Team Assocciated Nitro TC3 User manual

T E A M N T C 3 K I T
KIT INCLUDES:
Threaded shocks.
2-speed Transmission.
Pro-Line wheels & tires.
Aluminum MIP CVD's.
Associated steel turnbuckles.
Also includes:
6061 T6 aluminum chassis.
Precision rubber-sealed ball
bearings.
Tuned pipe and manifold.
Thank you for purchasing this
Team Associated product.
This manual contains steps
and instructions you will use
to set up your car. Please
read this entire manual before
attempting to start your car.
Follow the directions in this
manual closely to reduce any
problems on start up. We
hope that you will enjoy your
new Team Asssociated car.
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YOU WILL NEED THESE TOOLS
TO ASSEMBLE YOUR KIT
Phillips screwdriver #2.
1/8" flat head screwdriver.
5/16" driver or glow plug wrench.
Needlenose pliers.
Thread locking compound (#1596
Locking Adhesive or equivalent)
Super glue or tire adhesive
(#1597).
Hobby knife
WARNING!
This knife
cuts plastic and fingers with equal
ease, so be careful.
Precision ruler.
YOUR ENGINE MAY REQUIRE
TOOLS NOT LISTED HERE.
WARNING! Always
use hand and eye
protection with cyano-
acrylic glue!
R E Q U I R E D E Q U I P M E N T T O R U N Y O U R K I T
WARNING!
Do not use a power
screwdriver to install screws
into nylon, plastic, or
composite materials. The
fast rotation speed can heat
up the screws being
installed. They can break
the molded parts or strip the
threads during installation.
for the
pull start
version of
Team Kit #2030:
Glow plug starter.
Model car fuel.
Fuel bottle.
Receiver battery pack.
Glow plugs (AE #MC-59).
R/C two channel surface
frequency radio system
with two servos.
.12 or .15 c.i. glow fuel R/C
engine.
200mm touring car body.
for the
non pull start
version of
Team Kit #2031
Glow plug starter.
Model car fuel.
Fuel bottle.
Receiver battery pack.
Glow plugs (AE #MC-59).
Starter box or electric hand starter
with car starter donut
12 volt battery for starter system.
R/C two channel surface
frequency radio system
with two servos.
.12 or .15 c.i. glow fuel R/C engine
.
200mm touring car body.
TOOLS SUPPLIED
Allen wrenches (#6950)
, .050", 1/16", 3/32", 5/64"
Clutch nut wrench (#1721)
Molded tools (#6956):
Droop gauge (#3987)
Camber/toe-in gauge (#1719)
Track width/ride height tool (#1719)
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S W I N G R A C K A S S E M B L Y
A t t a c h t w o # 3 8 5 7 s h o r t b a l l e n d s t o t h e # 2 2 2 8
s w i n g r a c k a n d o n e t o t h e # 2 2 2 8 s w i n g r a c k a r m .
S l i d e t h e # 3 9 2 9 s p r i n g a n d # 2 2 2 8 r a c k s h i m o n t o
t h e # 6 9 1 8 s c r e w . S l i d e t h e s c r e w a s s e m b l
t h r o u g h t h e b o t t o m o f t h e s w i n g r a c k .
A t t a c h t h e # 2 2 2 8 s w i n g r a c k a r m t o t h e s w i n g
r a c k w i t h a # 4 4 4 9 l o c k n u t .
T i g h t e n d o w n t h e s c r e w u n t i l t h e s c r e w e n d i s
e v e n w i t h t h e t o p o f t h e n u t .
B A G A
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p 1
1 : 1
R E A D T H I S B E F O R E B U I L D I N G
R E A D T H E M A N U A L !
T h i s m a n u a l i s f o r t w o d i f f e r e n t N T C 3 k i t s a n d w i l l h e l p o u
a s s e m b l e a n d s e t u p e a c h o n e . R e a d t h e m a n u a l b e f o r e
s t a r t i n g o u r k i t a n d b e f o r e c o n t a c t i n g u s f o r h e l p . " H e l l o ,
A s s o c i a t e d , I n e e d s o m e h e l p . " " D i d y o u r e a d t h e m a n u a l ? "
O P E N T H E B A G S I N O R D E R
T h e a s s e m b l i s a r r a n g e d s o t h a t o u w i l l o p e n a n d f i n i s h
t h a t b a g b e f o r e o u g o o n t o t h e n e x t b a g .
S o m e t m e s y o u
w l l h a v e p a r t s r e m a n n g a t t h e e n d o f a b a g . T h e s e w l l
b e c o m e p a r t o f t h e n e x t b a g .
S o m e b a g s m a h a v e a l a r g e
a m o u n t o f s m a l l p a r t s . T o m a k e i t e a s i e r t o f i n d t h e p a r t s , w e
r e c o m m e n d u s i n g a p a r t i t i o n e d p a p e r p l a t e f o r s p r e a d i n g o u t
t h e p a r t s s o t h e w i l l b e e a s i e r t o f i n d .
S U P P L E M E N T A L S H E E T S
W e a r e c o n s t a n t l u p d a t i n g p a r t s t o i m p r o v e o u r k i t s . T h e s e
c h a n g e s , i f a n , w i l l b e n o t e d i n s u p p l e m e n t a r s h e e t s
l o c a t e d i n a p a r t s b a g o r i n s i d e t h e k i t b o x . C h e c k t h e k i t b o x
b e f o r e o u s t a r t a n d e a c h b a g a s i t i s o p e n e d . W h e n a
s u p p l e m e n t i s f o u n d , a t t a c h i t t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s e c t i o n o f
t h e m a n u a l .
