RE: clutch shoes
Yes but what im not sure about is which direction the flywheel nut gets screwed on, theres a side thats slightly longer than the other so i was wondering if thats the side that makes contact with the flywheel or not?
Posted on: 6/8/2013 11:26 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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clutch shoes
so the plastic clutch shoes on my sh.28 are finished, so im switching them out with alum clutch shoes, now my question is, one shoe goes on easily and when i pry it open as if it were engaging from its rested position and let go it will return to normal, but the other two wont, they will stay where they are, is this normal with new shoes do i just need to run them for them to work properly? or did i do something incorrectly?
Posted on: 6/6/2013 10:54 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Does the stock caldera shock rebound without spring?
Sorry are you saying the you removed the springs from the shocks?
Posted on: 6/6/2013 7:13 AM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Lightning STR....wow!
I personally have not replaced the stock .16 in the STR but i know someone who did, putting the SH .18 in the STR makes it a complete rocket, i couldnt believe it very much worth the upgrade
Posted on: 6/2/2013 9:35 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Air bubbles coming from carb?????? HELP????
+1 on the Exchange program, good deal on a new engine, espcially on the sh.28 good basher engine :D [quote]ORIGINAL: Dads like rc too [quote]ORIGINAL: justinteoc1 Well im at the point where im ready to purchase one plus like you said ill be glad i have all the extra parts anyways. Thanks for your help cause i am clueless without you guys, and if you happen to find one please let me know and ill keep checking and ebay is where i have purchased all my other parts for it so ill keep checking too but in the meantime im gonna keep running it till it blows up[:D]. or it melts the piston [/quote] You should look into redcats engine exchange program. I think they'll replace your engine for half of retail if you send the old one back. They're listing the .28 for $180 so I guess it would be $90 plus shipping both ways. [/quote]
Posted on: 5/31/2013 1:18 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
No worries I Thought the new allen keys I had purchased before were higher quality but i was mistaken as they rounded out aswell and very easily but the newest set i bought worked perfectly, I am going to attempt to remove the screw from the cank, I'll go to my local hardware store today and get an easy out and see what happens, like you said worst thing that'll happen is ill mess it up lol :P thanks for everyone's help :D
Posted on: 5/31/2013 4:39 AM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
I found the problem lol my allen keys were grabage, they were hand me down keys from my dads auto shop, i thought they were good quality keys but i gues not, went to a hardware store and got myself some good quality screws, and the screws in the cooling head came right out :D now i still have the problem of the screw thats stuck in the crankshaft but im thinking im just gonna replace the crank shaft and if i ever need the old one ill find a way then to get the screw out :P
Posted on: 5/30/2013 8:54 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
so when i was trying to replace my clutch shoes i couldnt get the screw that holds the clutch bell on, off. so as i was trying and trying i managed to break off the head of the screw, fantastic right? lol well i have no idea how i can get the rest of the screw out as its flush with the crank shaft and i have no way to grip it, i was gonna just replace the crank shaft but i have a new problem, i cant get the screws out of the cooling head to remove it, my allen keys just strip i bought some higher quality keys but they dont seem to be doing the trick either, anyone have any ideas how i can remove these screws?
Posted on: 5/29/2013 8:54 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Air bubbles coming from carb?????? HELP????
You can get a new engine for relatively cheap on ebay if your looking for a new engine, around 120$ maybe even less. stock the engines come with medium plugs, OS #8 should be fine :) in terms of it running hot, it might be like dads said, you may simply have a cooked engine.
Posted on: 5/29/2013 8:17 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
Well i just took apart the clutch and the shoes were toast they were shaven down a good bit, so ill replace those, probably my fault as when i got stuck in some tall grass a couple times i kinda tried driving my way out of it to be honest thats around the time the problems started, also itl idle fine at first but once i start trying to tune it because thats what i thought the issue was the whole time it would die alot on me, it would idle if i opend up the throttle trim slightly so i guess it is more of a letting it warm up thing aswell, ill replace my shoes and see what happens!
