Serpent S811 Cobra Truggy User manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
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The Serpent S811 Cobra is a complete new platform for the 1/8 scale gas offroad
category of racing. The Serpent S811 Cobra is designed to be a world champion, while still
being easy to use, assemble, and set up. You are now part of the worldwide network of
Serpent drivers, which gives you superior technical support and access to many benefits
that only Serpent drivers can enjoy.
The Serpent S811 Cobra offers state of the art specifications and leads the way in 1/8
scale gas offroad chassis design, using all the knowledge our designers have gathered
from racing offroad cars for over 15 years, into this design too. Continuously pushing the
performance envelope, Serpent’s engineers have added many new and innovative features
that help take your Serpent S811 Cobra into the winner’s circle.
INSTRUCTIONS
Serpent’s long tradition of excellence extends to the instruction manuals, and this
instruction manual is no exception. The easy-to-follow layout is richly illustrated with
3D-rendered full-color images to make your building experience quick and easy. Following
the instructions will result in a well-built, high-performance race-car that will soon be able
to unleash its full potential at the racetrack.
This instruction manual has been divided into sections that will logically lead you through
the assembly process of your Serpent S811 Cobra. Follow the assembly steps in the order
presented to ensure that no problems occur during assembly.
Each step indicates all the fasteners, bearings and small parts used. Bag numbers identify
the kit bag(s) that contains the appropriate parts.
EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LIST
The exploded views and parts lists for the Serpent S811 Cobra are included in the back
of this manual. The exploded views show all the parts of a particular assembly step along
with the Serpent part number. The parts lists indicate the part number and name of each
part for easy reference when ordering.
SAFETY
Included with your Serpent S811 kit is a document entitled ‘Read This First’ that covers
safety precautions for the assembly and use of this product. We strongly recommend that
you thoroughly read and understand that document, and follow all the precautions.
The printed instruction manual included with your Serpent S811 Cobra kit is very
complete, though due to continuous product development, more up-to-date information
may be provided at our Serpent.com website.
All information about the Serpent S811 Cobra is accessible from the Serpent S811
product page which can be found on Serpent.com and can be accessed by simply typing
serpent.com/600001 into your web browsers address bar.
From the Serpent S811 product page you will find the very latest information about your
Serpent S811: reports by team drivers and other experts, tips and tricks, setups, image
gallery and downloadable files including the latest version of the instruction manual will be
made available as downloadable PDF-files.
2

Length after assembly / Gap between two items
Assembly path of one item into another
Group of items (within lines) should be assembled first
Direction the item should be moved
Glue one item to another
Press/Insert one item into another
Connect one item to another
Apply transmission grease (Grey), threadlock* (Blue),
CA glue* (Red) or differential grease (Orange).
(*Items not included.)
Step number;
the order in which you should assemble the indicated parts
Apply silicone oil.
3

A
1
A
2
CENTER
DIFF
BAG
use silicone oil
to hold seal in
position
A
3
M3x12
silicone oil
fill just over gear
check default
SET-UP sheet
for CST value of
the silicone oil
8x11x0.2
1 pc
8x14x4
flanged
add 2mm oil before
assembling the gear
TIP
TIP
TIP
8x11x0.2
3 pcs
8x14x4
flanged
4

FR/RR
DIFF
BAG
A
4
A
5
A
6
use silicone oil
to hold seal
in position
8x11x0.2
2 pcs
8x14x4
flanged
8x14x4
flanged
add 2mm oil before
assembling the gear
TIP
TIP
TIP
silicone oil
fill just over gear
check default
SET-UP sheet
for CST value of
the silicone oil
M3x12
5

A
7
A
8
M3x8 M3x8
use threadlock for these screws
in the brakelever
14x15.5x0.65
1 pc
big brakedisc
in front
small brakedisc
at the back
A
9A
10
check for free movement
BAG
1
M4x10
19.5MM
M3x3
M3x10
TIP
TIP
6

M5x4
7

A
15
A
16
BAG
3
proper insert orientation in the rear
bracket, left and right equal type proper insert orientation in the front bracket, left and right equal type
M3x40
M3x16
M3x18
M3x18
M3x25
TIP TIP
M3x16
8

M3x12
M3x12

A
19A
A
20
A
21
use threadlock on these screws
21.5mm
M3x3
M3x3
M3x3
M4x14
TIP TIP
10 M3x12

A
26
A
27
M3x16
proper insert orientation
in the rear bracket proper insert orientation in the front bracket
21.0MM
M3x12 FLANGED
TIP TIP
TIP
12

A
30
A
31
use threadlock
on these screws
M3x22
M3x3
M3x3
M3x3
M3x3
20.5MM
TIP TIP
14

BAG
7
A
32
A
33
M4x12 M4x14
M4x10
M4x10
M4x10
use threadlock on this screw
15

A
34
4MM
A
35
A
36
23.5MM
7MM
A
37
TIP
TIP
TIP
16

A
38
A
39
M3x8
M3x8
M3x15
M3x8
M3x12
M3x12
17

B
1
B
3
B
2
5x10x4
M3x10
M3x10
M4x12
BAG
8
TIP
18
use threadlock
on these screws

BAG
9
C
1
C
2
C
3
NOT
INCLUDED
M3x16 FLANGED
M3x8
M3x8
M3x8
NOT INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
NOT
INCLUDED
M3x8
M3x8
M3x8
M3x8
TIP
TIP
M3x16 FLANGED
M3x12
M2x12
Slot for throttle
servo cable
Slot for steering
servo cable
19

C
4
NOT INCLUDED
M3x10
M3x10
M3x12
NOT
INCLUDED
C
5
C
6
use threadlock
on these screws
use threadlock
on these screws
M3x3
M3x6
M3x3
M3x6
M3x8
M4x10
M4x10
1
TIP
20
use threadlock