M A N U A L F O R M A T
T h e f o l l o w i n g e x p l a i n s t h e f o r m a t o f t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s .
T h e b e g i n n i n g o f e a c h s e c t i o n i n d i c a t e s :
1
W h i c h b a g t o o p e n
( " B A G A " )
a n d w h i c h s t e p s o u ' l l b e
u s i n g t h o s e p a r t s f o r
( " F O R S T E P S 1 - 3 " ) .
2
W h i c h p a r t s o u w i l l u s e f o r t h o s e s t e p s . R e m o v e o n l t h e
p a r t s s h o w n .
" 1 : 1 "
i n d i c a t e s a n a c t u a l s i z e d r a w i n g ; p l a c e
o u r p a r t o n t o p o f t h e d r a w i n g a n d c o m p a r e i t s o i t d o e s n o t
g e t c o n f u s e d w i t h a s i m i l a r p a r t .
3
W h i c h t o o l s o u s h o u l d h a v e h a n d f o r t h a t s e c t i o n .
4
T h e i n s t r u c t i o n s i n e a c h s t e p a r e o r d e r e d i n t h e o r d e r o u
c o m p l e t e t h e m , s o r e a d t h e w o r d s A N D f o l l o w t h e p i c t u r e s .
T h e n u m b e r s i n c i r c l e s a r e a l s o i n t h e d r a w i n g t o h e l p o u
l o c a t e t h e m f a s t e r .
5
W h e n w e r e f e r t o l e f t a n d r i g h t s i d e s o f t h e c a r , w e a r e
r e f e r r i n g t o t h e d r i v e r ' s p o i n t o f v i e w i n s i d e t h e c a r .
6
Y o u ' l l s e e a c a r a n g l e d i n a p a r t i c u l a r d i r e c t i o n i n s e v e r a l
s t e p s . T h e a n g l e s h o w s o u w h i c h w a t h e p a r t i s b e i n g
v i e w e d , h e l p i n g o u t o t e l l f r o n t a n d r e a r , l e f t a n d r i g h t .
R E A C H I N G U S
A S S O C I A T E D E L E C T R I C S , I N C .
3 5 8 5 C a d i l l a c A v e .
C o s t a M e s a , C A 9 2 6 2 6 - 1 4 0 1
U S A
© 2 0 0 1 A s s o c i a t e d E l e c t r i c s , I n c .
C U S T O M E R S U P P O R T
( 7 1 4 ) 8 5 0 - 9 3 4 2 , e x t . 6 2 4
F A X ( 7 1 4 ) 8 5 0 - 1 7 4 4
w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . r c 1 0 . c o m /
3
M a t c h t h i s n u m b e r
t o t h e t e x t t o f i n d
o u r w a f a s t e r
s t e p 1
3 9 2 9 , q t 1
s p r i n g
6 9 1 8 , q t 1
4 - 4 0 x 1 / 2 " s c r e w
2 2 2 8 , q t 1
s w i n g r a c k
4 4 4 9 , q t 1
4 - 4 0 l o c k n u t
2 2 2 8 , q t 1
s w i n g r a c k a r m
3 8 5 7
2 2 2 8
s w i n g r a c k a r m
2 2 2 8
s w i n g r a c k
2 2 2 8
3 9 2 9
6 9 1 8
4 4 4 9
3 8 5 7
3 8 5 7
1 : 11 : 11 : 1
T O O L S U S E D
3 8 5 7 , q t 3
s h o r t s p e c i a l
b a l l e n d , b l a c k
2 2 2 8 , q t 1
. 1 2 5 x . 2 5 0 r a c k
s h i m
1/16"
3/16"

4
B A G A
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p s 2 - 3
T O O L S U S E D
s t e p 2
Slide the #2229 pivot post through the
s w i n g r a c k f o l l o w e d b y a # 2 2 2 8 s w i n g
r a c k b e l l c r a n k a r m .
Slide one #7337 w asher onto the #2229
s c r e w t h e n s l i d e t h e s c r e w t h r o u g h t h e
p i v o t p o s t . o w t i g h t e n d o w n t h e s c r e w ,
but not to the point of dam aging the
t h r e a d s .
2 2 2 9 , q t y 2
p i v o t p o s t
1 : 1
s t e p 3
S W I N G R A C K T O C H A S S I S
I n s t a l l t h e t w o # 2 2 2 9 s w i n g r a c k
m o u n t i n g p o s t s t o t h e # 2 2 2 4 c h a s s i s w i t h
# 6 2 9 1 s c r e w s .
Slide one #2234 3/16 x 5/16" bushing
o n t o e a c h p o s t . S l i d e t h e s w i n g r a c k
a s s e m b l y d o w n , m a k i n g s u r e t h e
m o u n t i n g p o s t s a r e i n f r o n t o f t h e r a c k .
o w i n s e r t t h e # 2 2 3 4 1 / 8 x 1 / 4 " b u s h i n g s
i n t o t h e r a c k a s s e m b l y w h e r e s h o w n .
F a s t e n t h e s w i n g r a c k d o w n w i t h # 6 4 7 2
n y l o n l o c k n u t s . T i g h t e n d o w n e a c h n u t
u n t i l t h e s w i n g r a c k d o e s n ' t m o v e f r e e l y .
