Slipper clutch movement? + Wheel info?

[jacob360bonds]

Recently I tightened my slipper clutch on my e savage so it was pulling the front wheels just off the ground. I have just realised that this has stopped happening! Does the slipper clutch work its way free/ back to its original position?

If this is happening can anyone tell me how to stop this?

~~~Also I am planning in buying some wheels ( 1 inch taller and 1/2 inch wider than originals) do I need to adjust anything on the truck? ~~~

Thanks in advance Jacob

[esavage]

Put lock tight on the slipper nut, then tighten to what you set it as. If you running stock motors/gearing, then you might want to gear down a tooth or two on your pinion. What motors, if not stock are you running, and what tires are you looking at?

[jacob360bonds]

Originally Posted by esavage

Put lock tight on the slipper nut, then tighten to what you set it as. If you running stock motors/gearing, then you might want to gear down a tooth or two on your pinion. What motors, if not stock are you running, and what tires are you looking at?

Sorry what do you mean by "put lock tight on slipper nut"
how do i gear down? im new to this!
motors are all stock

& the wheels- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HPI-Savage-Whe...1#ht_865wt_930

[Aero007]

hello jacob, as esavage is ofline, here is a link to thread locker http://www.loctiteproducts.com/threadlockers.shtml. you can get similar thing in a tool shop

you can also replace the nut with a fresh one, the nylon af the end(nylock) can be worn and not effective.

those wheels are bad for you, 14mm hex, no offset, and very heavy. its good to compare the weights to the ones you already have. you can get some decent wheels that are 200-250g each corner, with 17mm hexes (add hpi86925 kit).

"40 series wheels" are also heavy. there's good/popular suggestions in the rim/tire category

gear down a tooth = gear more.. meant to mean go down a tooth on the pinion side. smaller pinion = more speed and less acceleration, there's a chart in one of the sections that show it, also the esav manual has it..

the pinion you are using may be 20 tooth, and if you use heavier wheels, you can use a 19 tooth pinion so the mating of pinion and spur is the 66t/19t instead of 66t/20t

you could also get some flat nuts that are less thick that the stock one, and use two, adjust the slipper ad you like with the first nut, then after that, put the second nut on and tighten it onto the first nut (tighten them against eachother)

[jacob360bonds]

thanks very much for the reply i think i will use two nuts on the slipper like you suggest. will see if i have any bolts it the garage.
will tell you how i get on...