cbaker65
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These parts weren’t worn out, though. They broke.
Oh!.....?
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These parts weren’t worn out, though. They broke.
Oh!.....?
Well, I guess that definitely could be a possibility but considering that since those loose ends of the clutch shoes swing outward and away from the ends that are fixed that are attached to the flywheel on those pegs, I just can’t see how something bound up. Maybe it did, I dunno but I think I’m still standing firm on the fact that since that green shaded area in the pic below is the first teeny tiny little thing that stands between the torque of the motor. and the power to the wheels, finally gave way and that the more I think about it, I’m almost pretty certain that the fairly hard driving I was doing the other day with those much bigger and heavier tires I had, was probably what did it in. But then again, I’ve read that a lot of people are breaking those clutches that way and that turning the new set around so that the pegs press into the much stronger part of the shoe, it almost completely eliminates the problem and it creates a lot less slippage.Ah...
I remember years ago when I had a Duratrax street force ,I forgot to put the screw in the throttle horn an the horn popped
off the servo an caused the throttle stick wide open ,an it fried my clutch!
I went down to the local HS an they didnt have one for the street force but had one for the Losi car ,but it did not quite
fit right an they ground some off the ends an made it fit!
I think they had rounded the ends off where it hinges on the fly wheel ,so where yours is squared on the ends ,may have
got in a bind an caused it to blow out the end!
Not saying he was but I figured he was saying the binding was occurring right there between the fixed end of the one shoe and the loose end of the other shoe right below it....I don't think it will bind up if your using it on a traxxas engine with the traxxas flywheel nut. Their nut is thin, so the shoes shouldn't hit it. On others, they use a fatter nut, so the shoes may make contact on those as they swing out.
Well, reading this sure leaves me in quite the predicament because you are literally the first person to say you’ve ran your shoes correctly installed and have never had one break. I’ve read quite a few responses from other people that have broke them properly installed and flipping them over puts an abrupt end to that. Oh what shall I do? I’m not really looking to increase the bite, I just don’t wanna have to keep replacing a broke centrifugal clutch. I’m not even really all that hard on mine, which makes it awful hard to place blame on me for roughness.My first RC was the Traxxas Tmaxx. It ran almost daily and it ran hard in all conditions. I never had a clutch shoe break or even wear out in the time I had it. I'm just saying, it happens but that doesn't mean it's a defect or a problem. It broke. No biggie, just get a new pair of shoes.
By reversing the shoes to give a snappier response just increases the chances of breaking something else. The current design is tried and true for over 15 years, now.
To be honest, I can't remember the last set of teflon shoes I had break like you did. I ran the same set in my jato for it's entire life as nitro and don't recall ever changing them. I used to run them back in my t-maxx days and don't recall having them break either. My only issues were once I upgraded the engine to a big block (or 18TM or 21TM), they slipped too much, they would melt, cook the bell and boil the oil out of the bearings. So I'd usually switch to a 1/8th clutch setup by moving the transmission. I ran HPI Savage 3 shoe carbon/teflon shoes for a very long time. Granted, different design, wider shoe, but still, they held up for a year or so at a time before they would wear down and need replaced.
Hmm. So what are you saying, it coulda just been an “outta the blue” thing that mine broke? Is it possible that the combination of running it hard with much bigger/heavier tires that probably did it in? I mean, I really don’t know how much larger over stock I can go in a set of tires before stuff like this seems to inadvertently happen without compensating for it by gear reduction but, I dunno, it’s starting to become harder and harder to unwrap my mind around the fact that putting those bigger tires on was probably was a mistake which is why needless to say, I’m just gonna stick with the tire size that came on it with the exception of my large tires that I found out came factory on the Summit but they’re really light though, and they’re really soft and squishy so I don’t think they’ll be too much of a concern.
But after talking to a RC buddy of mine, I may just put the new shoes on the same way the old ones came off.
I guess that’s a heavy possibility too, I just never would’ve thought that being in storage for so long would’ve affected Certain parts like that. My original Talon tires dstill had lots of tread left on them but, they were pretty well dry rotted on the side walls so that’s why they had to get replaced. Keeping axle boots and bolts white boots from rotting out is been another chore.I went back an re-read your first post ,you had mentioned 10 years old ,well ,age & heat will eventually take
its toll on some parts an make them brittle ,so that may play a part in this issue!...
I guess that’s a heavy possibility too, I just never would’ve thought that being in storage for so long would’ve affected Certain parts like that. My original Talon tires dstill had lots of tread left on them but, they were pretty well dry rotted on the side walls so that’s why they had to get replaced. Keeping axle boots and bolts white boots from rotting out is been another chore.
You make it seem as though the clutch shoes break constantly. One broke. Again, it happens. If you think nothing should ever break when we run our rigs you'll be sorely disappointed. You won't be the first one who ever changed the tire size, so that's not the issue. There really is no issue, just part of the hobby involves repairing or replacing things that wear out or break.
Seriously?? I could care less about how much the part costs. Lol. It’s the removal of the motor to get to it. But then again, it only took me about a half hour or so to pull the motor out.I can't think of any part that would be cheaper than replacement shoes other than a glow plug. Maybe fuel line at a buck a foot.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Traxxas-T-...ment-Clutch-Shoes-Springs-4146X-/310879938960