Associated Electrics RC10T, Instruction Manual

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Page 2: ...ology NEW SHOCK STRUT ANDBOD NT CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING HARD ANODIZED TEFLON COATED SHOCKS NEW NARROW AND WIDE FRONT TIRES NEW NARROW AND WIDE FRONT WHEELS Advanced Co npetitiori NEW NOSEPLATE Design e j CJ 0 a 1 0 w J w 0 w 1 CJ CJ ...

Page 3: ...tart building the truck We still hadn t raced the truck in actual competi tion beforewe took the three trucks to Florida for the Florida Winter Championships This would be our first race There were 450 entries with all the racing teams present The all new RC10T trucks finished 1st and 2nd with Cliff Lett winning and Butch Kloeber following in 2nd It was an page 4 incredible finish justifying all o...

Page 4: ...e s a reason for everything on the truck and very few compro misesweremade inits design Workwith the truckfirstand seewhat itcan dobeforeyouexperimentor makechanges Clear off your workbench line up some paper plates grab a sandwich and let s begin 6 gr ryTEAM ASSOCI tt _ ASSOCIATED ELECTRICS INC 3585 CADILLAC AVE COSTA MESA CA 92626 FRONT END ASSEMBLY 0 Fig 1 From Bags 6 14 and 7 1 screw the 6273 ...

Page 5: ...9 Again from Bag 7 1 try one of the 6227 outer hinge pins in the outer end of the 7206 left hand front A arm Your front and rear a arms may be in a separate un numbered bag Thelefthand and right hand sides of the truck are determined like this with the driver sitting in the driver s seat on the driver s lefthand is the left hand side of the truck and on his right hand is the right hand side of the...

Page 6: ...Secure with e clips Fig 10 page 7 Fig 11 0 Figs 12 13 From Bag 6 14 and 7 1 take the 7214 front shock strut and install two ofthe 6270 ball ends with the short threads into the strut in the locations shown Tighten the ball ends and then install and tighten two 7260 plain nuts on the ball end threads With the two 4 40 x 1 2 screws install the shock strut to the bulkhead as shown It will be a lot qu...

Page 7: ... right hand threadson one end and lefthand threads on the other end so they ll screwon in different directions This will allow us to simply turn the turnbuckles to make adjustments later Screw the plastic rod ends on evenly until you come to the dimensions shown in the photo Remember thesedimensionsareto the CENTERoftheball NOTtothe endofthe ballcup These uppersuspension links are used to adjust t...

Page 8: ... Bag 7 4 remove the short silver 8 32 flat head screw Then from Bag 7 2 the two longer steel screws The long screws are two different lengths and have a short threaded shank by the screw head a smooth center shaft and then a threaded end Attach the front end assembly to the 6301 black anodized chassis using the set of three chassis holes towards the rear Refer to fig 147 The longest screwgoes on t...

Page 9: ... be very careful here The more you tighten the servo saver spring the more load you transfer to the servo gears and the more likely you ll strip out the servo gears The adjust ing nut should only be adjusted below the initial flush setting under limited racing conditions on an extremely high bite track Fig 24 0 Fig 25 Install five of the 6270 steel ball ends with the s h o r t threads in the loca ...

Page 10: ...stall the tubes so that the screw holes that are closest to the end of the tubes go towards the front of the car Slip the tubes through the holes in the shock strut and align the tube in the slot in the bulkhead Install the short screw through the hole in the chassis and the rear hole in the tube Install the screw but do not tighten it yet Install the longer screw through the front bulkhead and tu...

Page 11: ...nt to the left and right Tighen screws but not too tight Install the brace onto the front bulkhead with two 4 40 x 3 8 SHCS screws as shown Do not overtighten screws Fig 32 Fig 33 0 Figs 34 34a lnstall the 7324front bumper to the chassis nose as shown using two 6291 4 40 x 1 4 flat head screws and 7260 4 40 thin plain nuts You may have to trim a little off the bumper to make sure the A arms clear ...

Page 12: ...w inertia drive train Transmission TEAM ASSOCIATED STEALTH with ATC TRANSMISSION page 13 for the RClOT Precision molded 48 pitch gears with extra low 2 25 final drive ratio Reversible motor mounting Black anodized mounting plate Class 3 stainless steel ball bear ings Tungsten carbide differential balls Teflon sealed ball bearings High torque ball differential ...