T h e n l o o s e n e a c h n u t a ¼ t u r n o r u n t i l i t
m o v e s f r e e l y .
2 2 2 8 , q t y 2
s w i n g r a c k b e l l c r a n k a r m
1 : 1
1 : 1 1 : 1
2 2 2 9 , q t y 2
s w i n g r a c k m o u n t i n g p o s t
2 2 2 9 , q t y 2
s c r e w
2 2 2 4 , q t y 1
T C 3 c h a s s i s
7 3 3 7 , q t y 2
w a s h e r
B A G B
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p s 1 - 3
T O O L S U S E D
3 8 6 5 , q t y 4
s e t s c r e w
1 : 1
2 2 3 3 , q t y 2
f r o n t a - a r m s ,
r i g h t & l e f t
2 2 3 1 , q t y 1
f r o n t a r m r e a r
m o u n t
2 2 4 0 , q t y 8
5 - 4 0 x 7 / 1 6 s c r e w
2 2 4 2 , q t y 4
h i n g e p i n
2 2 2 9
2 2 2 8
7 3 3 7
2 2 2 9
2 2 2 9
7 3 3 7
2 2 2 9
2 2 2 8
s w i n g r a c k
2 2 2 9
2 2 3 4
6 4 7 2
2 2 2 4
6 2 9 1
6 2 9 1
s w i n g r a c k
a s s e m b l y
2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4
6 4 7 2
2 2 3 4 , q t y 2
1 / 8 x 1 / 4 b u s h i n g
6 4 7 2 , q t y 2
n y l o n l o c k n u t
1 : 11 : 1
1 : 1
2 2 4 3 , q t y 2
r e a r a - a r m s ,
r i g h t & l e f t
2 2 3 1 , q t y 1
r e a r a r m f r o n t
m o u n t
2 2 5 7 , q t y 2
b a l l e n d
1 : 1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
6 2 9 1 , q t y 2
4 - 4 0 X 1 / 4 s c r e w
2 2 3 4 , q t y 2
3 / 1 6 x 5 / 1 6 . 1 0 9 b u s h i n g
u n f l a n g e d
1 : 1
T H R E A D L O C K
r e c m m e n d e d
n s c r e w s # 6 2 9 1
1/16"
1 / 1 6 " , 5 / 6 4 " , 3 / 3 2 "
3/16"
1 : 1
2 2 2 6 , q t y 1
f r o n t b u m p e r /
a r m m o u n t
C A R S H O W S
V I E W I N G A N G L E
P U T A S I D E T H E # 2 2 3 3 & # 2 2 4 3 U P P E R A R M S
U N T I L T H E Y A R E C A L L E D F O R I N B A G E .

3 8 6 5
2 2 3 3 2 2 3 1
2 2 4 0
2 2 4 2
2 2 2 6
2 2 3 3
2 2 4 0
2 2 4 2
2 2 4 0
2 2 4 0
3 8 6 5
F R O N T A R M A S S E M B L Y
I n s t a l l a # 3 8 6 5 s e t s c r e w i n t o e a c h o f t h e # 2 2 3 3 f r o n t a r m s ,
m a k i n g s u r e t h e r e i s a r i g h t a n d a l e f t s i d e . W e w i l l d o t h e f i n a l
s c r e w a d j u s t m e n t i n s t e p 3 . )
A t t a c h t h e # 2 2 3 1 f r o n t a r m , r e a r m o u n t t o t h e c h a s s i s w i t h t w o
# 2 2 4 0 s c r e w s .
Slide the #2242 hinge pins through the #2233 arm s. S lide the
p i n s w i t h t h e a r m s i n t o t h e a r m m o u n t .
A l i g n t h e # 2 2 2 6 f r o n t b u m p e r / a r m m o u n t w i t h t h e t w o h i n g e
p i n s a n d s l i d e t o g e t h e r . T i g h t e n i t d o w n w i t h t w o # 2 2 4 0
s c r e w s .
I J A F
R E A R A R M A S S E M B L Y
I n s t a l l a # 3 8 6 5 s e t s c r e w i n t o e a c h o f t h e # 2 2 4 3 r e a r a r m s ,
m a k i n g s u r e t h e r e i s a r i g h t a n d a l e f t s i d e . W e w i l l d o t h e f i n a l
s c r e w a d j u s t m e n t i n s t e p 3 . )
A t t a c h # 2 2 3 1 r e a r a r m f r o n t m o u n t t o t h e c h a s s i s w i t h t w o
# 2 2 4 0 s c r e w s .
Slide the #2242 hinge pins through the #2243 rear arm s. Slide
t h e p i n s w i t h t h e a r m s i n t o t h e # 2 2 3 1 r e a r a r m f r o n t m o u n t .
I n s t a l l t h e t w o # 2 2 5 7 b a l l e n d s i n t o t h e # 2 2 3 1 r e a r a r m m o u n t .
A l i g n t h e r e a r a r m m o u n t u p w i t h t h e t w o h i n g e p i n s a n d s l i d e
t o g e t h e r . T i g h t e n d o w n w i t h t w o # 2 2 4 0 s c r e w s .
