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1:10 SCALE 4WD ELECTRIC TOURING CAR KIT 1:10 SCALE 4WD ELECTRIC TOURING CAR KIT INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR the TC3 SA SA SA SAVE THIS MANUAL! VE THIS MANUAL! VE THIS MANUAL! VE THIS MANUAL! VE THIS MANUAL! Use with online catalog for future reference and hassle- free re-ordering of parts.
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Carbide ball Stealth differentials. Adjustable caster, camber, toe-in, anti-squat, kickup. Several tie-rod mounting positions. Foam bumper. TC3 decal sheet. Rear bumper. . A C T O R Y T E A M K I T R T R T C 3...
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R E A C H I N G U S C U S T O M E R S U P P O R T A S S O C I A T E D E L E C T R I C S , I N C . ( 7 1 4 ) 8 5 0 - 9 3 4 2 3 5 8 5 C a d i l l a c A v e .
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1 : 1 1 : 1 1 : 1 B A G A T O O L S U S E D 6 2 2 2 R E M O V E T H E S E 1 / 1 6 " 6 2 9 1 , q t y 2 P A R T S .
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N O T R E M O V E ! ! s t e p 2 3 8 9 3 , 3 8 9 4 * 3 8 6 5 3 8 6 3 R + 3 + 2 3 8 6 5 R E M O V E G R A Y A R E A S W H E R E S H O W N B E C A R E .
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I J A F 6 5 7 3 6 5 7 3 T H R U S T B A L L A S S E M B L Y 6 5 7 5 H o l d t h e # 6 5 7 5 d i f f b o l t w i t h y o u r 5 / 6 4 " A l l e n w r e n c h 6 5 7 4 a n d s l i d e o n e # 6 5 7 3 w a s h e r o n t o t h e # 6 5 7 5 d i f f b o l t .
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1 : 1 1 : 1 B A G C T O O L S U S E D 1 : 1 1 : 1 1 : 1 1 : 1 R E M O V E T H E S E 5 / / 6 4 "...
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I T I S E X T R E M E L Y I M P O R T A N T T O U S E T H E E X A C T A M O U N T O . S H I M S S U G G E S T E D I N T H E S E S T E P S . s t e p 8 .
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s t e p 1 1 R E A R I N P U T S H A . T A S S E M B L Y S l i d e o n e # 3 9 7 7 o r # 6 9 0 6 b e a r i n g o n t o t h e # 3 9 1 5 r e a r i n p u t s h a f t , t h e n o n e # 3 9 1 1 i n p u t s h a f t s h i m , t h e n o n e # 3 9 1 1 i n p u t s h a f t s p a c e r .
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R E A R T R A N S M I S S I O N s t e p 1 4 s t e p 1 5 A S S E M B L Y , L O W E R H A L .
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s t e p 1 7 s t e p 1 8 D R I V E B E A R I N G C A P R E A R T R A N S M I S S I O N C A S E A l i g n t h e # 3 9 1 7 d r i v e b e a r i n g c a p o v e r t h e b e a r i n g a n d A t t a c h t h e # 3 9 1 0 u p p e r t r a n s m i s s i o n c a s e t o t h e l o w e r a t t a c h w i t h t w o # 6 9 2 4 ( 6 8 6 0 * ) s c r e w s w h e r e s h o w n .
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s t e p 3 s t e p 4 R E A R S H O C K R E A R S H O C K T O W E R A S S E M B L Y T O W E R 6 9 2 4 , 6 8 6 0 * I n s t a l l t h e t w o # 7 4 1 3 s c r e w s t h r o u g h t h e...
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s t e p 4 s t e p 3 A T T A C H B L O C K C A R R I E R A S S E M B L Y L E . T B L O C K C A R R I E R P l a c e t h e l e f t b l o c k c a r r i e r a s s e m b l y b e t w e e n t h e A S S E M B L Y a r m...
