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SCX – 60CF

K 026 CONVERSION KIT

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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SCX – 60CF CONVERSION KIT

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Page 1: ...SCX 60CF K 026 CONVERSION KIT INSTRUCTION MANUAL Version 1 0 SCX 60CF CONVERSION KIT ...

Page 2: ...smission Assembly 12 Bag B Nose Piece 22 Bag C Front End 24 Bag D Transmission Installation 27 Bag E Rear Suspension Installation 31 Bag F Top Deck 36 Bag G Rear Shocks Bumper Body Mount 38 Electronics Installation 42 Race Prep 44 Tuning Section 47 ...

Page 3: ...ruck Store sub assemblies for later use Store parts no longer needed C Before threading screws into any plastic part tap holes with a 4 40 tap D Many drivers use thread locking fluid when mounting aluminum parts to the CF chassis Others do not and make a ritual of checking these screws Take your pick E You will want to re build many components for example shocks or to disassemble some assemblies f...

Page 4: ...earance around the edges All carbon fiber parts used in your SCX 60CF have been CNC machine cut from flat sheets so the edges are unfinished In a well ventilated area we suggest you run some fine grit emery cloth or sand paper around the edge of all your new carbon fiber pieces Wear a dust mask while you sand Then blow off the dust and run a small bead of C A glue the same stuff you use to glue ti...

Page 5: ...ith our Family constantly and the Family gives us ideas every day for new products and improvements on existing products We welcome and encourage this input Thanks in advance for your help Contact us by Web Site www XFactoryRC com FaceBook www facebook com XFactoryRC E Mail youngchazz gmail com Snail mail X Factory R C Racing Products P O Box 2361 Whitehouse Ohio 43571 Phone 419 887 1787 USA Some ...

Page 6: ... we suggest you put the pinion away and put the screws back in the motor for storage 3 Remove the electronics This includes the battery servo ESC radio receiver and antenna tube Save these parts for re use Do not remove the servo mounts from the servo simply remove the two flat head screws from underneath the chassis Save the screws by re installing them into the servo mounts Disconnect the servo ...

Page 7: ...h hold the nerf bar to the front bumper Save the bar and screws for re use If you put the screws a few turns back into the bars they ll be right where you need them later 6 From beneath the chassis remove the two flat head screws which hold the front bumper to the bulkhead Save the bumper and screws for re use 7 Still working beneath the chassis remove the two flat head screws which hold the bulkh...

Page 8: ... washers for re use REAR END 9 Remove the four aluminum cap head screws that hold the rear body mount Keep the body mount but the aluminum screws will not be needed Note We suggest you discard all aluminum screws on the truck and replace them with steel Not only is the aluminum weak but it tends to break when threaded into carbon 10 Remove the two flat head screws holding the rear bumper to the sh...

Page 9: ...out the bumper brace and bumper assembly The long bolt will not be used but leave the three trans case bolts threaded into the motor plate for now 13 Remove the two button head screws from the top and two flat head screws from the bottom to take off the motor guard Discard the motor guard but hang onto the bolts 14 Remove the rear shock assemblies From each side take out the bottom bolt then remov...

Page 10: ...D assemblies still in them and the camber links attached to the hubs Do this by removing the tiny 2 56 button head screw left photo and pushing the hinge pin out with an Allen driver Be very careful not to lose the shims on the hinge pins Save these entire assemblies for re use The hub carriers shims hinge pins and especially those pesky little screws TRANSMISSION 18 Remove the two cap head screws...

Page 11: ...mission and take off the motor plate Then remove the last shorter cap head screw short arrow and separate the transmission case halves You may discard the motor plate save the bolts and washers for re use 21 Remove the transmission components The case will not be needed but you will need the top shaft and spacer two 3 16 X 3 8 bearings idler gear with its two 3 16 X 3 8 bearings and shaft and the ...

Page 12: ... thrust balls AE6574 and washers AE6573 off the bolt Clean the balls washers and bolt and set them all aside with the cap A2 Take the rest of the diff apart Be sure to remove the T nut and spring AE6582 from the male outdrive One diff bearing XF 6204 should stay in the diff gear The other may fall out or it may stay in the female outdrive Whatever A3 Remove the 12 diff balls XF6500 and bearing fro...

Page 13: ...68 from Bag A and on each one put a small drop of diff lube on one part of the edge where the ring will go left photo This grease does not lubricate it merely holds the ring on during assembly Grease attracts dirt bad so use as little as possible here Wipe off any excess grease right photo A5 Re install the diff balls and one diff bearing into the diff gear Put a small amount of diff lube on one s...

