Hot Bodies Cyclone
04-15-2007, 06:12 PM
#7952
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I sincerely apologize if this has been asked and answered, but my search on the thread resulted in 150+ posts.. I looked through as many as I could stand to.
Anyhow.. I Just purchased a standard Cyclone kit from Stormer Hobbies a week or so ago. And while assembling, the Front One-Way pulley doesn't look anything like the one in the manual, though it does seem to bolt on properly. And my main question:
The Front and Rear diff pulleys appear very strange to me. Are they suppose to have one 'side' that refuses to snap on or stay in place? Am I suppose to glue it on? And if so, why in the hell wouldn't they have just molded it as one piece? I'm very disappointed with the parts and instructions in this kit.
To be more detailed if necessary, the diff pulley appears to only have 1 sidewall to keep the belt from sliding off the pulley. The other 'side' looks like it should pressfit or snap into the pulley on the other side, to keep the belt from sliding off that side, but it doesn't stay on... very poor manufacturing and or instructions in this case.
Should I complain to HB? will they send me the correct parts quickly? Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about?
Just a bit upset, as I've 'heard' that this is a very good car and I am un-impressed so far.
Anyhow.. I Just purchased a standard Cyclone kit from Stormer Hobbies a week or so ago. And while assembling, the Front One-Way pulley doesn't look anything like the one in the manual, though it does seem to bolt on properly. And my main question:
The Front and Rear diff pulleys appear very strange to me. Are they suppose to have one 'side' that refuses to snap on or stay in place? Am I suppose to glue it on? And if so, why in the hell wouldn't they have just molded it as one piece? I'm very disappointed with the parts and instructions in this kit.
To be more detailed if necessary, the diff pulley appears to only have 1 sidewall to keep the belt from sliding off the pulley. The other 'side' looks like it should pressfit or snap into the pulley on the other side, to keep the belt from sliding off that side, but it doesn't stay on... very poor manufacturing and or instructions in this case.
Should I complain to HB? will they send me the correct parts quickly? Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about?
Just a bit upset, as I've 'heard' that this is a very good car and I am un-impressed so far.
04-15-2007, 06:22 PM
#7953
Originally Posted by Mustangz
I sincerely apologize if this has been asked and answered, but my search on the thread resulted in 150+ posts.. I looked through as many as I could stand to.
Anyhow.. I Just purchased a standard Cyclone kit from Stormer Hobbies a week or so ago. And while assembling, the Front One-Way pulley doesn't look anything like the one in the manual, though it does seem to bolt on properly. And my main question:
The Front and Rear diff pulleys appear very strange to me. Are they suppose to have one 'side' that refuses to snap on or stay in place? Am I suppose to glue it on? And if so, why in the hell wouldn't they have just molded it as one piece? I'm very disappointed with the parts and instructions in this kit.
To be more detailed if necessary, the diff pulley appears to only have 1 sidewall to keep the belt from sliding off the pulley. The other 'side' looks like it should pressfit or snap into the pulley on the other side, to keep the belt from sliding off that side, but it doesn't stay on... very poor manufacturing and or instructions in this case.
Should I complain to HB? will they send me the correct parts quickly? Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about?
Just a bit upset, as I've 'heard' that this is a very good car and I am un-impressed so far.
Anyhow.. I Just purchased a standard Cyclone kit from Stormer Hobbies a week or so ago. And while assembling, the Front One-Way pulley doesn't look anything like the one in the manual, though it does seem to bolt on properly. And my main question:
The Front and Rear diff pulleys appear very strange to me. Are they suppose to have one 'side' that refuses to snap on or stay in place? Am I suppose to glue it on? And if so, why in the hell wouldn't they have just molded it as one piece? I'm very disappointed with the parts and instructions in this kit.
To be more detailed if necessary, the diff pulley appears to only have 1 sidewall to keep the belt from sliding off the pulley. The other 'side' looks like it should pressfit or snap into the pulley on the other side, to keep the belt from sliding off that side, but it doesn't stay on... very poor manufacturing and or instructions in this case.
Should I complain to HB? will they send me the correct parts quickly? Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about?
Just a bit upset, as I've 'heard' that this is a very good car and I am un-impressed so far.
04-15-2007, 06:56 PM
#7954
got my kit built that i got from stormerhobbies.com and followed the instructions. the dual one ways sort of have me baffled as to why?
anyone have any experience with different combos such as:
F diff, C locked, R diff
F solid, C oneway, R diff
F one way, C one way, R solid (saw this once on a RS4 nitro sedan)
anyone have any experience with different combos such as:
F diff, C locked, R diff
F solid, C oneway, R diff
F one way, C one way, R solid (saw this once on a RS4 nitro sedan)
oo rah!!
04-15-2007, 07:50 PM
#7956
Originally Posted by Mustangz
I sincerely apologize if this has been asked and answered, but my search on the thread resulted in 150+ posts.. I looked through as many as I could stand to.
