IKoRyan
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Alright so I can say just after one weekend of bashing on and off the track at my work I've had quite the handful of things to take care of on my truck. After the first day which was Saturday I was out for probably 5 hours with approximately 2 hours of run time, my steering servo went out on me. It was a simple fix, but I opted into getting a new one with all metal gears so I wouldn't have the problem of gears stripping again. Replacement went well, it was fairly easy and only took about 10 mins.
Fast forward a day and this is where the real problems came. After about 30 mins of running my clutch pads blew out. I have no idea how it happened, I had just finished up a tank of fuel and decided, while I give my engine a break for a few minutes, that I would change out the 4 AA's in the receiver to a rechargeable receiver pack. Once that was installed I filled up and started my engine, I immediately noticed that something was very wrong with the throttle. I would pull the throttle and the engine opened up and sounded perfect, but I wouldn't move but a couple inches. After about 10 minutes of trying to figure out what the deal was, I noticed that the clutch pads (2/3) were totally gone and only one remained.
So I go to the hobby shop and end up purchasing 2 sets of pads, just in case it happens again I've got back-up. Here comes the fun part... I realize that replacing the pads is no simple task, due to lack of clearance between the clutch and the carburetor. I ended up having to take off the entire engine/exhaust system, just so I could get the clearance to slide the gear off to get to the pads. It was very frustrating trying to put the new pads on myself because they kept falling off the tits that were on the gear to hold them in place. I also had to watch to make sure the flat metal ring stayed onto the notches of the clutch. So finally after about 2.5 hours of frustration, swearing, and 3 Coronas, I finally managed to get it on without the pads slipping off. Spend another half hour to reassemble everything I dismantled. Took her outside and she's now running better than ever! I swapped out to the heavy duty aluminium pads instead of the composite to see how I like it. I also have extra composite pads just in case anything happens. So far we're holding up nicely. My skid-plates are coming in today so that will be the next upgrade! I'll keep you all updated on my progress with my Slayer Pro!
Thanks guys!
I'll try to upload pics as I go into the media gallery. This is going to be an exciting adventure!
Fast forward a day and this is where the real problems came. After about 30 mins of running my clutch pads blew out. I have no idea how it happened, I had just finished up a tank of fuel and decided, while I give my engine a break for a few minutes, that I would change out the 4 AA's in the receiver to a rechargeable receiver pack. Once that was installed I filled up and started my engine, I immediately noticed that something was very wrong with the throttle. I would pull the throttle and the engine opened up and sounded perfect, but I wouldn't move but a couple inches. After about 10 minutes of trying to figure out what the deal was, I noticed that the clutch pads (2/3) were totally gone and only one remained.
So I go to the hobby shop and end up purchasing 2 sets of pads, just in case it happens again I've got back-up. Here comes the fun part... I realize that replacing the pads is no simple task, due to lack of clearance between the clutch and the carburetor. I ended up having to take off the entire engine/exhaust system, just so I could get the clearance to slide the gear off to get to the pads. It was very frustrating trying to put the new pads on myself because they kept falling off the tits that were on the gear to hold them in place. I also had to watch to make sure the flat metal ring stayed onto the notches of the clutch. So finally after about 2.5 hours of frustration, swearing, and 3 Coronas, I finally managed to get it on without the pads slipping off. Spend another half hour to reassemble everything I dismantled. Took her outside and she's now running better than ever! I swapped out to the heavy duty aluminium pads instead of the composite to see how I like it. I also have extra composite pads just in case anything happens. So far we're holding up nicely. My skid-plates are coming in today so that will be the next upgrade! I'll keep you all updated on my progress with my Slayer Pro!
Thanks guys!
I'll try to upload pics as I go into the media gallery. This is going to be an exciting adventure!
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