Page 14: ...magnetized screw driver to pick up and place the balls Then slide the other washer over the bolt good side down right photo Don t use too much grease here the assembly must be well lubricated BUT excess grease cannot escape and can cause the diff to malfunction So after the inner washer is installed run your finger around the outside of the bearing assembly to remove any excess grease A9 Put the t...

Page 15: ... the diff gear Continue tightening the diff bolt twisting the outdrives and checking with the wrenches until the gear will no longer rotate at all between the outdrives right photo As soon as the gear is driving the outdrives stop right there Be sure the outdrives will still rotate against each other This will be a starting point for diff break in and final adjustment CLEAN INSPECT A12 We suggest ...

Page 16: ...e top shaft boss in the left transmission case half short arrow and a 3 8 X 5 8 rubber sealed bearing in the boss for the differential The Team pushes them in with the shank of an Allen driver or better yet with a socket See Inst A16 A15 Make sure the spacer AE9602 is on the top shaft AE9601 and slide the shaft with spacer through the bearing in the transmission case If your top shaft is worn you ...

Page 17: ...drivers do it by pushing on the outer race with a socket A17 Slide an idler shaft through the bearings in each idler gear then place the shafts in their bosses in the left transmission half Be certain all gears mesh properly and the transmission turns smooth and free A18 Install the diff in the left transmission case bearing ensuring it meshes properly with the idler gear The head of the diff bolt...

Page 18: ...ry 4 Gear transmission case seals so tightly that they do not use the grease It s your choice A20 Some Team drivers put a small glob of grease on the diff gear to lubricate the transmission That little glob will be spread throughout all the gears as the trans turns so one little one is all that s needed Other Team drivers use no grease saying the trans is freer that way Pay your money and take you...

Page 19: ...ate to the transmission Team drivers put a drop of threadlock now in these three holes Don t put the threadlock on the bolts as it will come off going through the transmission A23 Insert the three 4 40 X 1 screws through the three holes that go into the motor plate and attach the motor plate arrows The center rear hole will not be used on the SCX 60CF due to a clearance issue Use a crossing patter...

Page 20: ...r plate is facing down Hold the plate on with your thumb and slide the spur gear pad side up onto the shaft so the pad gear are tight against the plate Keep pressure on the spur so the pad stays in its hex until step A27 below This is so much easier to do now than when the transmission is in the truck A26 Turn the transmission back over so the top shaft is pointing up but be certain the slipper pa...

Page 21: ... place the black retainer over the spring flat side up Install the 5 40 nut to hold it all together tightening until there is one thread of the shaft showing Final adjustment later Whew Hardest bag is done Longest bag we ve ever written Set the trans aside and let s do the front end ...

Page 22: ...s XF1531 over the screws from B1 above B3 Place the nose bridges XF 1530 long arrows over the spacers screws and secure with locking nuts XF6071 short arrows B4 Take the nose piece XF1002 out of Bag B and check it for flashing especially at the rear and on top of the post We need good snug fit with the chassis and especially where the top deck fits on the post ...

Page 23: ...X 1 2 cap head screws XF6002 B6 From above the chassis place locking nuts on the two rear screws that hold the nose piece short arrows If you use thread lock place a drop in one end of each 13 32 stand off XF6803 and screw that end onto the front two screws long arrows Tighten the stand offs securely ...

Page 24: ... deck supports XF1400 to the top of the chassis We suggest you locktite these screws C2 Now use the two 4 40 X 3 8 cap head screws XF6001 to attach the rear of the front decks XF1500 to the lower part of the top deck supports long arrows Leave these screws finger tight for now so the front of the parts will move a bit The hole in the front should line up with the stand off short arrows but no scre...

Page 25: ...end assembly we find it easiest to put the two 4 40 X 5 8 flat head screws you saved up from under the nose piece first because this holds it all together Finger tight for now C4 Install the three bolts to hold the top deck to the front deck standoffs and to the nose piece Then put final torque on the two rear top deck bolts from C2 C5 Put the front bumper on the truck using the two 4 40 X 5 8 fla...

Page 26: ...C6 Position the nerf bar over the front brace and on the bumper surface just as it was on the SC10 and secure it with the four 4 40 X 3 8 cap head bolts you saved That s it front end is done ...

Page 27: ...sis to bolt on the transmission cradle 1 bolts to the rear 3 8 to the front The very back chassis holes will be used later D3 Now install the transmission cradle XF5030 If you use thread lock do only the two front holes The two rear holes are not tapped but you will want to twist the 1 bolts to help the cradle slide down You want to twist a little bit on each bolt in order to keep the cradle level...

Page 28: ...to the rear of the transmission cradle with a 4 40 X 1 2 cap head screw long arrow The bulkhead should slide over the two screws extending up through the cradle The two holes at the bottom rear of the bulkhead are not used on the SCX 60CF D7 Gather together two 4 40 X 3 8 cap head screws two 4 40 mini nuts XF6073 and four 4 flat washers XF6080 Check the tuning section and set up sheet to determine...

