Originally Posted by
brianhatesnitro
I'm trying to setup the xray clutch and ran into small problem on the novarossi 353, are you doing any special tricks to get it to fit because it seems like the crank is too short (29.51mm) if you use the nova supplied 7mm collet, and even after filing it down to 5mm I end up with too many shims on the clutch gap to even space the bell off the shoe and then the endplay is non existent with the xray supplied end insert (6mm, vs kyosho's 7mm)
Alternative #1: You can buy shorter collete from Mugen Seiki or G4S
Alternative #2: You can add 0.2mm shim before the collete you have in now. Team Magic has this crankshaft's outer bearing shim.
Alternative #3: If you insist to use 7mm original collete from Novarossi, You can buy Mugen Seiki H0756 ( the last part that hold the thrust bearing ). H0756 is longer than Xray.
BTW, check / read again the Xray manual about clutch gap vs end play before going to alternatives.