Associated Electrics R10 User manual

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The New RC1 O's
NEW IDLER GEARS
NEW DUST COVER
NEW TURNBUCKLES,
FRONT AND REAR
NEW LOW PROFILE REAR WHEELS
NEW LOW PROFILE REAR TIRES
NEW INLJNE FRONT AXLE
AND STEERING BLOCKS
Advanced, Competition

Latest Technology
I NEW REAR HUB CARRIERS
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NEW FRONT SHOCK TOWER
NEW SHOCK MOUNTING POSITIONS
NEW LONGER FRONT SHOCKS
NEW LONGER FRONT A- ARMS
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NEW LOW PROFILE FRONT TIRES
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NEW LOW PROFILE FRONT WHEELS
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FIRST, A WORD
Your new compe1JIIOO edition ACtO car is the
latesl slale-ol·th&-an.
2WD oH4oad racer in the W()(ld
There IS none beuer
Olxononal
ACtO car has won moreIFMARWortd
Championships and ROAR Nationals combined than all
lheother
2WD oll·roadwimingcarspUitogether. II isby
far the moslpopular 2WD o ft -roa d RACE carinl he world
The READ ERS of RC CAR A CT ION magazi ne voted lhe
RCtO as CAR OF THE YEAR by a6 to t marginover th e
2nd place carl The racers know which c ar is best.
As gr
ea t as t he original R Ct O is. we w an ted
something better. and we know you did too. so we 've
brought
ou t th e new RC tO. At fi rst glance it looks to ke a
regular ACtO. But It'smuchmore than lhal Ithas NEW.
longertront A·arms wtth two NEW shock mounting pooo-
tions. NEW lnllne lront 9Jde and steering blocks which
greatly ~ove the steering. NEW front shock tow91S
whiCh give more Ideal ShOCk I1'IOt.flling positions NEW
rear hub canters wtth more toe-in tor greater stabitoty
NEW turnbuckles tor easier adJUStments. NEW Idlergears
whiCh are st rong enough even for monster trucks NEW
low profile t ront a nd rear wheels and ti res. giving more
steering Inthe tront end a nd moretraction in the rearend.
Wh ich all addS up to give you the best 2WD car In th e
world .
You' lllind t ho phO tos In thei ns tructions so eas yto
followthat you maybetempted to put the cartoge lh er Irom
the photo s alone. How ever, although you have thebest
car kit,ll you wanllhebestCO MPLETED modelracecar.
then you will want 10 putiiiOgethercorrecUy-by tollowing
these Instructions All that's required is to read the lew
ines oltext near each ptooco.
DON 'T OPE.N ANY OF THE PARTS BAGS
U NTl L THESE INSTRUCT10NS TELL YOU , otherwise
you 'D ~ the parte mixed up and then you w ill have
trouble aa•mb ling yourcar.
While you are buolding thecar you will sometornes
be WOI1< ing wtt h several pans bags at the same tome .
These bagsa re referred tobynt.mberin the insl ructtOns.
and you will lindanumberlabeloneach ot the mainpans
bags. The
re are atso more bags i ns ide the ma in pans
bags:thesearenot
numb ered andbelong to the bagthey
cameoutof.
See pages54· 561o rthelist ol partsandbags
In your k iL
Bagsand pariS willstanmultiplying rt kerabbils as
youbulld,sotrytokeepthebagsseparate. Onegoodway
is to use targe paperplates (picnic plateswtlh par11uons
arebest) Mal1t the plateswithbagnl.fl'lbefs anddl.lllP
the parts inlo them When the partS are used up , relabel
the plateloranotherbag. It'smucheasierto find thepart
youneed ol ~ ·s spreadoutwhere youcan see ot
TO OLS. Thekotcontainstheshockwrenchandall
the Allen wrenches you ' ll need.but you witt havetosupply
the following :
blade
M2 Phillipsscrewdriver (Associated lt SP76)
A needle-nose pliers
A hObby knife, such as an X·acto woth a polnled
A soldering iron (25 to 50 watts) . and a small
amount of ROSIN (notaCid) core 60r'40 solder.
The kitcan be assembled even easl8r ol you ha ve
the lollowing:
3132"s tra ightAIIenwrench wothhendl e. Will make
Ins talling the Allenscrewsmuchtaster and easie r(Asso-
ciated #SP73)
A ru l er withdeci ma linches or m e1r lc measu re
A3/t6'
nu tdriver wi ll m ake Installing th eball e nd s
easier (Associated
#SP8 6)
A tf4'nut driver will speed up Installing the 114"
nuts ( MSP85)
Socket or opef}o81'l(j wrench
SmaU saewdriver
Thread-lockingc:omp<liM
ZAP or Hot SluH (cyanoacrylate adhesive)
Vose
Fde
Drillwith 14 3 (2 . 3MM ) bit
WARN ING! Do notuseapowerscrewdriver. They
spin too last.causingscrewstoheatup when beingdriven
imo plastic and will slrlpout.
Take
your lime assembling the car. It's not a
race to see howf ast youput th ocartoget he r:It's how w ell
you putlllogetherthat determines hOW lastyou' ll beable
to race.Boxes ateach stepare
prOVided soyoucan pUI
a checkmark toreach assembly alt91 each step os com-
pleted. So when you Slop d~IOQ assembly time , you'l be
able to come back and s1an inthe correct step.
pago 5
One final note tor youexperienced. new blilders
and racers: please build t he c:.r our wey fi rst !! The
ACtOIsaremarkablylastcarrightout ol thebox. There's
areason lor ev8f'(ttlingon thecar.andvery l ew compro-
mises
were madeinitsdestgn. Work wtt h the carlirst and
see what it can do belore you expoomont or make changeS.
Clea r o ff your workbench. line up some paper
plates, grab a sandw
ic h.and lo t' s begin ...