Page 29: ...ts bracket right photo D9 We ll do the easy one first Place a flat washer on a 4 40 X 3 8 cap head bolt insert the bolt through the hole in the right front transmission tab through the shim and screw it finger tight into the cradle D10 In the rear place flat washers over the two studs which should protrude through the rear transmission tabs The shims should be in place Install the two 4 40 mini lo...

Page 30: ... the shim is in place left photo Now tighten both bolts and both nuts 12 If you have used a transmission height over 0 060 add flat washers between the motor plate support bracket and the chassis Secure the motor plate to its bracket with a 4 40X1 2 flat head screw and 4 40 locking nut Now tighten the brace s bolts from D6 OK The hardest part is done It s all easy from here ...

Page 31: ...ake the control arms XF3012 from Bag E and remove the gurfelmurgles A pair of pliers and a twisting motion seems to work best E3 The two arms are identical when the arms are assembled to the truck the shocks mount on the rear However we reverse the AE hub carriers putting the right carrier marked with an R on the left arm and the left carrier marked with an L on the right arm This makes the camber...

Page 32: ...position Begin sliding the hinge pin through the outer end of the control arm and place one shim on the pin E5 Put the right hub carrier on the hinge pin E6 Put another spacer between the hub carrier and the arm then slide the pin the rest of the way through E7 Install the 2 56 X 1 8 button head screw to secure the hinge pin Now where did you put that little thing ...

Page 33: ...brace E10 Place the hinge pins into the bushings E11 Check the set up sheet and tuning section to determine whether your control arm inner pivot will be forward center or rear Here we are using arms rear so the shims go on the front We use some extra 0 090 transmission shims shock limiters flat washers almost any shim of the correct size will do If your set up is arms back slide the shims on the h...

Page 34: ...n this photo we have inserted a pencil between the toe in bar and the chassis to illustrate how the bar will slide up and down E15 Check the set up sheet and Tuning Section to determine how much anti squat you will run There is a packet of small round shims in Bag E four 0 060 thick long arrows and two 0 030 thick short arrows XF3250 This allows 6 different anti squat settings 0 030 060 090 120 an...

Page 35: ...ws up from under the chassis The screws go in the rearmost chassis holes through the shim packs and thread into the toe in bar E17 Be certain the dogbones are in the outdrives then snap the ball cups over the ball studs Almost through now Let s do the top deck Sooo dialed ...

Page 36: ...ou use thread lock put a drop in one end of each stand off Install the three 1 stand offs XF6801 in the center of the chassis using three 4 40 X 3 8 flat head bolts These stand offs are for the top deck F3 Again if you are using thread lock a drop in one end of each 7 8 stand off XF6802 Install one 7 8 stand off on each side of the battery compartment using two 4 40 X 3 8 flat head bolts These sta...

Page 37: ...X 1 2 bolts coming up from the bottom of the deck put the antenna mount over the bolts and secure with two 4 40 locking nuts F5 A note here If the antenna wire touches any carbon fiber part the result could be glitching so we must keep the wire off the CF When you install the antenna tube be certain a portion of tube protrudes below the top deck F6 Most Team drivers do not install the top deck yet...

Page 38: ...XF3014 with four 4 40 X 5 8 cap head screws The little side of the bumper mount goes up arrow center photo The screws go into the back of the bulkhead G2 Check the Set Up Sheet and Tuning Section to determine where your shocks will go Install the upper shock mounts to the front of the tower by screwing on the aluminum bushings Here we use the 2 hole G3 Using the plastic nut install the upper shock...

Page 39: ...ushing Here we are using the 2 hole G5 We will install the nerf bars on the opposite side right bar on the left side left bar on the right Use the 4 40 X 1 2 flat head screws and 4 40 locking nuts BODY MOUNT BUMPER G6 We will turn the body mount around so we must cut off the back of it Always wear safety goggles when operating a rotary tool ...

Page 40: ...body mount to the bumper mount The body mount extends to the rear now G8 Remove the upper bumper mounts from the bumper Save the screws G9 Notice that the lower bumper mount is pointing up left photo Unscrew the mount turn it over so it is facing down and re install right photo ...

Page 41: ...r this always wear safety goggles G11 Re install the top bumper mounts just as they came off using the same bolts You can throw away the front part which you cut off G12 Install the bumper on the bumper mount using four 4 40 X 5 8 cap head screws That s it We re done Check Paul s Race Prep Tuning Sections then Let s hit the track ...

Page 42: ... to the rear hole which is not used here Connect the servo link to the steering bellcrank as before on your SC10 long arrow Paul mounts his transponder on top of the servo with double sided tape EL2 Mount the speed control on the right side of the chassis with double sided tape behind the front top deck support Paul puts the wires to the right so he has the shortest distance to the motor and puts ...

