Originally Posted by
casterdriver
Ok guys got an almost convert here....... coming from the mooo cars I bought a used 8-T 2.0 and 8-B 2.0 to try out for a few weeks......... the buggy is doing fine in all areas but I need some help with the truggy. 1st problem..... How to make a clutch live more than a couple quals? I put all new silver losi HD shoes, new silver springs and all new losi bearings(the brown rubber shielded ones) CB looks great no grooves and the flywheel pins are good. Put it all together 2x this last weekend, Will go about 2 quals b-4 it eats bearings and breaks a sping and locks up. Also the clutch seemed like it didnt have much snap to it, felt like the springs were to soft and bogging the motor, This is the same motor that ran great in my 6T with the mugen clutch set-up on it until I swapped it over to the losi this last week. I have heard you can run a mugen flywheel/CB setup by flipping the motor mounts around backwards is that true??????? 2nd problem....... The clicking diffs landing jumps? it has the aluminum inserts in the rear already...shim the piss out of them till tight/notchy and let them wear in?
Get rid of the silver springs. They're too heavy, cause massive clutch wear and heat up your bell. Try running 2 gold and 2 green springs.
As Scott mentioned get yourself a 10 pack of TKO F/R blue seal clutch bearings. A pair of bearings will easily last about a gallon.