Originally Posted by
bilster44
No threads at all showing on the end of the shaft? If the nylock portion of the nut is at the end of the shaft...I/one would think that the slipper is not tight enough right from the get go, no? When the instructions tell you that you must compress the spring before using it, there is a reason for that man. Don't worry about what the pliers are going to do (in your mind) to the spring...it has been this way with slipper and diff springs for decades bro. That's what you are supposed to do.
Initially, against my better judgement I went with the 22 and then ended up not feelin' it so I traded it for the 4.2 to get back to what I know and love and the car was NOT as described. So much for rock solid feedback.
Anyhow I assumed he built it correctly but as time has passed I'm realizing he was clueless. From preferring the gear diff over the ball diff, ganked up shock bodies on a car just 2 months old, etc.. Going to do a complete tear down and rebuild it the way an RC10 is supposed to be built and be done with all the little surprises. My T4.1 runs and runs and runs with no issues so I know I can reassemble the buggy to be the same.