Page 43: ...aces a small amount of weight just in front of the motor to improve handling EL5 Your SCX 60CF is configured to accept either a conventional saddle pack left photo or the newer 96mm shorty pack right photo The same battery strap holds either one with two 4 40 X 3 8 bolts FINISH IT UP EL6 Your SC10 body fits the SCX 60CF The front holes will line up correctly however you will have to make new holes...

Page 44: ...ure the wheels move the same direction If not you ll have to reverse the steering channel on your radio Second adjust the trim or sub trim so that the steering rack is centered under the top plate It s important to watch the steering rack not the wheels as different length tie rods could throw off your center You don t need to go berserk here with calipers and all just use your eyes and get it clo...

Page 45: ...ree minutes switch the block from the one rear tire to the other and let the motor run for another few minutes Doing this procedure on the bench creates a much smoother and more consistent feel than trying to break the diff in on the track Bring the throttle trim back to neutral to stop the rear wheels Now we ll set a starting point for diff adjustment Turn everything off hold the spur gear with y...

Page 46: ...ly done as you adjust ride height above Just keep your eyes open as you go through the list Feel the shocks inspect the ballstuds etc You d be amazed how many times we find a ballstud or shock nut working loose or a loose cracked part before a qualifier or race 3 Check camber front and rear The one thing that can throw off camber measurements more than anything else is bent rims If the top of your...

Page 47: ...or something that worked previously and start again it s how we learn When there are lap times available pay attention to both your fastest lap and consistency how close the other fast laps are to the fastest one If your fast lap is significantly quicker than average work on making the truck easier to drive if you can run close to that fast lap the whole race add some more steering or power and se...

Page 48: ...rtant tuning element by far they re the truck s only connection to the ground and all other suspension or chassis changes must act through them That said tires are obviously very track and condition specific so there s not much we can tell about them here If you don t already have the right tires for your local tracks see what the fast guys there are running That s usually it SLIPPER AND DIFFERENT...

Page 49: ...ogressively take away from turn in while adding exit steering Honestly the X Team worldwide runs the 30o blocks almost exclusively there are usually better ways to gain steering without losing stability ANTI SQUAT Rear anti squat is the angle of the rear hinge pins relative to the ground Lowering the rear toe in block by removing spacers increases the amount of anti squat in the truck With no spac...

Page 50: ... features X Factory s adjustable height transmission While not the easiest adjustment it s a very powerful tuning tool to adapt the truck to different surfaces Included in Bag D step D9 are several sets of transmission shims four each of 030 silver 060 gold and 090 black Counting zero that s four transmission height positions When you change transmission height make sure to re check rear ride heig...

Page 51: ...ering rack and the steering blocks The front tires are generally run with zero degrees of toe Adding some toe out will increase the initial steering in the truck but can feel twitchy and wander y Toe in will stabilize the truck especially out of turns but slows down the steering response and slightly decreases corner speed The rear tires are always run with toe in but the amount can be changed It ...

Page 52: ... front arms level or about 31mm off the ground using a gauge gauge measurement will vary based on the diameter of front tires and the rear arms just below level or roughly 29mm with similar considerations for tires Raising the whole truck up will add traction feel better on rough tracks and jump better It also makes the truck more prone to traction rolls though When the traction comes up it s bett...

Page 53: ... roll less and square up out of corners better A longer link will give more rear traction in corners For a more systematic approach Think about the outside ball studs first The further out in the hub carrier or caster block you run the more square that end of the truck will run This is especially felt in the rear the C hole in the rear hub carrier has more side bite in the corner but when the truc...

Page 54: ...ock piston holes the more quickly the shock will pack and the greater the force will be Large shock piston holes are the opposite By adjusting the shock pistons and oil together you can tune both the static damping and pack To change the pack while leaving the static damping similar adjust the oil 5 wt for each piston change So if you started with 2 pistons and 30 wt oil you could Increase pack wi...

Page 55: ...ound the track and provide more side bite Vertical shocks have more forward bite and are better over jumps CHASSIS FLEX All materials have some give to them what we in R C commonly refer to as flex Most often racers pay attention to how much and where their main chassis plate flexes as this can have a subtle but important effect on the truck s overall handling Pure bench racing theory suggests tha...

Page 56: ...s On smoother and or higher bite surfaces you ll want the whole top deck securely mounted to really lock the truck in This gets back to the racing ideal we started with lock down the chassis and let the suspension and shocks do the work Like the rest of X Factory s Kits your SCX 60 CF will fit the transmission brace hop up for the ultimate high traction situation CONCLUSION We hope you find the ab...

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