SDelaney

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I have some of the Losi Long Life shoes on my clutch that have about 1mm left on the tips of them. When should you replace them?

SDelaney

iTrader: (26)

Here is a pic

Trevor Williams

iTrader: (207)

Drake uses a digital caliper to measure side to side.....you are looking for a measurement no smaller than 23.4mm(I THINK THIS IS RIGHT) if it's less than 23.4mm, it's time for new shoes.........When I ran TLR, I ran nothing but Dynamite shoes and they last a LONG time.....good luck!

Trevor Williams

iTrader: (207)

just by referencing your picture, I would say it's more than likely time for new shoes....lol

SDelaney

iTrader: (26)

Thanks, I just took the caliper to them and they are 23.6mm. So I guess I need to replace them

Thanks

liquidsky

I read in the twf8 site, when its 1mm worn, then its time to change.

bacchus

iTrader: (8)

I find the long life shoes get below the 23.4mm measurement within a gallon. I'm measuring tip to tip and not middle to middle. What is the correct way to measure. The dynamites would get below the measurement in about the same amount of time.

Trevor Williams

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I used to get 2-3gall EASY out of my Dynamites.....Im NOT a strapped driver at all though.

bobbyc1127

iTrader: (7)

I usually replace mine when the turn a flat orange/brown color. But also I am running the Answer clutch shoes and flywheels and I can get any where from 3 to 4 gallons out of a set of shoes with a regular cleaning and resurfacing of the shoes as well.
But also I think a factor would be how hard do you stay in the throttle as well.

losi_racer

iTrader: (25)

the 23.4 measurement is for the regular losi shoes. i believe the long life shoes are different but as already said by the pic i would say replace them. Also on the standard losi shoes i get 2-2.5 gallons on my clutch, i dont see the need for other shoes. but the big thing that helped with wear was the TKO special bearings. they helped wear by .5-1 full gallon and thats with tossing them at 23.4 or before

j_blaze14

iTrader: (34)

3 times de-burr, 4th time trash. every time you file them down they get lighter=hit later but softer, make motor seem boggy sometimes.