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Rage Comet & Comet 'R' Maintenance Guide
Congratulation on purchasing your Rage Specialist all-terrain vehicle.
We recommend that you garage your vehicle for any sustained period to protect it
from weather and the elements. Servicing is always recommended to be carried out
by a specialist for this type of vehicle, however, if you have difficulty in finding a suitable
provider of services then please contact us as we are happy to carry out the work or
find a local garage to carry out the work for you.
Aero – Kit fitted
Comet 'R' – Road legal
Due to the nature of the Rage product it has been a highly customised vehicle with
many different customer options.
This document, where possible, covers most options for the Comet and Comet 'R'
models. If you require assistance with any aspect of your vehicle or its optional extras,
then please contact Rage Motorsport customer support.
Issue 2.0
Rage Comet & Comet 'R'
Maintenance Guide
Non - Aero (With and without Off-road body)
Comet or Comet 'R' in Multi Terrain set up
October 2014
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Summary of Contents for Rage Comet
- Page 1 Comet ‘R’ – Road legal Comet or Comet ‘R’ in Multi Terrain set up Due to the nature of the Rage product it has been a highly customised vehicle with many different customer options. This document, where possible, covers most options for the Comet and Comet ‘R’...
- Page 2 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Guidelines for Safe Operation of Off Road Buggies • Drivers must wear a safety helmet and eye protection • A full briefing on the controls and safe operation of the buggy must be given to all drivers •...
- Page 3 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide General Driving Guidelines • Do not over rev a cold engine • Always use the clutch for up and down gear shifts • Do not ride the clutch pedal • Do not over rev the engine when down shifting by selecting a gear that is too low for the road speed.
- Page 4 If any leaks are found that are not linked to a screw working loose which can be easily rectified, then please contact the Rage Motorsport customer services. After the first 45 minutes of use, check the following: Recheck the torque setting of the wheel nuts Recheck the vehicle for leaks.
- Page 5 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Recommended Vehicle Setup Brake Bias Spring Damper settings Tyre Pressure Issue 2.0 October 2014...
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Page 6: Periodic Checks
• *Subject to ground conditional Periodic Checks Rage recommends operators of their products make a full nut and bolt tightness check and also give the whole machine a general visual appraisal before each day of use. Check every 10 hrs of use or at least six monthly •... - Page 7 START / STOP Button Isolator The Start Sequence for the Rage Comet ‘R’ (R200RT) 1. If your vehicle is fitted with a ratchet hand brake, it must be “On” in the up position! If not then this feature is not enabled.
- Page 8 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Useful information to know about your Rage Water sensitive areas Digi-Dash Unit “Can Bus” Electrical System (rear box, located in engine bay) “Can Bus” Electrical System Engine Inlet manifold HT leads, (Front, located behind the...
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Page 9: Maintenance
Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance • Fuel: 95 Octane Unleaded Petrol (normal unleaded) • Engine Oil: 10w/40 Semi Synthetic 6.9 Litres from empty (Refer to periodic maintenance guide) Engine gearbox oil filler point... - Page 10 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide • Gearbox Oil: 75w/90 Semi Synthetic Link Drive – 300ml Diff/Drop Box – 600ml Breather pot / Oil Catch Pot Important Notice: A breather pot is fitted to the link drive section of the forward/reverse gear box.
- Page 11 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide • Coolant: Top up radiator with anti-freeze, mixed 50/50 with water and then replace cap. Once radiator is sealed you can open the top of the expansion bottle and fill to half full and then replace cap.
- Page 12 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Intrax 2 - Way Adjustable Damper A. Adjuster knob for both compression and rebound, 50 clicks turn clockwise for more damping. Front spring 20 Rear spring 25 Locknut preload, unlock nut when spring preload is adjusted.
- Page 13 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide When there is sufficient room available, the 1K2 can be equipped with a “spring rate adjuster” which makes it possible to change the spring constant without removal of the struts/springs. See for more info the category products spring rate adjuster.
- Page 14 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Intrax 4 - Way Adjustable Damper Rebound: When the damper is in the buggy, first turn the clicker clockwise to the right, this will close the rebound fully. After this, start opening click by click. We close the rebound first to be sure all dampers are working from the same starting point.
- Page 15 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide 4-WAY shock absorber The 4-way is our top product. The damper is adjustable in the low-speed compression, the high-speed compression, rebound and the overall reach of the low-speed compression; these can all be adjusted separate. The inner works is much more advanced than our other dampers and contains 115 precision engineered parts.
- Page 16 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide • DigiDash – Lite Standard Display Programmable Speed Display • Programmable RPM Display • Diesel Engine Compatible • Programmable Shift Lights • Engaged Gear (Calculation Based) • Coolant Temperature • Oil Temperature •...
- Page 17 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Standard Features Summary The DD2-LITE display indicates real time information on all key vehicle • parameters and is designed to replace all dashboard instrumentation with one compact, light-weight unit. Primarily designed for road and track day use, the DD2-LITE displays the •...
- Page 18 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Please note that the screens shown below are a selection and not the complete number of screens..Water Temperature, Oil Temperature and Oil Pressure are shown on this • screen. You can configure this LCD screen to also display Speed and Engaged Gear if desired (as shown in the above picture).
- Page 19 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide These values are stored indefinitely until the user either manually resets them, • or configures the DigiDash to reset all max hold values on power-up. The Red LED Display • The centre RED, 3-digit LED display shows the following parameters RPM, •...
- Page 20 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide "Hard" Oil Pressure Alarm - The letters O.I.L. will be displayed if the mechanical switch on the oil pressure sensor (either ETB's sensor supplied with the package or the original engine oil pressure switch) is activated. The Alarm trigger point on the ETB sensor is fixed at 7.5psi or 0.5 BAR.
- Page 21 Rage Comet & Comet ‘R’ Maintenance Guide Running Gear Exploded diagrams Issue 2.0 October 2014...
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