Kraton Binding issue or not?

[Brian schmidt]

Just got new kraton and if I push it on my counter it seems to bind and tires will slide intermittently . I've checked spur and pinion mesh and all bearing and drive shafts/cups all seem good and it's seems to run ok. I only have experience with 2wd 1/10th scale until now so not sure if this is normal?

 

[lonee]

I am not sure that I´ve understood what you wrote....
Binding:
Disconnect the motor from the ESC and bind the Transmitter with the Receiver.
Then make the ESC-setup and reconnect the motor to the ESC.

I do not understand what you mean with counter and tire-sliding....
Normally the electronics are nearly same with other 1:10 cars.

Regards,
lonee

 

[Brian schmidt]

I am not sure that I´ve understood what you wrote....
Binding:
Disconnect the motor from the ESC and bind the Transmitter with the Receiver.
Then make the ESC-setup and reconnect the motor to the ESC.

I do not understand what you mean with counter and tire-sliding....
Normally the electronics are nearly same with other 1:10 cars.

Regards,
The electronics are fine! I feel as if it's something on the drive train that's catching/binding in other word if you tried to push the car on the floor by hand there seems to be a lot of friction

 

[lonee]

Oh, OK...
If you turn the car on the back and turn the wheels, there are running free?
Try it axle per axle and block the other. ... I mean if you turn one wheel on the front axle, block the wheels on the rear because of the middle diff.
If you mean a kind of rub while pushing the car on the floor, it could be the motor.
The brushless motors have a lot of torque.
You can also disconnect the pinion gear from the main gear to check whats happens.
I had done these because of overheating the motor in an 1:10 and found out damaged ball bearings.

 

[Brian schmidt]

That makes sense! I'm a little OCD about making sure everything is dialed in perfect. I did try what you said and everything is just fine! Thanks for the help!

 

[jonUF02]

You can't check for binding while the motor is still contacting the spur, you'll have to take the pinion off, or completely remove the motor, let the drivetrain spin free from motor resistance.