I put the tracks in for the spaceshuttle. Of i pull it to the down position in the beginning there is some resistance and then get smoother. @Robotime or anybody. Does this look oke or do i need to fix something or wil this improve when the gears and other cog is placed?
Did you put enough wax on the gears and sand them well?
Only wax. Didnt say to sand them
Sanding (before) waxing ALWAYS a must, ESPECIALLY when dealing with gears. I’m pretty sure the instructions must say to do so. I haven’t opened mine yet to see. I would take them off and sand them and relax. Sand between every tooth and wax between every tooth. @Jerry_Boswijk
I should wax the gears @Jerry_Boswijk
Im not sure but i can see what you mean, you have some great advice here. I look forward to seeing if you can get it sorted! Good luck! You’ve got this!
EDIT to @Jerry_Boswijk . I just opened my directions and realized that those are acrylic gears, not wood. Still, when you nip the parts holding them in place, there can be little nubs of plastic left. Make sure those are sanded off
I did and i sanded the teeth onthe rails no improvement in afraid.
I do recall seeing one guy had the same problem on the ROKR Official fans page on FB. Do you belong to that group? If not, join the group and I can tag you in the post…NOt sure that can happen right away, though. Somebody answered back that the problem will go away in the next step…but I don’t know for sure…Let me know if you can’t figure it out. I will try to find the post and get back with you @Jerry_Boswijk
Im in the group but cant remember the post
I found it by typing Space Shuttle launch pad into the search bar. Everyone says it should be better later in the build. I couldn’t tag you or send a message thru FB by typing in your name. It’s easy to find
Posted my video in the reply of 2 finished builds see what they say. Sanded the tracks again and the cog a second time. Feels better but still a little resistance. