[Ryu James]

"This is Ryan in Utah....." Danny (Daniel) from Tekno hears that line at least 3x a week from me as I call him with questions all the time. I have never dealt with someone so helpful and willing to spend time to answer my questions as him. IMO Tekno RC is stellar and Danny is too! I have the same V3 kit for my 8 and when i was assembling i noticed the same thing with the clutch. You know what i did? I threw on 1 washer. there was still a little space so i threw on a 2nd washer and BAM! Perfect. Never had a problem with it. Actually there were a couple of things in the kit that werent quite perfect where i had to do a little modifying but i didnt mind cuz i still knew i had the best kit on the market and half the fun of RC to me is getting creative when i build my cars. And may i make a little recommendation? Use the long shank pinion. I have started using that and it performs way better IMO than the clutch. I may be alone in this thought but it does just fine racing. I can use the trigger on my controller and exponential settings if needed to run that setup sweet. The pinion is quiter, smoother, more responsive, and less hassle. So give that a shot. But you will need to order a long shank pinion AND the long shank pinion motor mounts. Good luck Stum!