better one?
The xray saver will only fit on the hs82-hs85 size servos.
When building the diffs is there anything to do/not do?
Take your time, work slowly, follow the directions to a T, make sure you've followed each step correctly, adjust/set as per factory recommended settings, re-install.
So I take it the HS65MG is the servo to get for these little beasts? I toasted mine already : )~
This servo bolts right in and is not going to strip gears?
And is the hitec for ae servo saver the best choice, or would the xray unit fit on and be a better one?
I just want it to be bulletproof for my nieces. All the screwing around I did tonight and the stock finally gave out with a bump on a little pole. Wouldn't take my nieces five minutes to do that, so I want something that will be extremely durable.
It pretty much bolts right in, though it may take a little whittling with a hobby knife of the stock mounting bracket.
If you strip out that servo you're obviously hitting immovable objects way too hard, too often.
The AE hitec servo saver is fine. If you want to tighten it up, remove some of the slop, take a coil off an old/spare shock spring and wrap it around the saver to tighten the plastic unit's spring action.
Keep in mind that these mini's, running at the speeds they are capable of out of the box, are not the most durable things on the planet. If you hit things, you have to expect to break things - just like in a full-sized car or truck. Perhaps you should give some thought into getting some 4-cell battery packs, to replace the 6-cell, to slow it down and stand a better chance of surviving the beating it sounds like you have planned.
Also it seems the 18R's are more forgiving in terms of breakage due to the full coverage of the rally body. So, I personally think the 18R's are better for younger kids and new drivers rather than an 18T/MT/B. Just a thought
Along with running a 4-cell as WFO mentioned you could also glue something like a pencil eraser or piece of foam to the throttle trigger so that the speed is limited or any other way similar to this works, too.
Okay I got the diffs back together, but I still have no clue how tight to tighten them.
When spinning the diff by hand, how well should they spin?
Just like the manual says: tighten until snug, then back off 1/2 turn.
(personally I only loosen my front diff 1/4 turn, rear stays at factory setting)
Thanks for the ideas fellas. 4 cell batts sounds about perfect for the nieces. Guess I'll order up that servo and saver and have it going by next week.
it's easier to eliminate potential issues than to ignore them and have problems persist.
or any other way similar to this works, too.
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