HYPER MINIS

Howdy all. Im back with more stupid questions. Sorry its just that i dont know Chit about these cars yet and am trying to learn. Ive got a micro d-t which after much trouble and wrenchs and others help i finally got those POS e-clips off and put threaded axles and bearings in. I also put raminator tires on. It ran great for 5 minutes, yes 5 minutes before new freakin problems. I must have a lemmon . Im not getting enough power to the wheels. the motor revs but there is not much power making it to the wheels. I checked the slipper out and it is meshing with the pinion and yet the thing still runs like crap. Is there something else i need to check or adjust or should i just throw it in the garbage, I have fun with this thing but its hardly ever running right. Maybe its just to far over my head but i do seem to have alot of problems with it. Anybody have any suggestions on what might be wrong/

The gear mesh with the pinion, and the slipper clutch are 2 seperate things. With the gear cover off you should see a small nut that holds the spur gear to the transmission. Tighten that nut down all the way, and then back it off about 1/4 to 1/2 turn. You'll have to keep the spur gear and the wheels from spinning while your tightening it. That should solve your problem. If not let me know, and we'll troubleshoot from there.

Here is a pic of the trans with the slipper nut in full view. Guess what Stuff this is how the hobby goes. One problem fixed and the next one rears it's ugly little head. It is just a test. A test of the emergency RC network.If this was a actual RC emegency you would be instuckted to run screaming to the nearest exit.This is just a test.HtH. l8r,w.

How true how true. A little tuning and tinkering, and you'll have yourself a reliable machine that will just require some occasional maintenance. Don't get discouraged whatever you do. We are always here to help solve any problems or issues that might arise.

Ok. So I followed your advice and tightened that little screw on the slipper/ For some reason it did not "tighten " to where it would not keep turning. It apparantly will turn forever. I made sure the gear and the wheels were not spinning but it would not tighten tight. Anyway after i did this everything sounds and looks like it should work. But it doesnt. The wheels are just not getting any real power. It will crawl a little when maximum throttle but will not move normally. Could there be something wrong with the slipper nut as it did not fully tighten or could the raminator wheels i put on be causing the problem. I actually had to file the middle of both back wheels to get them on. Could i have f-ed something up. Im still trying.I would love to get this thing running again. Ive been checking out a few tamiya 1 18 and something called a vendetta. and some new water proof trexas or something. I know if i cant fix this little pos than i cross the bigger ones off my list. If i can do a reasonable maintanence job on this than i can spend the extra cash on abigger one. If i cant work this one ill never be able to work the big ones. At least this one is "realitivly" cheap to maintain.

It sounds like maybe the slipper nut, or the top shaft in the tranny might be stripped. Another possibility is that the slot on the back of the wheels is messed up, or the drive pins in the axle are missing or broken, and the axles are just spinning inside the wheel when you try to tighten the slipper. I'd pop the wheels off and take a look at everything there, and then we can start to narrow the problem down. Truth be told the micro's are a bit harder to maintain and work on than the larger rigs. The Vendetta, and the Tamiya Tamtechs are both great vehicles. The Tamiya Tamtechs are probably the toughest most reliable mini available. Many of us here have them, and I can say that after several years of running a brushless/lipo setup in mine I never had any issues with it. I'm quite certain that we can get your micro squared away though. We just need to start eliminating certain possible causes for the problem. Let us know what you find when you remove the wheels, and we'll go from there.

Well I did manage to tighten the slipper nut than backed off 1/2 turn. I put my d-t wheels back on . Now i cant tighten the lug cause it seems like the entire axle spins with it.The motor sounds great but still the wheels on the car dont Maybe I should loosen the slipper again. But Im in no mood to work on this thing now. I cant even look at it. I am clueless. I find it hard to believe that these are so popular and i believed the hype. Nothing but problems with mine from the beginning. I have no idea what to do and it looks like the whole thing seems to be beyond me. Im willing to try whatever .Ya know Im not a rich guy and I saved all of my change to buy this thing cause it sounded like alot of fun. But I have not had much fun with this thing yet as it is always broken. Its such a bummer especially cause I dont know if even with help ill get it running again and its not like I can afford to bring it somewhere for repair. The rc car hobby is sucking the fun out of things right now. Is this normal for this hobby. I mean to have your car down 90% of the time. Im starting to really feel ripped off . I cant believe how everyone just loves this thing. I would love to love it too. So far no damn luck. If there are any ideas please advise

Are the pins that lock into the backs of the wheels present and intact? It sounds to me like your axles are just spinning and not putting any power out to the wheels. Down 90% of the time is definitely not the norm with this hobby.

90% downtime is what im getting from this thing. Is there anything else i can try. Is there a way to tighten the axle. If not im throwing the who;e thing in the garbage? isthere any way to get this thing to run, I get more playtime from a 10.00 cheapy than this thing. Im tempted to just throw the tning in the garbage as itremains a hassle. I dont know if ill remain as pesistamt as i was putting the axles and bearings in. Although if i cant fix it i will take it apart into parts just for the sheer fun of finally killing the thing. I proably wont buy another losi product as im so friggin turned off to it. The idea of breaking it down and tossing it is starting to sound like a good idea/

Ok try to remove the rear wheels, then the rear a arms. take your first fingure amd your thumb and squeeze the out drives together. I still dont read any thing here thattells me your have power runiing through your diff. if the motor spins and the tops shaft spins. then we must look deeper. The little side teeth on the diff will wear rapily if not assembed correctly. causeing no forward movment. fortunatly you can buy a whole tranny assembly for the little guy for 14 bucks.

I burned up a trans in the first week I had mine.I called Losi and they said toss it in a box and they will look at it. They sent me a brand new one inn less than a week.There customer service is excellent.You may want to try that route as well. Also Fast is right swapping out the diff is very easy and reasonably cheep.When I went Brushless I burned up a brass bushing on the output shaft and just swapped out the whole rear diff in like 10 mins.Eliminate one thing at a time.Start with the easiest to get to then go deeper after those are checked and verified working properly.l8r,w.

Im sure gonna give it a try my first chance.Im kinda learning stuff about this car as i go along. I think doing everything for the first time and not really getting things right sometimes frustrates me, When nim frustrated I put everything away and out of site and than sometimes rant for a while. Always come back at some point . Thanks for the help and ill let ya know how it goes. Wrench what and where is the differntial and what does it do?

The differential is the main set of gears inside the tranny case that the outdrives connect to to drive the dogbones going out to the wheels. It's what allows the wheels to spin at different speeds during cornering. When you spin one wheel, and the wheel on the other side turns in the opposite direction that is your diff working.

here is an idea, get the manual and take it all apart and make sure everything is in the correct place and tight. thats my .02 and have done it numerous times

Hey pal. Great advice. Why I never thought of lookinfg at the manual. You must be a genius. Im not gonna explain anything to you but im returning your 2 cents. Go play on another forum pal, where im sure your brilliant words will be cherished.