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Hey guys! If i go up to a higher tooth clutchbell, will I have to also change the spurgear that I use? For instance, right now im using a 16 tooth clutchbell and a 44 tooth spurgear. If I go up to say a 17 or 19 tooth clutchbell what spurgear would I have to change to if any at all? Thanks guys. Arlin.

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you should be ok with a bigger clutch bell, i am running a volcano with an 18 tooth clutch bell and the stock gearing. what car are you running it in? tornado? if so you'll be ok, if its the truck and you have that 44 tooth and an 18 tooth, it will have good top end but be a pig on take off, it will be too high geared.

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its a single speed tornado. Thanks man! Im headed to the hobby store now. I appreciate your help again ehroof! later, arlin.

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your welcome bro, get a 17 tooth savage clutch bell (hpi), let me know how it works out.

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Hey man, my LHS sucks! They never have anything I need! I ended up getting a 16 tooth clutchbell but when I tried to put it on, it was little snug. It doesnt spin freely like the other. I guess that mean its a NO-GO huh?

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it was HPI part # 77106

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#77106 racing clutch bell fits in my volcano stx

not snug at all

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so you could spin it freely with no resistance at all? Mine wouldn't make it 3 revolutions around before it would stop!

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Did you tighten the screw to tight? if so loosen it a bit and locktite it in.

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That or you have the washers in the wrong position.

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or remove one of the washers, or you have a bad bearing

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Hey Thanks guys for all your replies! Im gonna see what I can do and I'll let you know!

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hey ehroof, if i have to take a washer out to make it fit right should i take it from the front of the clutchbell or the back?

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It depends on how your gears line up, you need 100% contact-preferrably in the middle of your clutch bell. I have 3 hurricanes and have ran a 13 tooth all the way up to a 20 tooth, and never messed with the hight. Just make sure you purchase a "hardened vented racing clutch bell" if you have the steel spur gears, the other ones strip too easy.

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im putting on a 16 tooth hpi racing clutch bell part #77106. its for my single speed tornado. i would like to put a steel spur gear in. do you know what part #?

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I HAVE RACING 17 TOOTH IN AND A HPI FIRESTRM CLUCH SYSTEM

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try the one on the inside first and see how that works out.


there are no steel spur gears for the 1/10ths that we know of

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dang that sucks about the steel spur gears! im tired of replacing them! haha! I found my problem and the clutch shoes and rubbing the inside of the clutchbell on one side causing the friction. any ideas??

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maybe sand them down a little

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i'll give it a shot and see what happens thanks man!

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i hope it works for you, are you using the aluminum ones?

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no just the factory ones that came with it only because you said that you did that too. Recommendations?

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the stock factory ones are aluminum, sand them down a little, they shouldnt rub, mine didnt on any of my redcats with the hpi clutch bells

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Im not sure if mine are aluminum. They're white in color and are flexible. My car is just the basic tornado XL single speed.

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maybe you have a new upgraded version, the new cars are supposed to have new clutch shoes, spring and clutch bells, steel ones.