Page 13: ... Stealth white silicone diff lube Another word of caution DO NOT substitute any other type of diff lube on the balls It took us countless hours of testing to find thecorrect silicone diff lube to make the diffwork correctly Do yourselfa favor use what comes in this kit Trim any excess flash off the insideof the gear bearing hole Fill the holes in the gear with the silicone diff lube and then push ...

Page 14: ... burrs Push the 6582 diff thrust spring into the hub and then align the plastic T nut with the slots in the hub and push the T nut all the way in against the spring 6578 6582 75 Fig 40 Fig 41 page 15 0 Fig 42 TakeanExactoknifeandtrim offanyofthe plastic T nut that extends outside of the slot as shown Fig 42 0 Fig 43 There should now be approximately a 3 32 or 100 gap where shown Fig 43 ...

Page 15: ...e on the diff balls in the gear e e a a e Fig 45 Fig 46 page 16 0 Fig 47 Now take the balls and place them all around the bolt between the two washers The grease will hold them in place Fig 47 0 Fig 48 Take the 6577 right hand diffoutdrive hub make sure it s clean and free of all burrs and put the other 6589 ball bearings into the hub The ball bearings must go in with a simple push of your finger ...

Page 16: ...ench from the separate unlabelled wrench bag into the bolt head and then slip the assembly into and through the right hand hub Fig 50 page 17 0 Fig 51 Turn the assembly upright Make sure the drive ring is still ON and centered Slip the diff gear onto the bolt as shown Fig 51 0 Fig 52 Now place the other 6579 drive ring onto the diff balls and center it as close as possible to the gear Fig 52 ...

Page 17: ...tely collapsed DON T OVER TIGHTEN Correct adjustment is bottoming the spring and then backing off 1 8 to 1 4 turn 0 Fig 56 As you re tightening you ll notice the ear on theT nut shown by the arrow moving closer and closer to the bottom of the slot in the hub The spring should bottom out about the same time as the ear is at the bottom of the slot When you feel the spring bottom out that s when you ...

Page 18: ...n install the four 6906 upper and two 6903 lower bearings Fig 57 0 Figs 58 59 Open Bag D and remove the 6571 drive gear assembly and slide it into the upper bearing in the right hand gear case Fig 58 page 19 Fig 59 0 Fig 60 Open Bag E and using a pliers squeeze the roll pin into the holein the shaft until itis equally spaced Fig 60 ...

Page 19: ...he one that has the bolt HEAD in it into the 6503 bearing Fig 61 Fig 62 0 Fig 63 Nowcarefullyslipthe 6570 idlergearinto the center bearing Fig 63 0 Fig 64 The inside of your tranny should look like this Slip the left hand side of your tranny onto the right hand side Fig 64 page 20 ...

Page 20: ...ee of them into the 6566 felt dust shield from Bag F so that the small end of the spacers can go into the case holes 6560 Fig 66 0 Fig 67 Slip the felt dust shield on the three bolts as shown and slip the fourth plastic spacer on the other bolt Fig 67 0 Fig 68 Nowtakethe 6604 blackmotormountand bolt the tranny to it in the location shown and tighten the four bolts Then install the small plastic du...

Page 21: ...eControl assembly Slip the 6583 clutch hub from Bag Fonto the shaft making sure the slots align with the pin Fig 69 6583 Fig 70 Fig 71 0 Figs 72 73 Position the 6585 clutch disk so it s centered onto the 6584 outer hub as shown 6585 6584 Fig 73 page 22 ...

Page 22: ...lack grease Nowslipthe 6587 spring onand startthe5 40 nut on Tighten the nut until about 1 2 thread is showing outside the nut This is a good starting point for the clutch adjustment If the ball bearing in the clutch hub will not slip onto the shaft then you have not used the correct bearing described in fig 38 Disassemble the diff and install the correct bearing 6901 6587 wA 6584 6586 Fig 74 D Fi...

