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What clutch would you guys recommend for a b5 pro. In a mugen mbx6?
I have not raced in a few years and see a lot of new clutch designs out there. |
ok i have a little question about the back plate on the b5. what size are the screws and how can i get them?:confused:
i made the dumb mistake of leaving them all out and running the motor. needless to say i had to replace piston and sleeve lol. yeah i know dumb right. but i just relized i cant find any screws to fit the back plate grr.. |
Originally Posted by ugottorc
(Post 11486065)
What clutch would you guys recommend for a b5 pro. In a mugen mbx6?
I have not raced in a few years and see a lot of new clutch designs out there. I personally ran the 32mm on the mugen even though it comes with a 34. |
Originally Posted by ugottorc
(Post 11486065)
What clutch would you guys recommend for a b5 pro. In a mugen mbx6?
I have not raced in a few years and see a lot of new clutch designs out there. |
Originally Posted by 57mtz57
(Post 11486068)
ok i have a little question about the back plate on the b5. what size are the screws and how can i get them?:confused:
i made the dumb mistake of leaving them all out and running the motor. needless to say i had to replace piston and sleeve lol. yeah i know dumb right. but i just relized i cant find any screws to fit the back plate grr.. |
I am trying to break in a brand new engine. However the carb retainer o rings are broken. I see two extra ones in the baggie but they seem too small to stretch over the carb retainer. Are these correct? Should I use them instead?
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Originally Posted by aloksatoor
(Post 11512334)
I am trying to break in a brand new engine. However the carb retainer o rings are broken. I see two extra ones in the baggie but they seem too small to stretch over the carb retainer. Are these correct? Should I use them instead?
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I don't think I have the right o-rings with my engine. I got my package from tower today. The o rings were broken. Here is a picture, the two smaller ones were in a bag separate and uninstalled.
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/o...203_223658.jpg So can I just put any orings on there? Say a shock one which fits? is there a part number if possible. Should I contact tower to send me a new one? |
Those are the correct o-rings. From machining the edged of the groove that they fit into can be a little sharp. So when installed at the factory it is possible to nick them (which just like if you put a little snip in a rubber band) can eventually lead to the o-ring separating. So to avoid any potential issues we are including a few spare carb pinch bolt o-rings with every engine that we ship. As Joe mentioned just lube the o-ring up well with after run, slide it over the angled ball end of a cheap ballpoint pen, then put the opposite (flat end) of the pen against the pinch bolt and slide it off onto the pinch bolt.
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Originally Posted by Werks
(Post 11513389)
Those are the correct o-rings. From machining the edged of the groove that they fit into can be a little sharp. So when installed at the factory it is possible to nick them (which just like if you put a little snip in a rubber band) can eventually lead to the o-ring separating. So to avoid any potential issues we are including a few spare carb pinch bolt o-rings with every engine that we ship. As Joe mentioned just lube the o-ring up well with after run, slide it over the angled ball end of a cheap ballpoint pen, then put the opposite (flat end) of the pen against the pinch bolt and slide it off onto the pinch bolt.
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Cool, I came up with that idea while I was reading your post lol! Glad it worked out!
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Originally Posted by Werks
(Post 11513564)
Cool, I came up with that idea while I was reading your post lol! Glad it worked out!
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Originally Posted by jeromerc
(Post 11514005)
LOL my B2 had the same issue as well as one of my Orions. Too bad I didn't have any extra's, so I had to buy an RB o-ring kit. Funny thing though I have always used the pen trick, first try I tried to use tweezers but kept sending them flying and had to hunt for 5 minutes, so then I tried the pen, I actually have one cut down just past the bevel and it is in my tool kit, just Sunday someone asked WTF it was :nod:
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Originally Posted by Werks
(Post 11514821)
It is funny how things work out sometimes as I have found that quite often the solution to a problem is right in front of you. I think that often we over think / over complicate things when trying to find solutions to problems. In this case just thinking about things while sitting at my desk the solution was literally right in front of me lol, I just looked down and the light bulb went off :D
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I use the term "over engineered". I use that term a lot at my work!!! LOL!!! Sometimes the simplest methods are the best.
I've got a few little tools or gadgets in my tool box, that I have made out of other things. For instance, broken drill bits do not get thrown out. They get ground down to a point and used for a center punch, or (depending on the size of the bit), it gets used in my Dremnel as a cutting bit for soft materials like plastic. |
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