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Speed & Slipping
Topic Started: Jul 29 2006, 02:21 PM (625 Views)
Andy
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hello

Right two questions about my recently aquired blizzard.

1st, one do they run quicker in reverse mine seem's to.

2nd, ive had the gearbox out trying to find a slipper clutch but cannot find one .

basically its getting power to the gearbox but its clicking and not driving the tracks. ok in reverse , just forward.

ive checked the arm that moves the center sprocket into forward/reverse gear cogs and it is moving fully forward and back so im lost for ideas.

any info
much appreciated
Andy the Newbie.
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spoon37
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well I only have an EV version to go by but they do grip better in reverse and tend to wheelie, no idea if its actually faster tho.....besides anything else my LRP ESC cuts out if you run it in reverse for more than about 30 seconds....

only thing I can thinks of is, are the drive chains on the right way round? they are designed to work best going forwards only...

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Andy
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sussed it out, had the diff out to fill it with grease put it back in wrong way round :banghead: thats why it was going faster backwards.
as for the clicking it's still there :angry:

checked the drive chains spoon37 there round the right way mmmmmmmmm next
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magnum
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I had the same problem with mine but luckly I found out what it was. The problem was the chains were to loose and skipping on the gears. So just make sure your chains are tight but not too tight.
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Toyranosaur
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Ever stop to think that these have more problems than they do parts? Ya really gotta love these, they sure ain't RTR! Maybe that's why I like mine-I have a '77 Triumph motorcycle that's the same way: On average, you get 56.33 miles and something breaks, needs adjusting, or just plain bailed off a few miles back: BUT, when it's running, there's nothing cooler! Chris
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