Setting The Damping - Reely McFlash RTR Bedienungsanleitung

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ETTING THE SHOCK ABSORBERS
The spring elements of the all-wheel suspension of the chassis consist each of
a coil spring in whose center and oil dampened suspension is located.
The oil-dampened shock absorbers are mounted on the lower transverse links
and at the top on the shock tower on the differential housings.
On the top, the coil springs rest against a screw ring (3) on the outer tube of the
shock absorber and a plate on the bottom end of the piston rod.
Turning the screw ring towards the top relieves the spring, the suspension
gets "softer". Turning it downward increases the spring preload, the sus-
pension gets "harder". The spring preload can thus be finely adjusted accord-
ing to surface and manner of driving.
A low spring preload makes the chassis sink deeper under its own weight,
while a harder setting lifts the chassis up. In this way, a certain higher or
lower position of the chassis can be achieved (setting ground clearance).
The setting of the suspension influences not only the ability of the model to "even out" road unevenness,
but also the behavior in bends.
This driving behavior is called to "oversteer" or to "understeer".
Over-steering or under-steering driving behaviour can be the result of uneven cornering powers of front and rear axle due to
incorrect setting of the camber.
Understeering driving behavior:
The model is difficult to steer around the bend, "pushes" the front wheels outwards (too much traction of the
rear axle or too little traction of the steered front axle.
As a counter measure the suspension should be set harder at the rear (or softer at the front).
Over-steering driving behavior
The model "pulls" in the bend, the rear tends to swerve (too little traction on the rear axle or too much traction
at the steered front axle).
As a counter measure the suspension should be set softer at the rear (or harder at the front).
As a basic setting, the front axle should be set lower than the rear axle!
Check the impact of the shock absorbers:
- Lift the model at the rear axle and drop it.
- The model should not deflect until lock and only top out once without any reverberation!
- Test the shock absorbers of the front axle in the same way.
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PRING PRELOAD
Setting the spring preload
- Increasing the spring preload
Turn the screw ring on the outer tube of the shock absorber
clockwise.
- Decreasing the spring preload
Turn the screw ring on the outer tube of the shock absorber
anticlockwise.
Tuning
By selecting the right shock absorber oil, you can influence the shock absorb-
ing characteristics. The oil normally used in the shock absorbers is perfectly
suited for most applications.
On generally even ground, we recommend using a more viscous oil (high vis-
cosity), on rough terrain, however, you should use a low-viscosity oil.
Do not use any engine oil. We generally recommend using pure silicon shock absorber oil only.
To further optimize the damper characteristics, we offer, in our accessories, silicon oil for the shock absor-
bers in different viscosities!
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