I J A F
3 8 6 5
2 2 5 7
g o l d )
3 8 6 5 2 2 4 3
2 2 4 3
2 2 3 1
2 2 4 0 2 2 4 0
2 2 4 0
2 2 4 0
2 2 4 2
2 2 4 2
S E T T I N G D R O O P
P l a c e t h e s u p p l i e d # 3 9 8 7 d r o o p g a u g e o n a f l a t
s u r f a c e . P l a c e t h e b o t t o m o f t h e c h a s s i s o n t o p a s
s h o w n . M a k e s u r e t h e s c r e w s a r e n o t r e s t i n g o n t h e
g a u g e a n d t h a t y o u a r e h o l d i n g t h e c h a s s i s a n d g a u g e
f l a t .
S l i d e t h e g a u g e o u t s o t h e s h o c k m o u n t i n g p o r t i o n o f
t h e f r o n t a r m r e s t s o n s t e p 4 . W i t h y o u r 3 / 3 2 A l l e n
w r e n c h , a d j u s t t h e s e t s c r e w s o t h e o u t e r p a r t o f t h e
a r m j u s t t o u c h e s t h e s t e p . A d j u s t b o t h f r o n t a r m s .
S l i d e t h e g a u g e t o t h e r e a r a r m s a n d r e p e a t t h e
a d j u s t m e n t . T h e s h o c k m o u n t i n g p o r t i o n o f t h e
r e a r a r m s w i l l r e s t o n s t e p 3 .
I J A F !
3 9 8 7
3 9 8 7
F R O N T A R M S R E S T O N S T E P 4
R E A R A R M S R E S T O N S T E P 3
A D J U S T
D R O O P
S C R E W
A D J U S T
D R O O P
S C R E W
5
T h i s p o i n t s t o r e a r o f c a r
F R O N T
R E A R
2 2 3 1

D I F F E R E N T I A L R I N G G E A R
T r i m a n y b u r r s f r o m t h e e d g e s s h o w n w i t h a h o b b y
k n i f e .
S l i d e a # 6 9 0 9 b e a r i n g i n t o t h e # 2 3 3 2 f r i c t i o n d i s c . S l i d e
t h e b e a r i n g a n d d i s c i n t o t h e c e n t e r o f t h e # 2 3 2 9 r i n g
gear.
Add a generous am ount of #6 91 S tealth lube to the
# 2 3 2 9 r i n g g e a r h o l e s a n d f r i c t i o n d i s c . P u s h i n t h e
t w e l v e # 6 8 1 d i f f b a l l s . N o w p u s h t h e l u b e b a c k i n t h a t
c a m e o u t .
B A G C
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p s 1 - 5
s t e p 1
2 3 2 9 , q t y 2
r i n g g e a r
1:1 T O O L S U S E D
6 9 0 9
L O N G O U T D R I V E
R e m o v e a n o i l r e s i d u e t h o r o u g h l w h e r e s h o w n .
W i t h a p a i r o f
p l i e r s , c o m p r e s s t h e # 6 8 2 s p r i n g a f e w t i m e s . P u s h t h e # 6 8 2 d i f f
spring into the #2328 long outdrive.
S l i d e t h e # 2 3 3 0 T - n u t i n t o t h e l o n g o u t d r i v e .
Insert one #6909 bearing into the face of the long outdrive.
A d d a l i g h t c o a t o f # 6 9 1 S t e a l t h l u b e t o t h e l o n g o u t d r i v e f a c e a s
s h o w n . P l a c e a # 2 3 3 1 d r i v e r i n g o n t h e o u t d r i v e f a c e .
s t e p 2
S H O R T O U T D R I V E
R e m o v e a n o i l r e s i d u e t h o r o u g h l w h e r e s h o w n .
H o l d t h e
# 6 7 3 d i f f b o l t w i t h y o u r / 6 4 " A l l e n w r e n c h a n d s l i d e o n e # 6 7 3
t h r u s t w a s h e r o n t o t h e # 6 7 3 d i f f b o l t .
A p p l y a g e n e r o u s a m o u n t o f # 6 8 8 b l a c k g r e a s e t o t h e w a s h e r o n
t h e s i d e f a c i n g a w a y f r o m t h e b o l t h e a d .
P l a c e s i x # 6 7 4 b a l l s i n t o t h e g r e a s e a g a i n s t t h e # 6 7 3 b o l t a n d
w a s h e r . A d d t h e s e c o n d # 6 7 3 w a s h e r . T h e g r e a s e w i l l h o l d t h e
b a l l s i n p l a c e d u r i n g a s s e m b l y , s a n d w i c h i n g t h e b a l l s a n d w a s h e r s .
S l i d e t h e t h r u s t a s s e m b l y i n t o t h e # 2 3 2 8 s h o r t o u t d r i v e , b e i n g
c a r e f u l n o t l o s e a n y o f t h e b a l l s .
A d d a l i g h t c o a t o f # 6 9 1 S t e a l t h l u b e t o t h e s h o r t o u t d r i v e f a c e a s
s h o w n .
P l a c e a # 2 3 3 1 d r i v e r i n g a n d t h e n t h e g e a r a s s e m b l y o n t h e
o u t d r i v e .
s t e p 3
6 9 1 , q t y 1
S t e a l t h l u b e
6
2 3 3 2
2 3 2 9
6 9 1
6 8 1
6 8 2
T r i m a n y b u r r s f r o m t h e s e
e d g e s w i t h a h o b b y k n i f e .
