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New Tornado S30 Owner Needs Help - 2/2/2012 7:32 PM   
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Recently purchased my first RC car  for my son and my self.  Question is, during break in period I noticed my car "pulled" to one side as i was driving.  later when cleaning it I noticed that when I turn both the rear wheels only one front wheel turned.  Causes, soultions? Thanks




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RE: New Tornado S30 Owner Needs Help - 2/2/2012 7:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		when you turn 1 rear wheel...the other one should turn alittle in the opposite direction.

You could have a broken dogbone (driveshaft) but if that were the case then the rear wouldnt get any real power from the motor as the diff is open(and power will go to the side with no driveshaft)

Have you checked the steering trim on your radio?

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RE: New Tornado S30 Owner Needs Help - 2/2/2012 10:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		No I have not checked the steering trim, but I will.  its when I turn both back wheels at once only one front wheel turns, the other acts like it wants to, kinda "bumps" if that makes any sense, but like you said if I turn one front wheel the other goes opposite, same for the rear.

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RE: New Tornado S30 Owner Needs Help - 2/3/2012 12:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Have you checked to see if the dog bone is in the one wheel that does not turn? If you turn the one front wheel that does not turn does the other front wheel turn?

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RE: New Tornado S30 Owner Needs Help - 2/3/2012 1:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		OK, sounds like your drivetrain is fine. the diffs are open, so if you turn both rear, then power will go to the front and turn the tire thats easiest to turn.

My guess is that either 1 wheel has some binding or the steering trim is off.

See if adjusting the steering trim helps...

and turn each wheel by hand and see if any of them is harder to turn.

On a tamiya buggy I had, you could over-tighten the wheel nut and make the wheel just alittle hard to turn. I would have to tighten the nut all the way, then back off 1/2 turn.

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RE: New Tornado S30 Owner Needs Help - 2/3/2012 2:55 AM   
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On a tamiya buggy I had, you could over-tighten the wheel nut and make the wheel just alittle hard to turn. I would have to tighten the nut all the way, then back off 1/2 turn.
 My Tornado is like this.  If you crank the wheels down they will bind.  Also a steering issue I had was over-tightening the lock nut that holds the screws into the steering knuckles.  These are the screws that hold the steering knuckle to the control arms.  If the lock nut is too tight, the steering will bind.


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RE: New Tornado S30 Owner Needs Help - 2/3/2012 2:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Great advice, thank y'all very much.  I'll check out all the suggetions this weekend when I install an electric start on my sons car.  Thanks again

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