137LikesTeam Associated RC10 B5m Mid-Motor & Rear Motor Thread
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05-07-2014, 08:57 AM
#9436
Think you got it right to first concentrate on your driving skills. Once you start competing with the other drivers in your class you can get an aluminum top shaft, mip puck system, slipper eliminator. This car is great right out of the box. I would build it per the manual before doing anything. Get used to the stock setup first so you can compare any changes to stock when you make them. You made the right decision with this model. Super strong and drives great. Enjoy the build and good racing to you.
05-07-2014, 09:00 AM
#9437
you can get what ever you want. personally I would hold off on the slipper eliminator. I know a lot of people that dislike it. If you want to shed rotating mass, then I would get the AVID Triad slipper. The stock slipper is pretty heavy for 17.5. And temps could be an issue in 17.5
05-07-2014, 09:15 AM
#9438
you can get what ever you want. personally I would hold off on the slipper eliminator. I know a lot of people that dislike it. If you want to shed rotating mass, then I would get the AVID Triad slipper. The stock slipper is pretty heavy for 17.5. And temps could be an issue in 17.5
05-07-2014, 09:41 AM
#9440
the plastic +2,3,4 insert? Yeah its AE slop. It much less with the hard inserts and hubs up front. Something is amiss with my axles. one goes back and forth ~1mm and the other is perfect. No binding, bearing still smooth. Either the axle is too long or the crush tubes are different sizes. I might pull it apart tonight and check the sized with my calipers. But I know AE was working on revised crush tubes, gear cover and wing mounts. No idea on the status of these updates though
05-07-2014, 09:58 AM
#9441
Should have zero slop. B5 is the tightest ride I have ever built.
05-07-2014, 10:17 AM
#9442
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05-07-2014, 10:38 AM
#9443
GTI
No slop with the Hard front inserts , mine are tight & smooth.
Perhaps its just one if the bugs Ae works out as production rolls along.
If I had slop on the part as in the video would look into a replacement.
No slop with the Hard front inserts , mine are tight & smooth.
Perhaps its just one if the bugs Ae works out as production rolls along.
If I had slop on the part as in the video would look into a replacement.
05-07-2014, 10:51 AM
#9444
Tech Master
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Ive been watching on the wing debate. I Took a pair of 4-40 Scoket head screws(I think 1/2 in) Ground off the nubs on the wing mount, drilled a 2.5mm hole, ran the socket head screws up from the bottom. Then used a standard set of thumb screws, which seat perfectly snug in the holes and prevents the wing from moving. And provides a easy on/off installation of the wing. 
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
05-07-2014, 10:56 AM
#9445
the plastic +2,3,4 insert? Yeah its AE slop. It much less with the hard inserts and hubs up front. Something is amiss with my axles. one goes back and forth ~1mm and the other is perfect. No binding, bearing still smooth. Either the axle is too long or the crush tubes are different sizes. I might pull it apart tonight and check the sized with my calipers. But I know AE was working on revised crush tubes, gear cover and wing mounts. No idea on the status of these updates though
05-07-2014, 11:03 AM
#9446
Tech Master
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Leigh
Use the hard inserts no slop it also helps with the crush tube issue. Alot of people are so anal with the tiniest issues im noticing. when you spin the bearings they do feel rocky gritty.
When you mount the wheel and tighten it down my wheel spins forever. Its the same way for people and the diff. It feels gritty when you spin it in your hand. But when you install it and spin the diff back and forth with the wheels on it feels like butta.
Im not saying you shouldnt worry about it but you all need to relax a little and just keep a eye on those issues.
really ask yourself can you really feel any of that when your drive it? Maybe its just me
Use the hard inserts no slop it also helps with the crush tube issue. Alot of people are so anal with the tiniest issues im noticing. when you spin the bearings they do feel rocky gritty.
When you mount the wheel and tighten it down my wheel spins forever. Its the same way for people and the diff. It feels gritty when you spin it in your hand. But when you install it and spin the diff back and forth with the wheels on it feels like butta.
Im not saying you shouldnt worry about it but you all need to relax a little and just keep a eye on those issues.
really ask yourself can you really feel any of that when your drive it? Maybe its just me
05-07-2014, 11:10 AM
#9447
Heard different opinions on eliminator. I run a tight slipper anyway so I was used to controlling things with my trigger finger. Definitely an item you can wait on until you have a chance to practice some more. FYI, I had tightened my stock slipper to the max to emulate an eliminator but still had the associated weight of a slipper. Normally, you want to back off the throttle when landing with a tight slipper or eliminator but I have not had a problem stripping idler gears to date. The 17.5 does not have the torque of my 7.5 (strip idler gears frequently on my sc10) so probably not so critical to be off the throttle on landings.
05-07-2014, 11:15 AM
#9448
Leigh
Use the hard inserts no slop it also helps with the crush tube issue. Alot of people are so anal with the tiniest issues im noticing. when you spin the bearings they do feel rocky gritty.
When you mount the wheel and tighten it down my wheel spins forever. Its the same way for people and the diff. It feels gritty when you spin it in your hand. But when you install it and spin the diff back and forth with the wheels on it feels like butta.
Im not saying you shouldnt worry about it but you all need to relax a little and just keep a eye on those issues.
really ask yourself can you really feel any of that when your drive it? Maybe its just me
Use the hard inserts no slop it also helps with the crush tube issue. Alot of people are so anal with the tiniest issues im noticing. when you spin the bearings they do feel rocky gritty.
When you mount the wheel and tighten it down my wheel spins forever. Its the same way for people and the diff. It feels gritty when you spin it in your hand. But when you install it and spin the diff back and forth with the wheels on it feels like butta.
Im not saying you shouldnt worry about it but you all need to relax a little and just keep a eye on those issues.
really ask yourself can you really feel any of that when your drive it? Maybe its just me
The front of the car is pretty good. a little slop with the front inserts, but nothing I care to fix. I pretty much have my car tuned the way I want it for now. So I am just going back and being anal about a few things You going to w3 tonight? I will be there, hopefully 1000000000000 people dont sign up and keep me up all night, lol. W3 can get crazy sometimes, and the invert is this weekend.
05-07-2014, 11:23 AM
#9449
Tech Master
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Here you go. http://www.exotekracing.com/
Heard different opinions on eliminator. I run a tight slipper anyway so I was used to controlling things with my trigger finger. Definitely an item you can wait on until you have a chance to practice some more. FYI, I had tightened my stock slipper to the max to emulate an eliminator but still had the associated weight of a slipper. Normally, you want to back off the throttle when landing with a tight slipper or eliminator but I have not had a problem stripping idler gears to date. The 17.5 does not have the torque of my 7.5 (strip idler gears frequently on my sc10) so probably not so critical to be off the throttle on landings.
Heard different opinions on eliminator. I run a tight slipper anyway so I was used to controlling things with my trigger finger. Definitely an item you can wait on until you have a chance to practice some more. FYI, I had tightened my stock slipper to the max to emulate an eliminator but still had the associated weight of a slipper. Normally, you want to back off the throttle when landing with a tight slipper or eliminator but I have not had a problem stripping idler gears to date. The 17.5 does not have the torque of my 7.5 (strip idler gears frequently on my sc10) so probably not so critical to be off the throttle on landings.
