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OK so I tore down the ass end of my new KM Baja 5b to check diff fluid levels, bolt tightness, and install the Killer RC kill switch. Diff was good, but swapped it out for 3k fluid since I now have a bottle. Didn't have to worry about bolts being loose, mine may have been built on a Friday, but the dude was pissed about having to work Saturday. I work in aircraft for a living and I have never seen bolts that small that over tightened. Actually had to rig a home made breaker bar to get some loose. Anyway, back to topic...

So after getting engine, diff, and rear end most of the way back together I found a piece of hardware I didn't recognize rattling around in the buggy. It's a small cap with a hole in the end. Looked through the breakdowns in the KM manual, and a build book for the HPI, but didnt see it in either. The hole is an interference fit for a M5 screw, and inside of cup is large enough for the head of a M5 hex head cap screw. Hope description is good enough for now, it's at home and I am at work for the next 4 hours. I'll try to post a picture of it when I get home.
 
Yep, removed it to install kill switch. Thanks! I'll pull everything back apart and get it reinstalled later. Probably wasn't necessary to pull the coil, but seemed easier at the time. Now I'm not so sure it was.

I'll have to look again, but I don't think they show that in the breakdown
 
Thanks guys. As soon as Johan said coil, I knew right where it went even though I had missed seeing them on removal. When I pulled the cover I found the other in the bottom of the case. Got them reinstalled and closed back up earlier yesterday.

Also installed the enclosed clutch cover that came in the mail to replace the stock one that I had to cut the bolt out of, I think a gorilla installed the plate to support bolts. Still haven't gotten a chance to fire it up since I spent the rest of the day pulling the motor out of my full scale truck.
 
JoshT said:
Thanks guys. As soon as Johan said coil, I knew right where it went even though I had missed seeing them on removal. When I pulled the cover I found the other in the bottom of the case. Got them reinstalled and closed back up earlier yesterday.

Also installed the enclosed clutch cover that came in the mail to replace the stock one that I had to cut the bolt out of, I think a gorilla installed the plate to support bolts. Still haven't gotten a chance to fire it up since I spent the rest of the day pulling the motor out of my full scale truck.
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Must have been the same gorilla that worked on my rig....
Maybe we should put out a bounty on his ass.:p

Jamminjack
 
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