Anyhow.. I Just purchased a standard Cyclone kit from Stormer Hobbies a week or so ago. And while assembling, the Front One-Way pulley doesn't look anything like the one in the manual, though it does seem to bolt on properly. And my main question:
The Front and Rear diff pulleys appear very strange to me. Are they suppose to have one 'side' that refuses to snap on or stay in place? Am I suppose to glue it on? And if so, why in the hell wouldn't they have just molded it as one piece? I'm very disappointed with the parts and instructions in this kit.
To be more detailed if necessary, the diff pulley appears to only have 1 sidewall to keep the belt from sliding off the pulley. The other 'side' looks like it should pressfit or snap into the pulley on the other side, to keep the belt from sliding off that side, but it doesn't stay on... very poor manufacturing and or instructions in this case.
Should I complain to HB? will they send me the correct parts quickly? Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about?
Just a bit upset, as I've 'heard' that this is a very good car and I am un-impressed so far.
Anyhow.. I Just purchased a standard Cyclone kit from Stormer Hobbies a week or so ago. And while assembling, the Front One-Way pulley doesn't look anything like the one in the manual, though it does seem to bolt on properly. And my main question:
The Front and Rear diff pulleys appear very strange to me. Are they suppose to have one 'side' that refuses to snap on or stay in place? Am I suppose to glue it on? And if so, why in the hell wouldn't they have just molded it as one piece? I'm very disappointed with the parts and instructions in this kit.
To be more detailed if necessary, the diff pulley appears to only have 1 sidewall to keep the belt from sliding off the pulley. The other 'side' looks like it should pressfit or snap into the pulley on the other side, to keep the belt from sliding off that side, but it doesn't stay on... very poor manufacturing and or instructions in this case.
Should I complain to HB? will they send me the correct parts quickly? Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about?
Just a bit upset, as I've 'heard' that this is a very good car and I am un-impressed so far.
Crazy as if you read the manual you would not have posted about this bad car.
04-15-2007, 07:57 PM
#7958
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Originally Posted by jaz
The second half of the pulley needs to be CA'd on. It actually does state in the instruction manual to do this.
The manual must be very new, and my kit is quite old as far as versions go? It shows the one way as requiring 4 screws, when the part I got with the kit only has 3 screw holes. Also, if it would have included the One-way pulley that is shown in the manual, it wouldn't bolt onto the one-way with 3 holes. Not to mention that the ball-diff pulley shown in the manual has round holes instead of the square'ish holes in the diff pulleys I got in my kit.
Regardless, if these (what must be older parts) that I got in my kit should just be CA'd together, then no problem, I can do that. I'm just upset that I didn't either get the correct/newer parts or at least the right manual that should have come with my kit.
thanks for the tip.
04-15-2007, 08:10 PM
#7959
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Originally Posted by dodgeguy
Crazy as if you read the manual you would not have posted about this bad car.
Show me where in MY MANUAL that it mentions to CA diff pieces together.
http://www.mustangz.org/files/041507-040.jpg
http://www.mustangz.org/files/041507-041.jpg
http://www.mustangz.org/files/041507-042.jpg
http://www.mustangz.org/files/041507-043.jpg
http://www.mustangz.org/files/041507-044.jpg
http://www.mustangz.org/files/041507-045.jpg
It doesn't.... smart guy.
04-15-2007, 09:05 PM
#7960
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To be honest, I've never built a touring car that didn't require one of the flanges to be glued to the pulley. HB probably assumed that most people would be able to figure this out. If you think the car is crap because of something so miniscule, then maybe you should have just waited for the Cyclone S RTR to hit stores.. 
(This reminds me alot of the Mabuchi540 guy when he built his XXXCR.. some people nit-pick over the smallest thing)
(This reminds me alot of the Mabuchi540 guy when he built his XXXCR.. some people nit-pick over the smallest thing)
04-15-2007, 09:22 PM
#7962
my manual said to glue the ring on the pulley heres a pic from my manual..
i also got a black kit from stormer.
i also got a black kit from stormer.
04-16-2007, 12:15 AM
#7964
Tech Initiate
Even if you have the newer style of pulley, you should still CA the sides on. I've had a couple of them come off and its a pain in the A55
04-16-2007, 06:15 AM
#7965
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Originally Posted by vroomtshh
Even if you have the newer style of pulley, you should still CA the sides on. I've had a couple of them come off and its a pain in the A55
To the guy who claims I said the car is 'crap'... well, read the posts again. I never said that anywhere. I've just started building the car, and I've obviously received parts and a manual that are not meant to be distributed together. All I said was that I was "un-impressed" so far (and if you would've actually read my post, you would have been able to discern what I meant).
Anyhow, it's too bad that it feels like a little high-school clique in here. You guys have fun now, making jokes about people you don't know based on your poor literacy and perception skills.