87MagnumII

After following the advice of rschoi75 and installing the hitec 225mg servo and the vendetta servo saver, this thing is AWESOME!!!! It will drive straight for days and does exactly what it's supposed to do as far as steering. The only problem I have is that the screw that came with the servo(the one that holds the horn/saver to the servo) isn't long enuff with the vendetta saver so half way thru my run my saver came off and I had to stop and put it back together. Does anybody know what size and thread pitch screw this is? Ive never had anything this small and have nothing in my parts bin or on another truck that will work.

rschoi_75

Hi magnum,
Sorry for not getting back to you yesterday. Glad the servo saver is working out for you. I'm not sure what the size of the screw is, so the best option for you is to go to your local hardware store (with the screw) and try to find a longer match. I'll look around to see if I can find the screw size when I get a chance.

87MagnumII

Thanks a bunch!!! I was ready to scream this thing was so bad before, now I love it!

rschoi_75

On a completely different note...

I installed a [link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEWT9&P=7]novak 1000uf cap[/link] on the stock esc to smooth out the power, and it seems to be helping a great deal.
I just ran a full 1700mah lipo through it this morning. The esc temp was 112*F and the motor was at 103*F (Ambient temp of about 50*F).

87MagnumII

Just dropped in some turnigy 1.7 2s lipos and man did it make a big difference, it's fast enuff to be really fun but not so fast it can't be controlled. If you haven't upgraded to lipo yet it needs to be on your to do list for sure

homey55

front diff went out on me today...need to tear it apart to find out what went wrong...

87MagnumII

Just noticed that my right front suspension won't fully compress and after tinkering with it for a minute it appears that the dog bone is binding up in the outdrive from the diff. Has anybody else noticed this or had this problem? Mine was fine before today and I don't know what could have caused it. I mostly run indoors on finished concrete with low traction. The only thing I can think of is that it messed something up earlier tonight when I was testing out my new lipo and it hooked up and stood a wheelie (I was in an asphalt parking lot). I hope I didn't gut something out in the first 30 seconds of having a 2s in it.

rschoi_75

I've read about this over on the other forum. Seems as if the dog bones are slightly too long and rub against the outdrives when the shocks are fully compressed. Cvd's should be released soon, but in the mean time, you can install some fuel tubing on your shock pistons to limit the compression.

rschoi_75

On a different note, I got a new shell for the mini 8ight. I wasn't digging the "Optimus" body anymore.

[link=http://phatbodies.bigcartel.com/product/new-phat-bodies-lrp-shark-sc-bolt]Phat Bodies 1/16 "Bolt" shell[/link]

srt10

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for those who have this bad little buggy, how are you liking this thing?
and will a 2200mah 2s pack from my mini revo fit this buggy?
also what speeds can someone expect with 2s?
thanks!! [:-]

rubber_junkie

sweet buggy, my blaze shall be put to side when get one.

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minimadster

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how tall are the front tires on this, i decided to go a different route and go back to an rc18b, id like to put them on it if they arent too big

87MagnumII

I don't think the dog bones are too long but the screw that holds the out drive to the diff comes loose and the out drive is pushed out to far. You have to take the buggy all the way apart and open the diff to get to it. Once I tightened it up it was good to go again with no binding.

srt10

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what about battery packs.. how big of a 2s pack will fit??
thanks

rschoi_75

102mm x 30mm x 20mm

L x W x H

srt10

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thank you!

87MagnumII

Had some front diff issues and Losi sent me a rebuild kit under warranty. Was wondering if I should use white silicone grease or red marine grease in the diff? Also how much grease should iuse inside the diff housing? I'm used to using oil on sealed diffs and haven't done much in the way of grease

KRO

I would use the marine grease and pack the diff pretty full , also use some medium (blue) thread lock on the screws for the diff drive cups .

Here are some pics of my Mini 8ight .....

homey55

So what exactly happened to your diff? I did not take mine apart yet but something grenaded in there. Was Losi okay with sending the parts for repair? Who did you talk to?

Thanks for the help.

The_Shark

it broke.

87MagnumII

It keeps backing off the screw for the outdrive and it started making nasty noises when under power and in a turn. I called them up and they said it sounded like the gears were faulty from the factory and sent me a diff kit free of charge. I'm going to put it in tonight so I will let you know if it fixes the issue

87MagnumII

All back together and it's still noisy and rough as a cob. I'm starting to suspect rear wheel bearings and spur and pinion wear. I'm gonna take it down again once parts become available. Seems everything is on back order at the moment.

87MagnumII

Well I've ruled out all the wheel beatings so now Ive got to get into the rear diff and check it. Spur is gear has some bad spots on it so it's a possibility. Whats weird is after I got it together last night I held it up and gave it so e throttle and it started making noise then it smoothed out for a minute but went back to making noise again. I'm also suspect of the bearing on the slipper shaft but was to tired to try and figure out how to pull the slipper out last night to check it. Anybody know the quickest way to get the slipper assembly out? It appears the whole rear needs to come apart but I'm really not sure.

87MagnumII

Called Losi again today to ask a few more questions and they are now sending me a new pinion gear, spur gear set, and complete bearing set under warranty. Only problem with the spur gears is that they are on back order until middle of February. Maybe it's time to stop whoring parts out to the eBay vendors and keeping some in stock. Pretty sad that horizon owns Losi and they can't keep up with a $3 spur gear set.

Mpower25

Hi guys

where can i find the best price for this losi?

thanks