K2

[micholix]

Originally Posted by N7ELA

Make sure you rough up the slipper pads before installation as normal...

Oh, thanks!

I much appreciat all that help!

I feel like a newbee, with all my questions....

[marley]

Originally Posted by david85williams

Hello,

The only other problem I found was the kit shock oil wasn't enough to fill all 4 shocks. I thought I would start with the 35wt kit oil.

They are pretty tight with the diff oil as well, when I got my KF it came with a bottle the same size as the kit shock oil and that only had to fill one diff.

[david85williams]

Originally Posted by marley

They are pretty tight with the diff oil as well, when I got my KF it came with a bottle the same size as the kit shock oil and that only had to fill one diff.

I ended up using my own oil. I thought the bottle provided was going to be tight. I put 10,000cst in rather than the kit 12,500cst.

[micholix]

Yea, my cat arrived!

Nice Weekend is save....

[danmurphy]

Can anyone clarify.. On the setup sheet for the camber link washers, are we including the 'ball stud washer' as 1mm or not?
Cheers.

[micholix]

Originally Posted by danmurphy

Can anyone clarify.. On the setup sheet for the camber link washers, are we including the 'ball stud washer' as 1mm or not?
Cheers.

Hi,

I've built just till step 14, the washers for the rear inner ball studs where included, i dont know about the others, but i think they should be, too!

Hope that helps?

PS.: Nice built so far! I'm impressed...

Edit: sorry, i didnt understand your question correctly, i have not messured the thickness, but they looked like the same thickness as the aloy once...

[N7ELA]

Originally Posted by danmurphy

Can anyone clarify.. On the setup sheet for the camber link washers, are we including the 'ball stud washer' as 1mm or not?
Cheers.

Yes if it's a 1mm washer include it.

[micholix]

Originally Posted by N7ELA

Yes if it's a 1mm washer include it.

Yes, i mussured them, they are 1 mm!

[Cruise]

As you can´t leave them out the ball stud washer is not counted as
camber link washer.

Cruise

[micholix]

I think, this washer compensates the high of the hexagon on standard ball studs, so you start counting at the camber link washers, as Cruise sayed.

[johnboy]

My K2 ready for its first run tomorrow.
As normal with Schumacher an excellent build and top quality car.

[micholix]

Assambling the k2 was a incomparable joy, i'm quit a bit sad, it didnt took longer!
Fit and finish is incredible and everything went together perfect!

Nice too, that the shock protectors are comming with the kit allready!

Two things i noticed at the assambling:
I forgot to set the belt tensioner, the manual did not show when to set, or i missed that step!?
It is a bit of a pain, to set, after the complete building, you cant reach the nut with an nut driver very well because of the battery post at the rear and the chassis brace and side pod at the front...

One thing i noticed too was, as i instaled the steering servo, when you steer, or turn the servo horn up to the very front, there is some binding at the steering rack/arm(u4742) and the short socket(u4743), so the tires didnt turn fully to one side!
I cut/grinded a litte bit off of the socket and the problem was solved...

I do have one more question:
Could someone please tell me, how tight the belts should be adjusted?

[micholix]

Originally Posted by micholix

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One thing i noticed too was, as i instaled the steering servo, when you steer, or turn the servo horn up to the very front, there is some binding at the steering rack/arm(u4742) and the short socket(u4743), so the tires didnt turn fully to one side!
I cut/grinded a litte bit off of the socket and the problem was solved...

...

I noticed, my servo was to much offset, or better, it was to much at the inside, so i will put some of those servo mounting shims behind it, to get it a little bit further out and line up the link.

[johnboy]

First time out today with the car on slippy wooden floor and carpet at York.
First impressions are very good. The car is certainly a step up from the K1

[micholix]

Originally Posted by johnboy

First time out today with the car on slippy wooden floor and carpet at York.
First impressions are very good. The car is certainly a step up from the K1

Congrats jonyboy and nice to hear!

I'm looking forward to the first run, i still have to fit the electrics.

[felix777]

what configuration are we all tending to build them in?

[johnboy]

Originally Posted by felix777

what configuration are we all tending to build them in?

From what I ran and seen others run shorty across the chassis to the front

[AmiSMB]

Originally Posted by micholix

I noticed, my servo was to much offset, or better, it was to much at the inside, so i will put some of those servo mounting shims behind it, to get it a little bit further out and line up the link.

I had the same issue with a Sanwa servo in mine. I used some servo spacers that I had in my box (I am an R/C horder). I found I needed to space it out 6mm. I like running an aluminium servo horn and space the ball accordingly.

I ran shorty rear at the Off road Wars at the weekend and the car was really good. I had the FAB installed, 7.5 degree yokes, kit 35wt oil rear and Losi 37.5wt oil front using kit pistons and springs and all settings as per the manual. Car was very consistent.

[marley]

Finished my build last night, all went well other than the 6 m3x16mm screws that hold the side pods on were missing

[danmurphy]

Originally Posted by marley

Finished my build last night, all went well other than the 6 m3x16mm screws that hold the side pods on were missing

If you contact Schumacher by phone or email schumacher@racing-cars.com they are very prompt at sorting out any issues like this.

I ran mine on carpet last night, although I had to compromise on the rear tyres due to the track rules, the car felt really smooth, responded well to my setup changes whilst trying to reduce front end grip and had good rotation on a short and tight track.
Really pleased with it