0 Fig. 1 We'll start with Fig. 1. Only take the partsout
of
the bag that we tell you, and noothers. Look for bag #6-
4 and takethe#6310goldanodyzed nosepieceoutofthe
bag, as
shown in the photo and the shortest Phillips flat
head screw, as shown . DO NOT take anything elseoutof
the bag.
Now take the 2 Phillips screws out of bag #6-2,
but nothing
else.
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Fig. 1
0 Fig. 2 Take the gold aluminum chassis #6300 and
install the nose piece as shown, with the #2 Phillips
screwdriver. Note that all the chassis screws are alumi-
num and can be easily damaged by a worn screwdriver
Be sure yours is in good conditiion.
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6300t:>"
Fig. 2
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0 Fig. 3 In bag #6 -5, take one #6330 bodymount, 2
washers andone short screw.
(The long screwis used to
extend
the body mounts for other body styles.)
6330
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628
V.
00
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Fig. 3
0 Fig. 4 Install body mount as shown with bodyclip
hole going left
to right.
Fig. 4

0 Fig. 5 In bag #S-1, take out the left hand front
suspensionmount#6207. This
mount will have theletter
L on the bottom. The left
or right hand side of the car is
de termined by t he driverashesits in thecar. Hislefthand
will be theleftside of the car and his right hand the right
side . NOTE: Theleft
and rightfrontsuspensionmounts
are attach ed together by a thin "runner" that must be
removedwith scissors or a knife.
6207t:
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Fig. 5
0 Fig. 6 Installthe L. H.suspensionmount. as shown,
with the 3 Phillips screws. Now, install the right h
and
mount.
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Fig. 6
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0 Fig. 7 l nthesamebag ,takeoutthe#6206L.H.front
A-arm. the #6226 inner
pin and the packageof "E" clips,
as shown.
NOTE:The package of "E" cli ps is in the form of a
·stack" or shOrt roll with wh ite paper glued around the
outside
(see Rg . 7a). There is a roll of "E" clips in three
different
bags . You will have more than enou gh to com-
pleteyour car .Sl ip t he pininto each endofthefront A-arm
#6206 to check the pin fit. The A-arm shOuld be able to
sw ing freely on the pin . Most racers keep a .126" and a
.128"reamerintheir tool
box 10 free up A-armsandtoclean
themafterracing. Wewantthe
pin to fit tightin themount
#6207.
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Fig. 7
Fig. 7a

