Cautionary notice: Because all engines are not the same, Associated Electrics, Inc. does not accept responsibility for any damage to the engine, engine parts, or other components arising from following the instructions given below. Please read your engine manual for the engine manufacturer's recommended steps for the following procedure. For more info or assistance, do not contact Associated; please contact your engine manufacturer.
Stripped Gears |
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Problem: |
Solution: |
Slipper clutch too tight. |
Loosen the slipper clutch. |
The Associated ATC slipper clutch regulates the amount of wheel spin, either absorbing it itself, or letting the wheels spin. It therefore acts like a buffer between the tires and the transmission/motor, controlling the amount of traction ("slipping") of your rear tires. Tightening the slipper has the effect of locking the tranny gears to your wheels, so if you overtighten the slipper, you can damage your spur gear landing off a jump. You need the slipper clutch loose enough to buffer the impact of a hard landing from a jump.
To check if your slipper clutch setting is the culprit, do the following.
1. Check the race track: Are you making potential hard landings off a jump? Are there
large jumps where this can present a problem? If No, then this is not the problem and you
can check elsewhere. If Yes, then check the next step.
2. Tighten the slipper clutch nut until it bottoms out (until the nut stops) while counting the turns. If you turned it less than a 1/4 turn, then you may have the clutch set too tight.
If your slipper clutch setting is the problem, do the following.
1. Bottom out (until the nut stops) the slipper clutch nut and loosen it 1/4 turn
for standard setting.