Page 23: ...ectly seat all of the differential parts Now re check the diff adjustment You should rebuild the differential when the action gets somewhat gritty feeling Usually cleaning and ap plying new diff lube will bring it back to new condition The tungsten carbide balls which are standard parts should very rarely need changing However the large and small thrust washers should be checked regularly TORQUE C...

Page 24: ...F through the bottom of the chassis into the transmission Leave the screws very loose we ll tighten them later Fig 81 page 25 0 Figs 82 83 From Bag 7 4 take the 6325 transmission brace and install it on the transmission and rear bulkhead as shown Leave the 4 40 x 5 16 SHCS screws fairly loose with the 4 flat washers Fig 82 Fig 83 ...

Page 25: ...ension mount out Note the left and right rear mounts are attached together by a thin runner that should be removed with scissors We want the left hand one It will have the letter L on the bottom Fig 87 shows another way to identify it Take the 7355 left A arm remove the runner and 7356 inner rear hinge pin and make sure the arm can swing freely on the pin We want the pin to fit tight in the mount ...

Page 26: ...l the way in Slide the 6374 rear stub axle all the way into the hub carrier from the side shown Now slip the 6388 tapered washeron so that the taperon the small diameter is towards the bearing Nowwewant to install the small 6375 splitroll pin intothehole intheaxle lfyouhaveaviseand aneedlenose pliers you can install it as shown in fig 90 Otherwise you can use a pliers to squeeze itinto the hole Ma...

Page 27: ...ight inthe hub carrier Assemble the partsand securewith the 6299 E clips Do the right hand side Fig 95 0 Figs 96 97 Mountthe arms ontothe chassis with the 8 32 x 1 2 aluminum screws There are two sets of screw holes in the mounts Use the set that is marked in black in the photos which is the set towards the rearof the car Tighten the screw but do not overtighten Install a 8182 8 32 plain nut on th...

Page 28: ...all and adjust the 6274 plastic ball cups to the dimensions shown Note that on this strut one ball end faces forward and one faces to the rear page 29 0 Fig 101 Using a pliers snap the ball ends in place as shown Do the right hand side Fig 101 0 Fig 1 02 FromBag7 5takeoutthetwo 7323rear body mounts Your body mounts will look just a little different than these Mount the round part of the mount to t...

Page 29: ...our shocks at the same time so take all four of the 6459 and 6458 shafts and install one of the E clips on each shaft as shown The shock parts are in Bags 7 9 and 7 10 6464 i 6299 6459 6458 Fig 105 0 Fig 107 Now slip the 6464 piston on each shaft and then install the second E clip Make sure both E clipsarefully seated in the groove Fig 107 Fig 106 0 Fig 108 109 The 6429 assembly tool in master par...

Page 30: ...the red 0 rings on assembly Fig 112 0 Figs 113 114 115Now take the shock bodyand the installation tool and push the parts slowly into the shock body all the way down until it bottoms out Then give it a hard push to seat the split washer You should be able to hear the washer snap into place Pull the installation tool out Look into the shock body to check the installation IMPORTANT The split ring sh...

Page 31: ...w is indicating The 0 ring will actually be doing the sealing so we must BE CAREFUL not to overtighten the cap and strip out the threads As soon as the cap comes into contact with the body just turn it a VERY SMALL amount to seat it Fig 120 0 Fig 121 From Bag 7 11 install the two 6474 spring clamps on the rear shocks The spring should go over the thin flange Push the screwthrough thelarger hole of...

Page 32: ...the screw in the direction the arrow shows Do the left hand side Fig 123 page 33 Fig 124 0 Figs 125 126 From Bag 7 9 add a washer to each 4 40 x 3 4 shock mount screws and tighten with nuts as shown with threads toward the front Slip one of the 6473 plastic shock bushings on each of the four upper shock mounting screws as shown so that the thick flange part is towards the rear as shown Slip the up...

Page 33: ...nd install the 4 40 nylon nutas before Do the lett hand side Fig 128 0 Fig 129 Take your steering servo part of your radio package purchased from your dealer and install a servo arm as shown Install a steel ball on the opposite side of the arm with a nut on this side Make sure the arm is cent red in its throw or travel Because the servo saver arms have a longer throw than normal you should use a l...

