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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/7/2006 9:12:43 PM   
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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/7/2006 10:38:05 PM   
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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/7/2006 11:00:09 PM   
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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 12:06:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		OK, I have read all the stuff about changing the spring on the clutches on the Tornado, however I have been through 3 aftermarket springs plus the original factory one, and to add to that mess I also have two identical cars which makes this simple problem very expensive. The latest springs only lasted 1/4 tank of gas, it is very aggrivating, if you have any sugestions please help, all the springs seem to be breaking at the points where they connect, 2 springs were the same brand, the other a different, one was traxxas, and the other two were tamia, I believe. Would it be worth it to just get a new clutch.
Any help would be much appriciated.

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 12:32:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have found that if I locate the place where the springs connect near the point where the shoes mount to the pins they last quite awhile. I've used only Redcat springs and have broken 3 in about a gallon of fuel. Make sure the spring is laying in the groove with no twists. Can you take a pic of your clutch setup and post it?

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 12:32:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		i used the traxxas 4146x spring and it has lasted for about 3 months now. make sure where it connects is in the center of one of the clutch shoes, if you put it twards the end of the shoe when it starts to open it will warp and break. Also make sure you use the shoes that come with the redcat, just change the spring.

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 1:07:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here are the pics of the clutch im not sure exactly what you wanted but i took 4, the last time i had the sping hook set in the center of the shoe, the time before right by the pin time before that unknown

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 1:44:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm at a loss..... Dunno what to tell ya. Your clutch setup looks fine. Maybe Eric from Redcat will helpout on this post tomarrow. Sorry, I 've not had much problems with breakage. I have even rebent the end on 1 spring 3 times while waiting for a replacement and it's held for several tanks at a time.

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 1:50:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey I'm sorry man those pictures are a tad bit blurry.
To focus on things up close to the camera push the little flower button on your camera (With some cameras you have to slide a switch into place). This is called the macro button.
What it does is slide a lens into place that allows you to focus on thing that are 3 or more inches from the lens. It'll give you crystal clear pictures pretty much everytime on those close up shots.
Try it out and if you don't mind repost the new pictures.

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 2:51:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		You and your macro... your never happy... haha jk. Maybe its a sign of getting old or something. Those pics look perfect lmao.


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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 3:48:39 PM   
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The clutch itself looks just fine...looks no different than any of the other Redcat 1/10 scale clutches.

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 4:12:17 PM   
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A crisp picture makes everyone happy.

And chubbysdad, those pics look perfect if it's the woodgrain you're talking about
Too bad there's that metallic blob in the way.



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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 4:16:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Popper, i meant CD's eyes were goin out if he thought they were perfect:P

what i'd do on those shoes is file down the sharp edges just to make sure there's nothin to catch on the spring...beyond that, i dunno what to tell ya.

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RE: Redcat vehicle repair/tune FAQ - 6/12/2006 7:48:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		The talk of shock rebuild came up around here and I had some spare time so here you go. It's an illustrated guide and may require 2 posts so bear with me. I couldn't cover every step but these may help take some mystery out of it if there is any. The shock breakdown is in the Volcano manual. I used the buggy shock off the Tornado for these pics there is a pic of imporance to Volcano owners though. Lets SEE.

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