Posted on: 5/27/2013 9:44 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Air bubbles coming from carb?????? HELP????
Could be your fuel but i doubt it, i use O'donnells 20% nitro with 8% oil although fuel quality does matter to a point, i suspect its tuning, try going back to stock and re tuning, also the idle set screw should be set so that when idling the gap is only 1-2mm :) were always willing to help :D
Posted on: 5/27/2013 6:03 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Air bubbles coming from carb?????? HELP????
I'm not extremely experienced in the hobby (only 3 years) but in my past experiances when the carb itself is pushing air out into the fuel line, then your running too hot, causing the engine to shut off and the carb to act the way it is, richen it up and you should be ok :)
Posted on: 5/27/2013 4:54 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
Ok guys im sorry but i still need help with this, i keep trying to tune this engine but i cant, it will idle sometimes, other times it wont till i open throttle, other times it sounds like its chattering and it slightly moves back and forth like the gear is trying to push it, im starting to suspect a slipping clutch perhaps but no matter what i do it wont tune, i even took it to the lhs they tried and couldnt do it saying there must be some other issue but since they dont know redcats or stock parts they couldnt do much but they tried, would a bad clutch or clutch bell cause these issues?
Posted on: 5/27/2013 1:49 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Drove the wheels off it! Need new wheels!
This store is 2 minutes from me, they have everything I need, I'm always up and running again within the same day! and the races they hold are great fun!! [quote]ORIGINAL: SumoRcNoob oops sorry forgot to paste it! check it out http://amazingrcstore.com/ [/quote +1 on AmazingRCStore
Posted on: 5/26/2013 9:27 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
Alright guys thanks! it was a little too cold out today and rainy so i couldnt try anything but i will tommorow!!
Posted on: 5/24/2013 2:20 AM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
Ahh ok thanks for the info! i probably wont change the stock stuff but its good information to know! I'd just like to thank everyone for helping me out! ive got it to the point where she idles nice and i can drive a tank, just fine tuning at this point, thanks so much everyone!
Posted on: 5/23/2013 1:20 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
I guess i might just have to do that :P i've never worked with an engine this big before so i thought the little adjustments like the ones i make on my .18 or .21 would be fine, lol guess not :P but again thanks for all the help guys i'll try to do some tuning today and let you guys know what happens!
Posted on: 5/23/2013 5:25 AM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
Yeah i've noticed the torque on it when i ran it for a bit before these problems lol, i know right now its a 14t clutch and a 46t spur could i throw in a lower toothed clutch bell? or a lower tooth spur gear?
Posted on: 5/22/2013 8:23 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
So its just a tuning issue then? alright no worries i just need to figure out this beast of an engine :P just wondering about temps foxy had said to run between 200-220 just want to confirm if this is alright?
Posted on: 5/22/2013 12:51 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
ok so i took it out this morning to do the pinch test she started up i waited about 30 seconds just to be sure, pinched the line and she died after about 4 - 5 seconds so assuming she was too rich i leaned it out slightly about 1/8th of a turn maybe slightly more and heres were problems started the engine started sounding like it was chattering when i picked it up the wheels started spinning fast assuming i thought my idle was too high (gap did look bigger than 1mm) so i closed it up a bit then it would start and die the second i took off the igniter so i kept leaning lsn 1/8th turns until it would start and idle without the weird chattering but when i pinched the line died after about 1 second, too lean, so i tried richining it out a little and then she just wouldnt start, no matter what i did i checked my glow plug and its lighting up, im starting to question my igniter though or the quality of my plugs, (original blew after about 3 tanks after break in) the coils don't look like they're lighting up all the way, and i had charged my igniter over the night to make sure it was good i just really want this baby running because for the couple tanks i did get, it was great! id also love to take it to a track near me during their open practices and see how i do!
