Notices
Redcat Racing Support Moderated Support Forum for all Redcat Racing Cars, Trucks & Buggies

need help with car

Old 01-26-2007, 05:31 PM
  #1  
slide150
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Yulee, FL
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default need help with car

my when i crank my car the wheels spin really fast and the car revs high i have all the settings back to factory settings so i could retune it. today i put on my tigerdrive and cranked it up and the wheels are doing what i said spinning could it be a bad clutch ? when i was running it before it wasnt doing that at all i even tried to play with the idle screw and it didnt work ne help would be apprieciated

thanx ahead

dan
Old 01-26-2007, 05:32 PM
  #2  
slide150
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Yulee, FL
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

oh i almost forgot when i roll the car forward i hear a clunk from the clutchbell
Old 01-26-2007, 06:08 PM
  #3  
123michael
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: wigan, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 911
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

sounds like you need a new cluch springdont get redcat.
Old 01-26-2007, 06:11 PM
  #4  
123michael
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: wigan, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 911
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXUR89&P=7 get these cluch springs they hold well
Old 01-26-2007, 06:14 PM
  #5  
slide150
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Yulee, FL
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

i think i'm going to buy the teflon clutch shoes to replace the spring and the hpi clutch bell to replace everything in the whole shabang
Old 01-26-2007, 06:17 PM
  #6  
123michael
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: wigan, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 911
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

what car have you got
Old 01-26-2007, 06:18 PM
  #7  
slide150
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Yulee, FL
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

its an exceed rc xtreme but all of the parts are compatiable with the redcat tornado
Old 01-26-2007, 11:21 PM
  #8  
slide150
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Yulee, FL
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

has anyone used the teflon clutch shoes hpi #A886: [link]http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXVK12&P=7[/link] and will they fit with the hpi bell for the 2 speed

i just took my car apart the clutch is not round squared on the edges
Old 01-27-2007, 08:07 AM
  #9  
ehroof
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: howard beach, NY
Posts: 16,490
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default RE: need help with car

that clutch works but it gives a much higher stall rate so the clutch will not engage until higher rpm's but it does eliminate the spring. I switched back to the 4146x spring and stock shoes, just round the sharp edges with a file. the aluminum shoes work good with the hardened clutch bell.
Old 01-27-2007, 09:25 AM
  #10  
slide150
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Yulee, FL
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

ehroof if i do buy the teflon clutch should i set my gears to shift later because it enguages later
Old 01-27-2007, 10:01 AM
  #11  
ehroof
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: howard beach, NY
Posts: 16,490
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default RE: need help with car

no because the gears will still have to shift at the same rpm's, the clutch bell wont engage until higher rpms.
Old 01-27-2007, 01:22 PM
  #12  
slide150
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Yulee, FL
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: need help with car

thanx man one more question if i dont use it u use the traxxas spring with the stock clutch shoes
Old 01-27-2007, 01:54 PM
  #13  
ehroof
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: howard beach, NY
Posts: 16,490
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default RE: need help with car

yes, 4146x spring with the stock redcat clutch shoes.

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.