new to off road

[atomicandy]

hi all i am a new member to oople and the world of off roading. i have just purchased a b44 and need some advice on general setups ie, gearing, what motor classes are there and which motor is reccomended. the servo i have avaliable a futaba 9550 servo is this ok to use and if not what is reccomended. i usually race touring cars so am a complete novice. any advice appreciated thanks for reading look forward to some help

[jimmy]

Hi mate, welcome!

Where abouts are you? in the UK there's nothing but modified class for 4WD - local clubs etc might run a limited class for 2wd (540 / 19 turn) but generally 4WD is all fast as you like.
What gear do you run in your touring cars? if you want to run brushed then something like a 12 turn orion vantage is a good start with plenty of power / speed for a 4WD. even with 4WD you're limited in the ammount of power you can use just because of the track.
If you're thinking of brushless then probably a 6.5 sintered would be good - but I've only ever run bonded nosram stuff (5.5 and 6.5) so I'm not too up on the latest stuff - I've run brushed all year in my 4wd cars.

The futaba servo is on the limits but should be fine. A few people have used them to good effect. I ran the slightly faster and more powerful KO low profile a lot which was very good - I've bought the latest Futaba which is also a bit more powerful but yours should be perfectly fine. Some people like really fast steering but I don't mind these slightly slower smaller servos., and the low torque isn't a big deal.

[atomicandy]

hi jimmy thanks by the way i am in kidderminster have to set up my account properly. i am going to set about assembling the buggy then see what happens from there, just hope the car is as good as i am led to believe. so now i know its a modified class i will look into what people are running at the local track.looking forward to a new challenge

[atomicandy]

i have nearly finished my b44 and have broke 2 heads off my hex drivers in the 2 screws that go through the front top deck into the motor mount. i have used a little thread lock as reccomended but have since been told i shouldnt have. can some 1 help please.

[SimonW]

Ideally you should only use thread lock when holding metal to metal, most other times, eg: through carbon-fibre and into metal or through plastic to metal there is enough give in the softer material to apply some back pressure on the screw and stop it undoing, think suspension pivot blocks on your cyclone for an example.
I never threadlocked them in. Do you ?
They are usually very hard to remove.

[SimonW]

I've heard somewhere that you can use a dremal or similar and cut a slot so as to be able to fit a flathead screwdriver and remove it that way, a bit drastic but effective.