Originally Posted by blis

It's way too oily and too much nitro for a 1:10. As there is a lot more load on an onroad car, you'll end up blowing your motor up trying to compressed a thick mixture. you need 16% nitro 10-14% oil,

The pictures in the manual are terrible so from what I can make out, tighthen it first and ensure you are in first gear before loosening it. As I said, you should be able to "just" open the clutch by using your fingers, if it's easy to do, you are TOO loose.