Help! I am about ready to give up!!

[racerman27410]

Check that the set screw that holds the pinion to the motor shaft is tight also.
It is possible for the pinion to slip even if the set screw is tight if this is happening you can ever so carefully use loctite or carefully grind a small flat in the motor shaft for the set screw to engage.


Good think Gizmo..... Mal i would check this first

Frank

[bigsix]

Mal,
if your blades rotate in the right direction, then I agree with frank and gizmo, one way is toast or pinion set screw isnt tight enough....

[Kushal_22]

ok my blades spin Clockwise. I can see the Pinion and gearwheel Spinning they are Intermeashing. The First thing i thought was iether the motor setscrews came loose and the motor shifted so the Pinion was not intermeshing with the gearwheel So i Held the heli in my hand and spooled it up(I know NOT a safe thing at all) but when i did this it Answerd 3 questions Is it Motor? Is it Pinion or is it the bearing? Looks like it is Bearing...But why only once it gets to a certian speed? Looks like i am going to have to wait for my Helidirect order to come in before this thing goes much further :roll: Thats 7 to 10 days. :( How hard is it to replace this wheel? Can i keep the head see saw Mast All in place and go up from the bottom to replace this?

Regards
Malcom

[Gizmo6035]

you will need to disconnect the linkages to the swash plate or from the swash to the head to allow the mast to slide up far enough to disengage the gears, not a big deal just don't turn the rod ends while they are off. You may have to loosen the upper collar to get the holes to line up on the new gear set.

[racerman27410]

Looks like it is Bearing...But why only once it gets to a certian speed?

Regards
Malcom


I had a brand new one way bearing that was bad .. it would grab and release seemingly at random but it only did this at higher RPMs.

made it look like the Rx was glitching the way the heli jumped up and down. I also found the answer by holding the heli and spinning it up ( i did have the main blades off though :-)

Frank

[Kushal_22]

ok Gatcha there.

See,... things are getting easier for me :D
It Should be a nice flying heli. I have upraded enough parts :roll:


Now to just have to WAIT for them to come.

Regards
Mal

[racerman27410]

ok Gatcha there.

Se things are getting easier for me :D
It Should be a nice flying heli. I have upraded enough parts :roll:


Now to just have to WAIT for them to come.

Regards
Mal


LOL Mal i hear ya..... trust me after getting into model helicopters i dont think there is enough money to pay me to fly in a real one.

lots of moving parts.... and if one goes bad the heli may as well be a rock falling out of the sky :mrgreen:

"Every landing is just an unsuccessful crash" :glasses2:

[Gizmo6035]

Come on racerman, thats what makes flying in full scales exciting, ya just never know when you will get to do autos!
They really are much more interesting when you are on the inside :twisted: