conradj87

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I just got my jato today, and it looks awesome. I started it up and it runs fine, but it won't go at all until i get up to about half throttle. And even then it barely goes. I think the problem is the clutch. I loosed the slipper clutch all the way and it didn't do anything, nothing was turning on the slipper clutch. I took the motor out and pulled the clutch bell off to see if i could see anything. It all lookednormal, but the shoes were kind of hard to pull away from the center pin. There is a spring running all the way around both clutch shoes. I really don't know much about these clutches. When it got moving and i let off the throttle, i could hear something rubbing, it sounded like it was the clutch bell.
thanks guys
Joe

Medrivfast

Did break it in according to Traxxas?

ciabt

Ya proper break in is very important, for the first few tanks it will take alot of throttle to barely be moving, but as you get to the last tank it will be running pretty quick.

jkulhanek

I will bet my TX that the brake linkage is incorrect, check it and adjust it so it has a very small amount of brake at idle.

conradj87

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I started to break it in as per traxxas, but when it wasn't moving i got nervous and stopped. Thanks for the info i will keep trying. I also found a bit of oil in the clutch bell. I wiped it out good. Not sure whether i did that or if it came like that, but it didn't seem right.
At first i thought the brake might be on too, so i loosened it alot and the same thign happens

Medrivfast

How many tanks are you at with break in?

SandManiac

Tighten your slipper, And that should fix it

Later

conradj87

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I broke it in yesterday, everything went pretty well. It is awesome. Thanks for the help guys.