Page 34: ...on theservo directlyaboveyour pencil outline and press the servo againstthechassisvery firmly Fig 130 Fig 131 0 Figs 132 133 Position thearmonthe servo straight up Center the servo saver left to right Now measure the distancebetween thecenterof theball on the servo arm and the centerofthe ball on the servo saver and make the 7552 final turnbuckleto that length Snapon the turnbuckle 7252 Fig 132 pa...

Page 35: ...x 1 2 screws where shown Fig 137 0 Figs 138 139 Time to put the horsepower in the car This kit does not come with a motor We highly recommend REEDY motors You will have to pick up the motor motor mounting screws and the correct pinion from your local dealer You will need to solder on the motor lead wires and filter capacitors to the motor according to the instructions included with the motor and o...

Page 36: ... in the teeth of the metal gear The two gears should be as close as possible while still being able to very slightly rock the plastic gear When you have this correct spacing tighten down on the two motor screws and re check the gear spacing An incorrect gear mesh can result in a huge power loss so do it correctly Fig 140 page 37 Fig 141 0 Figs 142 143 Trim around the outside of the 6608 dust cover...

Page 37: ...onic Speed Control If yoursystem comes with an ESC make sure you ve chosen a good one Most racers prefer to buy their ESC separately choosing from NOVAK TEKIN and others VERY IMPORTANT make sure you choose a servo that s strong enough and fast enough to do the job in a truck 0 Fig 145 Position your receiver close to the antenna and servo tape it into place Feed the antenna wire up through the ante...

Page 38: ... 0 Fig 146 The arrow shows a popular place to mountyour ESC ON OFF switch It s easy to reach with the body on Fig 146 page 39 Fig 145 ...

Page 39: ...ER THE RADIO MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS 0 INSTALL THE ESC Electronic Speed Control PER THE ESC MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS 0 INSTALL THE MOTOR PER THE MOTOR MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS Fig 147 0 CHARGE AND INSTALL THE BATTERIES PER THE BATTERY CHARGER MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS page 40 ...

Page 40: ...ep the screw holes lined up Also make sure the tire is seated evenly Install the four longest 4 40 x 5 8 screws Do not overtighten Do the other rear wheel and tire page 41 nn Fig 150 Fig 151 0 Figs 152 153 When we designed the RC10T truck we looked at the ROAR rules and there was nominimum dimension listed for the front wheels and tires Because what we were designing was similar to Stadium Trucks ...

Page 41: ...own the wheel screws When you are bolting the wide front tires and wheels together please use the longer 4 40 x 5 8 SHCS and use the shorter 4 40 X 7 16 SHSC for the narrow wheels and tires I 7870 Fig 152 Fig 153 0 Fig 154 Install the rear wheel on the rear axle You ll probably have to turn the wheel until you seat the groove in the backof the wheel over the split pin in the rear axle When the whe...

Page 42: ...y either brushing it on or spraying it on The body is made of lexan polycarbonate Inhobby shops you can find special Lexan or polycarbon ate paints made for these type bodies to brush on Do not use any other type brush on paints If you want to spray it on one of the best type of spray paints for Lexan or polycarbonate is Pactra available in most hobby shoos Fig 157 page 43 Fig 158 0 Fig 159 Apply ...

Page 43: ...d your RC10T truck will give you many more hours of trouble free operation than any other car available now You should periodically check all the moving parts front and rear A arms steering blocks steering linkage shocks and soon Ifanyof these should get any dirt in them and start sticking it will greatly impede how the truck handles MOTOR MAINTENANCE Because we re run ning out in the dirt it is p...

Page 44: ...ifferent from one that s just about dead For that reason several indicators along with some common sense are needed in order to get the most out of your battery The following is a list of indicators you can use to detect full charge TEMPERATURE METHOD This works only if you start with a cool battery pack As the pack charges frequently check its temperature by feeling the cells directly As soon as ...

Page 45: ...rge cycle These next two tips are really for the benefit of serious racers If you re just out having fun don t worry about them FULL DISCHARGE Ni Cd packs perform best if they are COMPLETELY discharged before they are charged If you are involved in racing you will have to do this if you expect to win any races Discharge for at least an hour preferably overnight with a clip on resistor before charg...