Rcdiver

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Lapster....
This is an old trick from motorcycle engine building...

Aluminum is softer and more reactive to temperature changes than steel.
Remove the hub from the car and clean very well. Place in 200 deg. oven for 10-15 min's. Use gloves to remove part from oven. The heat will make the aluminum expand faster than the bearing....a couple taps on a wood cutting board and it should fall right out. Be careful - it may drop out as you're removing it from the oven. We use this trick to remove pressed-in bearings from aluminum engine cases. Just make sure the part is clean so you don't stink up the oven....

Same trick can be used to install pressed in or very tight fitting bearings. Instead of using a lot of force or pounding, simply put the aluminum part in the oven (low temp) for a little and the bearing in the freezer. After 10 min's or so, the bearing will fall right into place without distortion or damage to either part.....

Lapster v2

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That's a good tip, thank you! My problem was that when I started to push it out I guess i pushed it just a little bit crooked. After trying everything I simply pushed it in then it came right out when I removed it straight.

bigBoyBigToy

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Front thicker oil
Will calm that down some for
Sure..

bigBoyBigToy

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Ride height is very important also but yeah 3 in the rear give u some more steering/rotation..

This was my testing as of yesterday with the ulum rear hub link in the 3hole inside the car rotated a lot more so I went back down to the silver spring in the rear and dropped 2% on the drag brake..

And thanks for the trimming tips when getting the ulum rear hubs for everyone who chimed in

heavyjeffd

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Anything honestly, that's my starting setup everywhere I go. I rarely change anything other than shock oil, ride height and droop.

It's very neutral and can be pushed very hard, the harder you drive it the better it is.

R.M.S

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Hey, how do you like the orion esc and motor? I been running the tekin rx8 with a 1900 motor in my old car. I just bough a new 8.2e and was thinking about trying the orion setup, but no one locally runs it so I don't have any feedback on it. I run orion stuff in my 1/10 scales and it's awsome.

bigBoyBigToy

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It feels jus like the 10th that I also run unreal
Smoothness and braking and runs super cool I've ran tekin also in 1/8 and I'm in love with the Orion r8 and 1950 combo!! Just butter smooth...
Now the big test will be outdoors which starts in 2 weeks that will be the real test of its durability then is when I find out the whole package.. But the whole indoors season has been flawless... I did hav to replace the fan ,I just put a tekin fan on it..
Butter smooth

jj-mik

hello all.. just brought home my factory team kit rc8.2e.. my question is.. are there any hints tips or tricks when building the buggy?? i know a few things learned from my b44.1 build.. like the green slime in the difs... think i should do the same thing. or whats everyones thoughts?? anything would help.. this will only be my second kit built from scratch.. thanks alot


team associated b44.1
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now team associated rc8.2E

bigBoyBigToy

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I would read thru this thread for all your
Tips and suggestions tons of info on all the tid
Bits.. The more u read the better understanding the build will be

Rotax125

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Just got back from putting my first pack through the buggy..

WOW

This thing is soooo cool. So much steering..

bigBoyBigToy

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Amazing isn't it

BLbound

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Interesting note...I replaced my rear diff outdrives from the old rc8be to the new light weight rc8.2 outdrives...saved 7 grams of weight between the old & new. Interestingly the new outdrives are shorter in length. I haven't installed the rear diff yet...I'm sure it will be fine but I also noticed on the nitro thread that someone is having issues with the rear cvd falling out. I'm gonna install the diff tonight and we'll see...

BLbound

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Does anyone know if the gens ace 4s packs fit our car?

Square Wheels

I think 140mm length or less should fit fine. I use some Turnigy packs that are 138mm long and use the foam pads in the tray on all 4 sides.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...arehouse_.html

BLbound

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Ya that's what I've been using too, but I've been using the 5000 40c soft case packs...I was hoping someone here has actually tried a gens ace hard cased pack to see if it fit.