Cougar Quality Problems...

[mikeyscott]

Give Schumacher a call tomorrow and have a chat with tech support etc.

[Thomas B]

Tested to fit a Kimbrough mid size servo saver but i could not fit the top bulkhead. It was to big.

[Raul Garcia]

Originally Posted by chatts#725

I see in the show us your cougars thread that raul garcia has a purple anodised servo horn on his looks like a core one, but i tried one and deffo doesnt fit, would have put in a link to show you all but dont know how sorry.

Yes it is a Core horn, and it works flawlessly.

[mudflap74]

Argg only got to Step 7 and I am missing parts. 2 screws and a steering post. Of course Shumacher was closed when I called. So I emailed them. I hope they are fast on sending the parts

[neiloliver]

I wonder if one of these will fit:

http://www.apexmodels.com/gbu0-prods...SSH0025-B.html

Neil

[burgie]

A small kimborough servo saver will fit without problem, I reckon.

[mikeyscott]

How much slop have people got in the steering after a few weeks racing?

[slow bob]

There is verry little slop in the steering as long as you keep everything tight or use thread lock when you put the steering together

[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by slow bob

There is verry little slop in the steering as long as you keep everything tight or use thread lock when you put the steering together

Mmm, must be my car then.. Finding slop in the radius arms plastic.. Time to order some new ones then

[bender]

Originally Posted by mikeyscott

Mmm, must be my car then.. Finding slop in the radius arms plastic.. Time to order some new ones then

The steering arms on my car are sloppy before the car has even been run

The bearings fit very poorly into the steering arms, which allows a lot of up and down movement - will be interesting to see what its like after a few meetings.

I'm not sure what material Schumacher have used for the plastic parts but it would appear that it is certainly different from what they used on the Cat SX as my Cat plastic parts were of very good quality, whereas the Cougars are frankly very disappointing.

Hopefully the on-track performance makes up for this

[mikeyscott]

Hi,

I may not bother ordering any replacements if some people have the issue from new. I'll wait a few months for them to get on top of things.

Car is awesome on the track though and love it. Agree it's not up to the same quality as the Cat SX, which is superb.

[fastinfastout]

Originally Posted by bender

The steering arms on my car are sloppy before the car has even been run

The bearings fit very poorly into the steering arms, which allows a lot of up and down movement - will be interesting to see what its like after a few meetings.

I'm not sure what material Schumacher have used for the plastic parts but it would appear that it is certainly different from what they used on the Cat SX as my Cat plastic parts were of very good quality, whereas the Cougars are frankly very disappointing.

Hopefully the on-track performance makes up for this

+1
poor fit, as I said befofre, this cougar was designed by trainee engineers

[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by fastinfastout

+1
poor fit, as I said befofre, this cougar was designed by trainee engineers

It TQ the national and finished 2nd overall, so it's not that bad..

Change to a b4 then?

[Cockerill]

Originally Posted by mikeyscott

It TQ the national and finished 2nd overall, so it's not that bad..

Change to a b4 then?

Along with TQ & Win at the BRCA Winter Champs, and TQ & Win at RHR National

[fastinfastout]

I notice half the A main are filled by cougar drivers.

what were they driving last year?

and how did they do last year?

with all due respect, these drivers can do the bis with either xfactory, kyosho, AE, losi, tamiya or schu.

[Cockerill]

Originally Posted by fastinfastout

and how did they do last year?.

Personally, last year I finished 11th overall, this year I'm leading the championship...

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by fastinfastout

I notice half the A main are filled by cougar drivers.

what were they driving last year?

and how did they do last year?

with all due respect, these drivers can do the bis with either xfactory, kyosho, AE, losi, tamiya or schu.

yeah probably,
and all plastic cars start there life with some small issues that usually get blown out of proportion,

[Thomas B]

Why is it taking so long time to get spare parts in stock? The dealers in Sweden has to pic parts from the kits so people can go to races.

[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by Thomas B

Why is it taking so long time to get spare parts in stock? The dealers in Sweden has to pic parts from the kits so people can go to races.

All in stock in the UK so a dealer issue?

[Thomas B]

Don´t belive that all dealers i the country has problems. No one get the parts that they have orderd.