6 9 0 9 , q t y 4
3 / 1 6 x / 1 6 b e a r i n g
u n f l a n g e d
1:1
2 3 3 2 , q t y 2
f r i c t i o n d i s c
1:1
6 8 1 , q t y 2 4
d i f f b a l l s
6 8 2 , q t y 2
d i f f s p r i n g
2 3 2 8 , q t y 2
l o n g o u t d r i v e
2 3 3 0 , q t y 2
T - n u t
1 : 1
6 7 3 , q t y 4
t h r u s t w a s h e r
1 : 1
6 7 , q t y 2
d i f f b o l t
6 8 8 , q t y 1
b l a c k g r e a s e
1 : 1
6 7 4 , q t y 1 2
t h r u s t b a l l s
2 3 2 8 , q t y 2
s h o r t o u t d r i v e
2 3 3 1 , q t y 4
d r i v e r i n g
2 2 9 3 , q t y 4
o u t d r i v e s h i m
/ 6 4 "
3 9 7 6 , q t y 4
3 / 8 x / 8 b e a r i n g
r u b b e r s e a l e d , u n f l a n g e d
1 : 1
1 : 1
1 : 1
2 3 2 8
2 3 3 0
6 9 0 9
6 9 1
6 7 3
6 7 3
6 8 8
6 7 4
6 7 3
2 3 2 8
6 9 1
2 3 3 1
g e a r a s s e m b l y
2 3 3 1
5 / 6 4 " A l l e n w r e n c h
r e m o v e a n y o i l r e s i d u e t h o r o u g h l y
b e f o r e a p p l y i n g t e a l t h l u b e
r e m o v e a n y o i l r e s i d u e t h o r o u g h l y
b e f o r e a p p l y i n g t e a l t h l u b e

0 F u l l y t i g h t e n e d p o s i t i o n
- 1 / 8
- 1 / 4
- 3 / 8 - 5 / 8
- 3 / 4
- 1 / 2
S t a n d a r d s e t t i n g
f o r F R O N T D I F F
S t a n d a r d s e t t i n g
f o r R E A R D I F F
5 / 6 4 " A l l e n
w r e n c h
i n s t a l l e d i n
d i f f b o l t
2 2 9 3
2 2 9 3
3 9 7 6
3 9 7 6
2 2 7 0
6 9 2 0
2 2 9 1
3 9 7 7
Place one #2293
o u t d r i v e s h i m o n b o t h
t h e l o n g a n d s h o r t
o u t d r i v e s .
Place one #3976
bearing over each
o u t d r i v e .
s t e p 5
B A G C
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p 6
T O O L S U S E D
3 9 0 3 q t y 1
d r i v e p i n i o n
s t e p 6
F R O N T I N P U T S H A F T A S S E M B L Y
Install and center the #2291 dow el pin into the #3920 front
i n p u t s h a f t .
T r i m b u r r s f r o m t h e d r i v e p i n i o n e d g e w h e r e s h o w n a b o v e .
S l i d e t h e # 3 9 0 3 d r i v e p i n i o n o n t o t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
M ake
s u r e t h e d o w e l p i n a l i g n s p e r f e c t l y w i t h t h e s l o t i n t h e
p i n i o n .
A d d t h e # 6 2 9 9 s m a l l E - c l i p .
Slide tw o #2293 input shaft shim s and one #3977 bearing
onto the #3920 input shaft.
2 2 9 3
2 2 9 3 q t y 3
i n p u t s h a f t
s h i m
1 : 1
6 2 9 9 q t y 1
s m a l l E - c l i p
3 9 2 0 q t y 1
f r o n t i n p u t s h a f t
3 9 7 7 q t y 2
3 / 1 6 x 3 / 8 b e a r i n g
r u b b e r s e a l e d
2 2 7 0 q t y 1
d r i v e c u p
6 9 2 0 q t y 1
4 - 4 0 x 3 / 1 6 s c r e w
2 2 9 1 q t y 2
d o w e l p i n
3 9 2 0
2 2 9 1
3 9 0 3
6 2 9 9
1/16"
Slide the second #3977 bearing onto
t h e i n p u t s h a f t f o l l o w e d b y t h e t h i r d
# 2 2 9 3 i n p u t s h a f t s h i m .
Install and center the #2291 dow el pin
i n t o t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
Slide a #2270 drive cup onto the end of
t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
T i g h t e n i t d o w n w i t h o n e # 6 9 2 0 s c r e w .
f r o n t i n p u t s h a f t
a s s e m b l e d
P L E A S E C O M P A R E
Y O U R A S S E M B L Y
C A R E F U L L Y
1 : 11 : 1
T r i m a n y b u r r s f r o m t h i s
e d g e o f t h e d r i v e p i n i o n
w i t h a h o b b y k n i f e .
1 : 1 1 : 1
3 9 7 7
s t e p 4
H o l d i n g t h e s h o r t o u t d r i v e a s s e m b l y s t i l l
w i t h y o u r 5 / 6 4 " A l l e n w r e n c h p l a c e t h e
l o n g o u t d r i v e a s s e m b l y i n t o t h e f a c e o f
t h e s h o r t o u t d r i v e / g e a r a s s e m b l y .
C H E C K T H E A L I G N M E N T
T i g h t e n t h e d i f f t o g e t h e r w i t h y o u r 5 / 6 4 A l l e n
w r e n c h b u t n o t c o m p l e t e l y .
