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BurnTheLies
01-01-2003, 01:29 PM
well, i got shock spacers, the reverse module and an rb 63 pipe. i put on the spacers and the pipe and i was ready for some wheelie action, just like a fellow board member experienced after the same additives to his setup. the truck gained a bit more torque and accelerated better, but no wheelies, it was almost there though... almost. confused i decided it must be the slipper clutch, so i tightened it about a quarter of a turn. still no wheelies. soon after i started noticing an odd sound, and right away the tires came to mind. i never glued the tires because they looked firmly glued when i first got the truck. right away, thinking that this would solve my wheelie problems, i glued the tires. after they dried, i tried my truck. i had the same sound and the same performance. i thought the noise might be coming from my slipper clutch, so i reset it to the factory placement.

now, i do not know what the noise is, nor why i'm not receiving the same performance as others. the sound is of somthing rubbing against another, and i was positive it was the tires against the plastic rim, it just sounds like it should be.

just sharing my thoughts.

DaFF
01-01-2003, 05:22 PM
You'll get way more help in the MaxxTraxx Savage Forum :D

Anyway, I would try to find the source of the noise by trying to find if there is any binding in the tranny. See if it rolls freely. Then removing dogbones one after the others might be a good way too...

Hope this help

DFF

crazyL
01-01-2003, 07:02 PM
check your gear mesh.

BurnTheLies
01-02-2003, 01:34 AM
thanks. i ran it today and the noise seemed to have dissipated. the truck has great power, but no wheelies. oh well. what do you need wheelies for anyway? ...