SOuthernFRIED

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Yea,,, if we all drove like Cav wouldn't really matter if we were wheelin a Tyco now would it?

fq06

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Great DIY Ross

fq06

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Case in point...

http://youtu.be/PLU5CuuAc7A

RossNZ

Thanks, doing a tear down of the truck, can't believe the #$^%$ in the wheel bearings, I keep it clean and oiled, but man is there some friction there, something to watch for sure, and a few days ago this thing was FAST, just shows you how much better it could have been.

Anyway, I'm going back to 20.000 front diff, 7000 rear, I have inside slipper locked and VTS outside, trying to find a little push on steering and work back from there, this truck has never had any push.

I have RPM a arms on the way, MIP shock bypass set, and a whole heap of other stuff, lucky I don't have to work on my other cars,

Oasis

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Yeah..made that mistake..asking..

mattress74

I got my new SC10 4x4 yesterday. This is really my first RTR purchase. It came with the FT upgrade kit. I have been out of the hobby for a while but all my previous trucks were KIT monster trucks. My last being the savage 4.6ss kit.

I got started on installing the FT upgrade kit and all can say is my lord! This thing is the most difficult thing to work on that I have ever seen! The manual is the hardest thing I have ever followed. I got to the point of installing the Steering Rack and stopped. Am I really behind the times that much?

Is there a good tool kit to purchase to make this work easier? Any good videos to follow?

Wildcat1971

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The are some videos but yeah this truck is not the easiest to work on but it is pretty sturdy

9turn

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i got one if your interested

nicholasxuu

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get a electric screw driver, it's fun to manually do it the first time, but with maintenance... therapist and chiropractor costs much more than that.

Wildcat1971

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+1 to the electric screw driver, but dont use a high speed, friction will heat the plastic and strip it.

ryanpatrickgore

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It takes a lot of time to tear this one down for sure. My wife and I had a baby back in may and I close this truck because I new I'd be home a lot and I like wrenching. So this gives me something to do always. Crept I really don't have as much free time as I thought I would even at home. Haha lol.

mattress74

They make a electric screwdriver with hex head tips or allen head tips? Rechargeable?

I have a smaller drill with all those tips but it is to big to work on RC trucks.

drolmaeye

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I got this:

http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Recond...s=ryobi+driver

Holy cow I think that's the longest link ever.

It has worked well for me and I also see a lot of them at the track. They have some poor reviews, but it has always worked great for me. I use the low speed and don't bother with the clutch, just hand-tighten the last couple of turns. There are also a few threads on here provide some options, just search driver, cordless driver, or something along those lines.

YamFam

Congrats to you man! I just got me my Factory Team kit yesterday, from Hobbytown USA, outside Chicago. The box had been opened but the guy said everything was in the box. Went straight home and counted all the bags, and everything added up. I've been checking out this thread and it's way too huge to go through, but still very informative. The tips to building the car are great. It's good to know what the known issues are before I start my build. I just have one question for anyone how cares to answer. If you could go back to your original build, knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently? I don't mind the difficulty of the kit, in regards to how hard it is to work on. I like a challenge!

Wildcat1971

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I use this one.


http://www.dewalt.com/tools/cordless...-dw920k-2.aspx