N O T E :
Y o u m a y n e e d t o h o l d t h e T - n u t i n
p l a c e w h e n a s s e m b l i n g t h e t w o o u t d r i v e s .
R o t a t e t h e d i f f h u b s s e v e r a l t i m e s a s y o u a r e
t i g h t e n i n g t h e b o l t t o c h e c k p r o p e r a l i g n m e n t
o f t h e p a r t s . R E A D S T E P 4 C A R E F U L L Y .
A D J U S T T H E D I F F
A s y o u t i g h t e n t h e d i f f
b o l t y o u w i l l n o t i c e t h e
T - n u t e a r s m o v i n g
c l o s e r t o t h e b o t t o m o f
t h e o u t d r i v e s l o t . T h i s
c o m p r e s s e s t h e s p r i n g b e h i n d t h e T -
n u t . T h e s p r i n g s h o u l d b e f u l l y c o m p r e s s e d a t
t h e s a m e t i m e t h e T - n u t r e a c h e s t h e e n d o f t h e
s l o t .
C A U T I O N :
P a y c l o s e a t t e n t i o n t o t h e f e e l i n g w h e n
t h e s p r i n g i s f u l l y c o m p r e s s e d . D o n o t o v e r t i g h t e n t h e b o l t .
W h e n y o u f e e l t h e s p r i n g f u l l y c o m p r e s s e d l o o s e n t h e d i f f b o l t
1 / 4 o f a t u r n f o r t h e f r o n t a n d 1 / 2 o f a t u r n f o r t h e r e a r . Y o u r d i f f
s h o u l d n o w o p e r a t e v e r y s m o o t h l y w i t h t h e o u t d r i v e s m o v i n g i n
o p p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n s . A f t e r y o u h a v e d r i v e n t h e c a r o n c e r e c h e c k
t h e d i f f a d j u s t m e n t .
N o w a s s e m b l e t h e s e c o n d d i f f t h e s a m e w a y .
2
3
4
5
- 1 / 8 - 1 / 4 - 3 / 8 - 1 / 2 - 5 / 8 - 3 / 4
R e s u l t
D i f f T i g h t e r D i f f L o o s e r
F R O N T D I F F
L e s s S t e e r i n g M o r e S t e e r i n g
R E A R D I F F
M o r e S t e e r i n g L e s s S t e e r i n g
C A U T I O N : o n o t t u r n t h e d i f f b o l t o u t m o r e t h a n 3 / 4 o f a t u r n .
A m o u n t t h e d i f f b o l t i s t u r n e d o u t f r o m t i g h t p o s i t i o n ( c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e )
O n c e y o u h a v e f u l l y t i g h t e n e d t h e d i f f b o l t a n d s p r i n g ,
u s e t h e c h a r t a t r i g h t t o f i n e t u n e y o u r N T C 3 s e t t i n g s .
2 2 9 3

2 2 8 7 , q t y 1
t w o s p e e d h o u s i n g
2 2 6 6 , q t y 1
5 4 T s p u r g e a r
2 2 8 8 , q t y 1
o n e - w a y h u b
2 6 6 1 , q t y 1
l a r g e E - c l i p
2 2 6 4 , q t y 1
5 T s p u r g e a r
6 9 2 , q t y 6
4 - 4 x 3 / 1 6 s c r e w
1 : 1 1 : 1
s t e p 9
A t t a c h # 2 2 6 4 5 t o o t h ( s m a l l e r ) s p u r
gear to #2287 tw o speed housing w ith
t h r e e # 6 9 2 s c r e w s .
S l i d e t h e h o u s i n g o n t o t h e r e a r i n p u t
s h a f t , m a k i n g s u r e t h a t t h e h o u s i n g
c o v e r s t h e c l u t c h s h o e s .
s t e p 1 0
A t t a c h # 2 2 6 6 5 4 t o o t h ( l a r g e r ) s p u r g e a r t o t h e
# 2 2 8 8 o n e - w a y h u b w i t h t h r e e # 6 9 2 s c r e w s .
S l i d e t h e o n e - w a y h u b o n t o t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
N o w p u s h # 2 6 6 1 e - c l i p i n t o p l a c e .
2 2 6 4 ( 5 T )
2 2 8 7 6 9 2
6 9 2
6 9 2
s l i d e b e l l o v e r
c l u t c h s h o e s
2 2 6 6 ( 5 4 T )
2 2 8 8
2 6 6 1
6 9 2
6 9 2
6 9 2
B A G C
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p s 7 - 1 0
T O O L S U S E D
2 2 8 9 , q t y 2
8 - 3 6 s e t s c r e w
( s i l v e r )
6 5 9 1 , q t y 1
S t e a l t h l u b e
2 2 8 9 , q t y 2
1 / 8 " b a l l
2 2 8 9 , q t y 2
a d j u s t m e n t s p r i n g
2 2 8 9 , q t y 2
a d j u s t m e n t s c r e w
2 - 5 6 x 9 / 1 6
2 2 9 2 , q t y 2
t w o s p e e d s h o e
2 2 8 6 , q t y 1
i n p u t s h a f t
1 : 1 1 : 1 1 : 1
s t e p 7
T W O S P E E D S H O E S
D eburr holes edges on #2292 tw o speed shoes
a s s h o w n .
I n s t a l l # 2 2 8 9 s e t s c r e w s i n t o t h e t w o s p e e d
s h o e s u n t i l t h e s e t s c r e w s a r e f l u s h w i t h t h e
o u t e r p a r t o f t h e s h o e s .
