FEEDBACK ON HBI "C-DRIVES"
Hello,
My name is Marcel and I'm Team-C driver in Germany. I'm 21 years old and compete in North Rhine-Westphalia, mainly in the NRW-Offroadcup, 5-Days Langenfeld and the German Championships. I want to give you feedback on the modified drive couplings by Clive. (HBI)
It all started quite simply. I had seen, on the Team-C forum, a couple of his pictures and followed his thread. A short time later I wrote to him and sent him pictures of my worn-out sleeves:
TM4_orig.jpg
After he had given me the OK, I sent him the stuff and 2 weeks later, I got everything back again, repackaged!
Cups_new.jpg
After exact inspection I have installed the new C-Drives and they fit perfectly!
The trick behind this is that you can widen the slot in the sleeve and then cover the drive shaft pins with a C-shaped hardened tool steel blade. This gives more contact surface and the wear of pins / sleeves is zero. The modification has given me more speed and control, because I can drive the car just like the first day I had it. It responds directly to my commands and I can drive so consistently! And I don't need to think about the wear.
The first race is already gone and I am very happy with the difference!
Photos of my TM2v2 and TM4 are on the Team-C forum:
TM2v2_cups.jpg
TM4cups_cut2_10,5mm.jpg
If you have further questions, Clive and I are happy to assist you.