How do you tell when the slipper clutch needs adjusted?

[hogface]

How do you tell when the slipper clutch needs adjusted?

 

[Jerry-Rigged]

1. Place truck on a high traction surface, with a fully charged battery.
2. Mash throttle, and listen carefully.

If the slipper is slipping, you can hear it. On a high traction surface, you want it to slip a bit, but not a lot - 1/2 second to one second - maybe 2-3 feet. If it is slipping more than this, tighten it down. If it is not slipping at all, loosen it up a bit.

Note - with my stock SpeedTread tires, I could not make traction anywhere, as those tires sucked. So my slipper was set kind of loose. When I switched to big block tires (badlands knockoffs) I had lots of traction, and the slipper was screaming at me - I had to tighten it down a lot.

 

[streetracer621]

@Jerry-Rigged described it perfectly. Your transmission gears and axles will thank you for having a properly set slipper for high traction conditions.

 

[hogface]

1. Place truck on a high traction surface, with a fully charged battery.
2. Mash throttle, and listen carefully.

If the slipper is slipping, you can hear it. On a high traction surface, you want it to slip a bit, but not a lot - 1/2 second to one second - maybe 2-3 feet. If it is slipping more than this, tighten it down. If it is not slipping at all, loosen it up a bit.

Note - with my stock SpeedTread tires, I could not make traction anywhere, as those tires sucked. So my slipper was set kind of loose. When I switched to big block tires (badlands knockoffs) I had lots of traction, and the slipper was screaming at me - I had to tighten it down a lot.

Thank you

 

[hogface]

1. Place truck on a high traction surface, with a fully charged battery.
2. Mash throttle, and listen carefully.

If the slipper is slipping, you can hear it. On a high traction surface, you want it to slip a bit, but not a lot - 1/2 second to one second - maybe 2-3 feet. If it is slipping more than this, tighten it down. If it is not slipping at all, loosen it up a bit.

Note - with my stock SpeedTread tires, I could not make traction anywhere, as those tires sucked. So my slipper was set kind of loose. When I switched to big block tires (badlands knockoffs) I had lots of traction, and the slipper was screaming at me - I had to tighten it down a lot.

Big block tires what size and where did you get them ?

 

[Jerry-Rigged]

My truck is the Torment - these are the tires I bought. Harder rubber than the real proline badlands, but otherwise good tires.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Slash-shor...534834?hash=item2f05215a72:g:APsAAOSw6ShZOM43
I think that seller also has MT tires.

 

[Biz73]

Did these work with your Torment body? I got some Duratrax wheels for the Slash and they would hit the body in the rear.

 

[hogface]

My truck is the Torment - these are the tires I bought. Harder rubber than the real proline badlands, but otherwise good tires.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Slash-shor...534834?hash=item2f05215a72:g:APsAAOSw6ShZOM43
I think that seller also has MT tires.

Thank you

 

[streetracer621]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014GQMHZY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Those are the wheels tires I have on my Ruckus.

 

[Ramjet]

If it is slipping more than this, tighten it down. If it is not slipping at all, loosen it up a bit.

Don't tighten it too much, or you'll strip the the threads on the clutch's axle, like I did. The threads are very thin and weak. You'll end up having to purchase an entire new clutch assembly, because Horizon (ECX) doesn't sell that part by itself.