Add a dab of #6591 Stealth lube to the #2289
b a l l a n d i n s e r t i t i n t o t h e h o l e , r e s t i n g a g a i n s t t h e
e n d o f t h e s e t s c r e w . S c r e w i n t h e s e t s c r e w
u n t i l t h e b a l l i s s l i g h t l y a b o v e t h e f l a t s u r f a c e o n
t h e i n s i d e s h o e . W e w i l l m a k e t h e f i n a l
a d j u s t m e n t l a t e r .
R epeat on the second shoe.
T r i m a n y b u r r s f r o m t h i s
e d g e o f t h e h o l e s w i t h a
h o b b y k n i f e .
2 2 9 2
2 2 8 9
( s i l v e r ) 6 5 9 1
2 2 8 9
2 2 9 2
s t e p 8
2 2 9 2
2 2 9 2
2 2 8 9
2 2 8 9
2 2 8 9
2 2 8 9
2 2 8 6
s h o e a s s e m b l y
s e t s c r e w
( s i l v e r )
s e t s c r e w
N O T E : I f t h e s h o e a s s e m b l y r o c k s o n t h e s h a f t ,
t i g h t e n t h e s e t s c r e w s s o t h e b a l l s a r e t o u c h i n g
t h e f l a t s , b u t n o t e n o u g h t o s p r e a d t h e s h o e s
a p a r t .
I f t h e s h o e s s t a r t t o s p r e a d a p a r t , l o o s e n t h e
s e t s c r e w t o t a k e p r e s s u r e o f f t h e b a l l . A d j u s t
b o t h s e t s c e w s e q u a l l y !
8
5/64"
1 : 1
1
2
g e a r m o u n t s t o
s h o u l d e r s i d e
R A C E R ' S T I P : A f t e r r u n n i n g y o u r c a r f o r a t a n k o f
f u e l , r e m o v e y o u r t w o - s p e e d h o u s i n g a n d c l e a n
a n y o i l o r r e s i d u e f r o m i n s i d e t h e h o u s i n g a n d
o u t s i d e t h e s h o e s t o e n s u r e c o n s i s t e n t s h i f t i n g .
1
2
n u m b e r
s i d e f i r s t
P l a c e y o u r t w o c l u t c h s h o e s t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e n u m b e r s s i d e
f a c i n g u p . S l i d e # 2 2 8 9 a d j u s t m e n t s p r i n g o n t o # 2 2 8 9 a d j u s t m e n t
s c r e w . I n s e r t t h e s c r e w a n d s p r i n g i n t o t h e s h o e s a n d t i g h t e n t h e
s c r e w s u n t i l t h e y a r e f u l l y c o m p r e s s e d . B e g e n t l e ! N o w t u r n t h e
s c r e w 3 ½ t u r n s c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e . A d j u s t b o t h s c r e w s e q u a l l y .
S l i d e y o u r c l u t c h s h o e a s s e m b l y o n t o # 2 2 8 6 i n p u t s h a f t .
T o a d j u s t t h e p r e s s u r e o f t h e s e t s c r e w : A d j u s t t h e s e t s c r e w s
e q u a l l y s o t h a t t h e b a l l i s j u s t t o u c h i n g t h e f l a t s o n t h e i n p u t s h a f t
a s s h o w n .

B A G C
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p s 1 1 - 1 2
T O O L S U S E D
2 2 9 1 , q t y 2
d o w e l p i n
3 9 0 3 , q t y 1
d r i v e p i n i o n
2 2 8 1 , q t y 1
b r a k e d i s c
2 2 7 0 , q t y 1
d r i v e c u p
1 : 1
5 4 0 7 , q t y 1
r e d O r i n g
1 : 1
2 2 9 3 , q t y 3
i n p u t s h a f t s h i m
1 : 1
6 9 2 0 , q t y 1
4 4 0 x 3 / 1 6 s c r e w
1 : 11 : 1
6 2 9 9 , q t y 1
s m a l l E c l i p
1 : 1
3 9 7 7 , q t y 2
3 / 1 6 x 3 / 8 b e a r i n g ,
r u b b e r s e a l e d
s t e p 1 1
Slide one #3977 bearing and tw o #2293
i n p u t s h a f t s h i m s o n t o t h e r e a r i n p u t s h a f t .
I n s t a l l a n d c e n t e r a # 2 2 9 1 d o w e l p i n i n t o t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
S l i d e # 3 9 0 3 d r i v e p i n i o n o n t o t h e e n d o f t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
A d d a # 6 2 9 9 s m a l l e c l i p .
s t e p 1 2
Slide on one #3977 bearing onto the opposite end of the input
s h a f t f o l l o w e d b y t h e t h i r d # 2 2 9 3 i n p u t s h a f t s h i m .
I n s t a l l a n d c e n t e r a # 2 2 9 1 d o w e l p i n i n t o t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
C l e a n t h e # 2 2 8 1 b r a k e d i s c w i t h m o t o r c l e a n e r . P l a c e # 2 2 8 1
b r a k e d i s c o n t o # 2 2 7 0 d r i v e c u p . S l i d e t h e d r i v e
c u p w i t h b r a k e d i s c o n t o t h e i n p u t s h a f t .
T i g h t e n i t d o w n w i t h o n e # 6 9 2 0 s c r e w .
S l i d e o n e # 5 4 0 7 O r i n g i n t o d r i v e c u p .