0 Fig. 8 Lineup the A-arm with the mountand push
the pin through. Using asmall screwdrivt!f, Install an ·e·
dip oneach end ol the pin. Now . install the A. H. side.
Fig. 8
0 Fig. 9 From bag NG-14 screw the tong ball end
N6273into the letthandlrontblockcarrier N6213 as shown.
then screw on the lOcking nuL Assemble the right hand
parts.
Fig. 9
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0 Fig. 10 Screw the shOrt ball end H6270 Into the
H6217 steering blockandsecureIt w1th the nut as shown.
Assemble
the right handside. which will be lnst!f1e d into
the opposRe side shown In F.g 10 .
Fig. 10
0 Fig. 11 Push the lrontaxle H6218 lntothesteering
blOck #6217 asshown so th e hole In the axlelines up with
the hole in the steering blOck . IImay push together with
yourfingers. Ifnot, UGH TL Y tap It Intothehole. Assemble
the righthand side in the same way .
Fig. 11

0 Flg. 11 a You'll no11Ce that the hexpart or the axle
does no~ go au thewayintothesteerulQ blOCk. Tharso K
Justmakesure
the holein the axleIS It ned up w.th the hole
int.hesteering blOCk.
Fig. 11a
0 Fig. 12 • 12a Lineup the steering blOCk in the
blOCk carrief. as shown. and push the ~6223 kJng pin
through. Now .instau·e·cli ps on the topandbottom ends
of the pin. If you run outof ·e · cUps . there areextrasin the
shock bags Install the A.H . steering block.
The pinwill be loose in lha blOCk carrierbutwill be
snugin
the steeringblock,so you mighthavetolightly tap
ij in,
6223
Fig. 12
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Fig. 12a
0 Fig. 13 • 13a Li ne up the holes in the block
carrier with the holes in the A-arm and pUSh the ~6227
outer p1n into the arm. Install the ·e · cli ps . 00 the R.H.
Side .
Fig. 13
Fig. 13a

0 Fig. 14 Take the N623t front shOck strut out of the
same bag Inbag NG-10 takeout2of the 4/40screwsand
install themin the shOck strut1n the IOcallOns shown.
6231
Fig. 14
0 Fig. 14a Take 2 or the short #6270 ball ends and
Install i fi em In the ShOCk strutin the locations shOwn Then
install !he2
nuts on the otherside.
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Fig. 14a
0 Fig. 15 From bag 6-1 take the2 sh01'1 4/40screws
and install
the shOck strut onto th e 2 front suspension
mounts. lithe holes don't hne up. loosen the atu-nlnum
screws 1n the chass1s . ahgn the pans and ughten alllhe
screws.
Fig. 15
0 Fig. 16 Inbag #6-1 take out thO 2#6259threaded
turnbuckles. and from bag
#6-14 take out the #627 4
plastic ball rodends. as shOwn . TWISt the rod ends and
take 4
of them elf
6259
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6274
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0 Fig. 17 Screw the plastiC ball rod ends onto the
rods.asshOwn. TherodshaveaLHttveadononeendand
a RH t.hread on the other end. so they will screw on tn
differentdirections. Screwthem on evenly tothedimen-
sion shOwn, whichismeasured from thecenterofthe ball
cup.
2.05"
2 21 32"
52.40 mm
Fig. 17
0 Fig. 18 Snap 1terodsonthemellllballs. as shOINn.
You'll probablyhave to use pliers. Do the R.H. side.
Fig. 18
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0 Fig. 18a The rod ends can be removed guite
easily from the ballsby holding therod endwith apltefs.
as shOwn. andtwisting therodendofftheball.as shOwn.
Fig. 18a
0 Fig. 19 In bag N6-2. take the #6255 servo savE!f
pansout. and install the 4 ShOll ball ends. as shOwn .
6255
Fig. 19