Posted on: 5/22/2013 8:38 AM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
just to be sure, pinch test is pinching the fuel lineabout 2-3 inch's from the carb, and if it cuts after 3 seconds then its good correct? because that is my knowledge of it if im wrong please correct me :P and yes she stalls after i drive at high speed for a bit, like i said 4-8 seconds of WOT and she stalled, also temp wise, this engine is ok with 190-220? thanks for all the help guys, its very appreciated by the way!
Posted on: 5/21/2013 9:07 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .28 help
it has no trouble idling at all it appears to run alright and then stalls. So it might just be tuning then? because ive been in this hobby for about 3 years nothing big but ive dealt with the .18 in the tornado and the .21 in the earthquake tuning was easy enough but i guess this engine is just a beast lol anyway to be honest the smoke trail is a little big its very noticable if tuning is my issue then i'll have to keep leaning her out and see what happens :P and when i ran it today she cut out at about 170F after a 4-8 second WOT run and once it cut i could only get it to start if i opened the throttle up a bit And yes i've leaned out the low speed needle because once she started and i went to hit the throttle it would cut the second i twitched on it lol
Posted on: 5/21/2013 12:44 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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sh .28 help
So i recently got my Hurricane XTR love the buggy, break in went great and after that i ran 4 tanks no problem after some tuning after break in, temps never went over 180-190f but yesterday and today i've been having issues, itl start right away on first pull but after a little bit it just dies, and i can only start it if i hold my throttle down and rev it first then after i start it a bit of riding around it dies again but this time i saw smoke coming from the glow plug, i might have burned up the plug not sure but id like to get it to stop randomly dying :(
Posted on: 5/21/2013 8:46 AM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Hurricane XTR Question
Alright then, i figured as much :P thank you Dads.
Posted on: 5/18/2013 6:01 AM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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Hurricane XTR Question
I just bought a Hurricane XTR Beautiful buggy I dont even wanna break her in! anyway, I did some research and have seen people putting the XTM 457 6port sleeve >> http://www.hobbypeople.net/index.php/xtm-piston-and-sleeve-xtm-457-6-port.html << My question is, after I break it in, If i purchase and put that sleeve in, would I have to do another break in for the new sleeve?
Posted on: 5/17/2013 8:19 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11514841

RE: Throttle linkage stuck?
To me it seems like the servo is going into failsafe or the adjustment got screwed up, unscrew the servo arm and try to move the servo if there still isnt a response check the cables on the reciever, something may have come loose causing the reciever to make it go into failsafe also a simple rebind sometimes fixes the problem!
Posted on: 9/18/2012 12:59 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: New redcat cars coming?
Where on the site did you see the pics :D im interested!!
Posted on: 8/27/2012 8:01 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: tornado S30 weird issue
Just wondering, when i change my diffs what kind of grease does redcat put in there? is it oil or just grease because i know theres differntly weighted diff fluids, i just bash no racing and ive found the stock grease fine. thanks!
Posted on: 8/16/2012 8:19 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: tornado S30 weird issue
Thanks for all the help guys appreciate it! :) so ive taken the car completly apart (so fun lol) and my diffs are fine, i roll the car back and forth without the tranny in, and no clicking, i put the tranny in, it clicks so i think your right about the one way bearing, ill pick it up tommorow and see if that solves my problem! thanks guys! ill keep you posted
Posted on: 8/16/2012 4:03 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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tornado S30 weird issue
I have this weird issue with my tornado S30, i start it up and she idles fine its never given me trouble, ive put it through alot lol but recently whats happening is it wont really move, i give it some throttle and it revs up, the gears spin but it wont go, when i give it full throttle it starts moving but ever so slightly, ive checked grub screws, all tight as can be and i had already loctited them, gears arent stripped, clutch is fine, no dog bones missing this leaves me thinking differentials but im not sure, when i roll it back and forth i get a loud clicking sound and it starts resisting getting rolled around, any help would be appreciated!!
Posted on: 8/15/2012 12:46 PM by Author "Shady9503" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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