3 9 7 7
2 2 9 3
3 9 0 3
2 2 9 1 6 2 9 9 3 9 7 7
2 2 9 1
2 2 8 1
2 2 7 0
6 9 2 0
5 4 0 7
B A G C
R E M O V E T H E S E
P A R T S F O R :
S t e p s 1 3 - 1 8
T O O L S U S E D
2 2 7 6 , q t y 1
b r a k e c a m
2 2 7 4 , q t y 1
b r a k e b r a c k e t
2 2 7 7 , q t y 1
f l a n g e d b u s h i n g
1 / 8 x 1 / 4
2 6 6 1 , q t y 1
l a r g e E c l i p
2 2 8 0 , q t y 1
b r a k e c a m
l e v e r w i r e
6 8 6 3 , q t y 1
f l a n g e d b u s h i n g
3 / 1 6 x 5 / 1 6
1 : 1
2 3 6 8 , q t y p r
t r a n s m i s s i o n c a s e s ,
t o p & b o t t o m
6 5 9 1 , q t y 1
d i f f l u b e
2 2 7 8 , q t y 2
b r a k e p a d
2 2 6 9 , q t y 1
c e n t e r b u l k h e a d
1 : 1
6 2 9 2 , q t y 4
4 4 0 x 3 / 8 s c r e w
6 9 2 4 , q t y 6
4 4 0 x 3 / 8 s c r e w
6 9 2 0 , q t y 1
4 4 0 x 3 / 1 6 s c r e w
1 : 1
6 9 2 2 , q t y 2
4 4 0 x 1 / 2 s c r e w
6 2 9 1 , q t y 2
4 4 0 X 1 / 4 s c r e w
1 : 1 1 : 1 1 : 1
1 : 1 1 : 1
s t e p 1 3
Slide #6863 bushing onto the end of the #2276 brake
c a m .
A n g l e t h e b r a k e c a m w i t h b u s h i n g a n d s l i d e i t t h r o u g h
t h e l a r g e h o l e o f t h e # 2 2 7 4 b r a k e b r a c k e t . P r e s s # 6 8 6 3
b u s h i n g i n t o t h e b r a k e c a m w h i l e s t i l l o n t h e b r a k e c a m .
s t e p 1 4
Place #2277 bushing in betw een the brake cam and brake
b r a c k e t a n d p r e s s i t i n t o t h e b r a k e b r a c k e t .
S l i d e t h e b r a k e c a m i n t o t h e b u s h i n g .
A d d # 2 6 6 1 l a r g e E c l i p .
6 8 6 3
2 2 7 6
2 2 7 4
2 2 7 7
2 6 6 1
9
1 / 1 6 " , 3 / 3 2 "
f l a n g e s i d e f i r s t
T r i m a n y b u r r s f r o m t h i s
e d g e o f t h e d r i v e p i n i o n
w i t h a h o b b y k n i f e .
2 2 9 3

I J A F #
S l i d e # 2 2 8 0 b r a k e c a m l e v e r w i r e i n t o t h e b r a k e c a m .
M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e w i r e i s a n g l e d a s s h o w n a t r i g h t .
S l i d e t h e w i r e t h r o u g h t h e s i d e o f t h e c a m s o t h e b r a k e
c a m p i n s a r e f a c i n g u p .
S e c u r e w i t h # 6 9 2 0 s c r e w .
I J A F $
ttach #2368
l o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
c a s e t o t h e
c h a s s i s w i t h f o u r
# 6 2 9 2 s c r e w s .
2 2 8 0
6 9 2 0
6 2 9 2
b r a k e c a m p i n s
6 2 9 2
6 2 9 2
6 2 9 2
2 3 6 8
I J A F %
P l a c e t h e f r o n t d i f f a s s e m b l y a n d f r o n t i n p u t s h a f t
a s s e m b l y i n t o t h e l o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n c a s e .
Squeeze four beads of #6591 diff lube equally spaced
a p a r t t o t h e f r o n t s i d e o f t h e r i n g g e a r a n d p i n i o n g e a r .
t t a c h t h e # 2 3 6 8 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
c a s e w i t h s i x # 6 9 2 4 s c r e w s .
D o n o t o v e r t i g h t e n .
I J A F &
t t a c h t h e b r a k e c a m a s s e m b l y t o t h e c h a s s i s w i t h t w o # 6 2 9 1
s c r e w s .
Slide one #2278 brake pad (steel side facing bulkhead ) onto
the #2269 center bulkhead. Slide the second #2278 brake pad
( s t e e l s i d e f a c i n g a w a y f r o m b u l k h e a d ) o n t o t h e # 2 2 6 9 c e n t e r
bulkhead.
t t a c h c e n t e r b u l k h e a d t o t h e c h a s s i s w i t h t w o # 6 9 2 2 s c r e w s .
6 5 9 1
d i f f a s s e m b l y
f r o n t i n p u t
s h a f t a s s e m b l y
2368
6924
2 2 7 8
b r a k e c a m
a s s e m b l y
b u l k h e a d
6 2 9 1
6 2 9 1
2 2 6 9
s t e e l s i d e f a c i n g b u l k h e a d
s t e e l s i d e a w a y
f r o m b u l k h e a d
6 9 2 2
2 2 7 8
1 0
T H R E A D L O C K
r e c o m m e n d e d
o n s c r e w s # 6 2 1
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