clutch bell problems

[jamierevo]

i have a overheating problem whit my clutch bell on my revo and it burn my spur gear in second what can i do ?????????? please help me

 

[olds97_lss]

What engine are you using? Have you cleaned the inside of the bell with DA and roughed up the shoes with fine sand paper?

 

[jamierevo]

i am using a picco max 26.what is da? I have brand new clutch shoe and it still overheating!!

 

[TalonOne]

With the picco .26 you may need to go to aluminum clutches and robinsin hardened bell and spur gear. that was my experience ......otherwise you will spin spur gears and clutches...

 

[.21Rc10GT]

DA stands for denatured alcohol. Great stuff for cleaning. Are the springs on the clutch shoes still working? They may be dragging a lot heating up the bell.

 

[jamierevo]

ty all for the thircks

 

[olds97_lss]

You could also try an 1/8 scale clutch system instead. NewEra has a flywheel that's supposed to work, but I elongated my trans holes about 1/4 inch, notched the chassis a bit by the brakes and installed a savage flywheel/clutch and OFNA hardened bell. I run an XTM 24.7 with a NewEra leaner kit in my revo and haven't had any problems with this setup.

Prior to the NE kit and BB, I ran an OS 18TM for about 3-4 gallons with the same clutch setup. I had to make a little adapter for the crank shaft to elongate it so it could support the longer clutch system.

 

[hamz9561]

Along these same lines, would it be a good idea to run a 1/8th scale 3 or 4 shoe clutch with a Picco .26?

 

[olds97_lss]

It sure couldn't hurt. I used the HPI savage 3-shoe teflon shoes. Works really well in the revo.