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s t e p 6 A T T A C H R E A R H U B C A R R I E R A S S E M B L Y P l a c e t h e l e f t h u b c a r r i e r b e t w e e n t h e a r m h o l e s a s s h o w n a n d a d d t w o # 4 1 8 7 s p a c e r s 3 8 6 6 w h e r e s h o w n .
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I N S T A L L I N G C H A S S I S B R A C E s t e p 2 M o u n t t h e # 3 8 7 9 ( 3 8 8 0 * ) l e f t f r o n t a n d l e f t r e a r c h a s s i s b r a c e s w i t h t w o # 6 9 2 4 ( 6 8 6 0 * ) s c r e w s a n d o n e # 6 9 2 3 s c r e w f o r e a c h b r a c e a s s h o w n .
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s t e p 3 O n t h e # 8 8 4 4 ( 3 9 6 4 * ) S l i d e t h e V C f o a m / I n s e r t t h e a s s e m b l y i n t o t h e s h o c k b o d y a n d p u l l s h o c k s h a f t , i n s t a l l a b o b b i n a s s e m b l y o v e r t h e s h a f t t h r o u g h f i r m l y t o s e a t t h e V C b o b b i n a t...
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s t e p 5 S l i d e o n e b l a c k O - r i n g U s e o n e d r o p o f o i l o n T h r e a d o n t h e s h o c k i n t o t h e g r o o v e i n t h e t h e O - r i n g b e f o r e y o u...
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I J A F S E R V O T Y P E S P A C E R S E R V O A R M A i r t r o n i c s A D D M O U N T S T O T H E S E R V O 9 4 1 0 2 n o s p a c e r...
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R A D I O A N D R E C E I V E R I N S T A L L A T I O N s t e p 4 s t e p 5 C u t a p i e c e o f # 6 7 2 7 s e r v o t a p e a n d u s e i t t o a t t a c h y o u r o p t i o n a l E S C a n d s w i t c h w h e r e s h o w n .
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R E A R B O D Y P O S T S s t e p 2 P l a c e t h e r e a r # 8 8 7 4 b o d y p o s t t o t h e f r o n t s i d e o f t h e r e a r 3 8 9 7 s h o c k t o w e r .
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B A G K . A C T O R Y T E A M K I T O N L Y T O O L S U S E D R E M O V E T H E S E P A R T S .
4. After painting, trim the wheel wells with curved dow masks for your convenience. TC3’s body, wash it out with soap and water to re- scissors or a sharp hobby knife. 3. Be sure to use a paint that is specifically formu- move any mold release residue or dirt that may show 5.
0° (kit standard), 2°, and 4° of caster. Increasing caster the top. and adjustments you can use to tune your car for in the TC3 (with 2° or 4° block carriers) will give your FRONT different track conditions. car more steering entering corners but less steering exiting corners.
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REAR TOE-IN is adjusted by changing the rear made to the TC3 by moving the two #4187 1/32” plas- arm mounts. The TC3 comes standard with 3° of toe- tic spacers on the outer rear hinge pins (next to the in on each side.
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The suggested preload For adjusting the ride height we recommend us- for the TC3 is one 1/8” preload for the front shocks in the corner of the car as shown in fig. 4A. Check ing Associated ride height gauge #1450 (fig. 3). The both corners of the front.
TC3 are lows you to slide your batteries forward or back to fluential changes you can make to your car. The TC3 presented below. change the handling characteristics of your car. There...
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS Use these settings to start off with BUMPY TRACK SETTING CARPET WITH FOAM TIRES ONE-WAY FRONT DIFF (Worlds 2000) Front Suspension: Front Suspension: Block carriers: 0° Block carriers: 4° Front Suspension: Kickup: 2° Kickup: 2° Block carriers: 4° Toe-in: 0°...
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Team Associated D r i v e r : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T r a c k / C i t y : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T C 3 4 W D T o u r i n g C a r S E T U P S H E E T , 5 / 2 0 0 2...
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