Mechanical brake / Castle Neu problem

[starscream]

RC Monster sells a "Front Motor Cover or brake spacer". Select the brake spacer from the drop down.

This is the best solution for this issue.

Another way is to use a motor with a lower kv so you can run a bigger pinion. If you don't have another motor, then the $10 brake spacer is the way to go.

What an excellent idea! I saw those, but I thought they were only for Neu motors.

I don't suppose anyone has a picture of an RCM brake spacer? I was considering something like that but didn't know Mike sells em. I'm also not sure if it would solve the issue unless its fairly wide. It may allow the front brake pad fit, but the rear one would still be stuck flush up against the side of the can. .25" = about 6mm so it might work, but as they say, a picture says 1000 words.

The 80mm medusa coming is the 1600kv one, so the larger pinion will be fine for that, just want to get something that works until whenever they eventually ship mine out.

[Ryu James]

cdis,
i have had this same problem. you have two options. get a tekno kit or make/buy a spacer. i made my own by using CA to glue to pices of 3mm carbon together. it was just the right thickness. here are some pics. if you have 1/4" carbon or alum laying around just use that. drill your screw/shaft holes, and then cut the piece the same diameter as your motor can and grind down one side so it looks like a 3/4 moon. then countersink the two holes that wont be used to mount the motor. this way you can use a flat head screw to hold the piece to the motor and the the other 2 holes to mount up. depending on your mesh you might only be able to use one screw to hold the piece to your motor. in these pics i have two but i ended up having to use only one screw with a 13t pinion. good luck. and yes RCM sells something almost identical out of alum for like $12 i think. you will have to search the site though. its not the black alum Neu endbell cover but its a silver alum 1/4" thick oblong shaped thing.
oh, and one other thing. you will most likely need a Tekno long shank pinion to reach the spur now. thats what i had to do. because the motor now sits further back from the spur a regular pinion wont reach. have fun!