Stampede Tranny Help
 

tryin to assemble the FLM Stampede tranny, but I seem to be missing some screws?

http://www.lunardreams.net/skelbow/Tranny.jpg

someone who has one of these trannies.. should there be little countersunk bolts for those 4 spots; because my package came with none?

Nor do I know what half the screws that came with it are for.. there are some really long ones.. half threaded 35mm bolts, and I have no idea where they go either.

Thanks.

Those should already be on a Stampede. I think they were expecting that you would re-use the stock tranny mounting screws.

Those holes are used to hold the plate to the actual case itself I believe. I think the stock screws may be used for those, actually.

yea.. there are 6 holes to reuse the stock bolts

but the 4 to hold the suspension bracket onto the bottom of the tranny don't exist on the stock tranny.

http://www.lunardreams.net/skelbow/tranny2.jpg

see?

The screws for the suspsension arms should have been with the tranny

I think I'm missing the 4 bigger bolts that hold the suspension parts onto the bracket as well..

I'll hunt down Fast Lanes Email, and shoot them a messag and see what they say.

For me all hardware was included. Simple E-mail To Info@fastlanemachine.com would do the trick.

I noticed your arm mounts appear to be relatively straight from front to back.
I also got the stampede transmission and got all the hardware.
My arm mounts have an angle to them and no matter which way I mount them I either have a lot of toe in or toe out.
I've tried flipping the arms themselves and swapping the mounts from one side to the other but nothing works.
Are there more than one type of mounts fastlane is producing?
Here are some pics
[IMG]http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/9624/arm15lm.th.jpg [/IMG]
[IMG]http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8894/arm7qr.th.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5...16033hx.th.jpg[/IMG]

I think FLM only makes the arm mounts with toe-in. There are other companies that make them with 0*, though.

mine seem to have zero degree.. there is no toe in at all. I'll snap a pic to show...

and I talked with FLM and they are sending the missing screws right out! :cool:

EDIT : Here's the pic, look for yourself.

http://www.lunardreams.net/skelbow/0toe.jpg

I just checked the packaging that the transmission came with and it has 4 degrees hand written on the label.
There are 4's stamped on the arm mounts which you can see in the top pick of my post.
Looks like there are more than 1 kind of mounts Fastlane is producing. :M:

Here is a close up of the arm mounts on the tranny compared to yours.

[IMG]http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7...anny3vx.th.jpg [/IMG]

There are 4 degree arm mounts and one degree arms mounts for the rear arms. The one degree mounts will seem like there is very little, if any toe in. Glad you got the missing parts on the way.

Didn't know there were options.
I'm not really fond of the toe in with the 4 dgree mounts.

Any way I can get a pair of the 1 degree mounts from you Mike?

Of course. I am not sure if I have any sets in stock by themselves, but I will be sure to get some when I place my next FLM order(next day or so).

Cool! Thanks Mike.

Let me know how to place the order from you and I'll take a set when you get them.:D

I will list them on the site when I get them in...Hows that?

Sounds good to me. Thanks!

Help too
 

I hate to jump in on this thread but I need help as well with the FLM Tranny.
How does it attach to the aluminum chassis?
Can someone snap a pic and show me, because I seem to be missing mounting hardware as well.

My problems seem to keep going and going....

I ordered the Rusty chassis from Mike and it got here WAY faster then I was expecting, anyways, during the rough assembly of the rear (just wanted to see how everything fits) it seems I am screwed again!

Edit - Think I got it to work, the holes were close enough that if I did the top ones first and then bolted the angle braces to the lower chassis, it all worked :D

I included a photo to help on my problem...

http://www.lunardreams.net/skelbow/shocktower.jpg


About getting the tranny onto the chassis... its just an easy bolt on. the Suspension bracket that goes under the tranny, use those same bolts to go through the lower chassis to hold it all together, I'll snap a pic later.

seannix,

There should be little bevel screws that hold the suspension bracket onto the bottom of the tranny (arrows on first pic)

http://www.lunardreams.net/skelbow/chassis5.jpg

and then all you have to do with put the tranny/suspension bracket onto the top of the chassis, and then screw the 6 bolts from the bottom of the chassis into the tranny (arrows on pic below)

http://www.lunardreams.net/skelbow/chassis6.jpg

Got it mostly together, what do you guys think??
http://www.lunardreams.net/skelbow/FLMPede.jpg

i changed how the front shocks mount for better steering. it also uses nitro rustler/stampede knuckles and front hubs.

i also changed the chassis angle braces to straight down to allow for 7cell packs. i also fabricated a silver carbon fiber top plate.

to give you some ideas here is what mine looks like:

http://home.comcast.net/~joostin420/...4/site1375.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~joostin420/...4/site1376.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~joostin420/...4/site1378.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~joostin420/...4/site1379.JPG

justin

That is THE BEST Rustler i have every seen! ncie job!

thanx; it definately has bling factor to it, but honestly i cant wait till this one below is up and running. still needs work, and a few more parts, but custom chassis with 13.75" wheelbase, and Nemisis 12s BL on 12cells:

http://home.comcast.net/~joostin420/...4/site1287.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~joostin420/...4/site1285.JPG

still havent decided on a body yet, thinking about an 1/8 scale buggy body with a nice wing on the back :D

justin

WOW!! tahts waht i call a rustler. Reminds me of my old nitro rustler! it was all aluminum.