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The Savages never came with a washer between the screw and the bushing. Some guys add them. I'd shy away from that as it may cause more bad than good if you take too much "slack" out. You need a little bit of play between the CB bearing and the screw or else the CB won't spin freely and the bearings will just grind into the crank snout and then you'll have a whole different problem. The easiest fix if you have a spare CB bearing lying around is to use it as the spacer. I did this when I got tired of eating up brass bushings. I later fixed it right with the X SS steel spacer. I believe the Hellfire also uses a steel spacer. HTH
Each to his own.
One thing for sure...leave that thin washer out and you will continue to chew up the brass. The steel piece is sure a good asnwer. Simple metalurgy here...a steel screw will chew up the brass every time...the weaker of the metals will lose. And do you think HPI will think of every little detail and miss none?! Come on now that's not fair is it. hehe
I'm not talking about a washer the thickness of a nickel buddy...I was meaning more along the lines of a piece of paper thickness.
You actually don't *need* play or slack there provided it still spins freely or doesn't bind when tightened down. I've never killed any drivetrain parts doing this...and actually the lack of play helps things to not wear so quickly.
I keep assuming people will *get* this stuff on their own...I know assumption is a bad thing.
Trust me, you need a little bit of play and you do not want it tight. That's neither here nor there at this point, but anyways, the HPI X SS steel spacer works great and once you install it you can just forget about it.[8D]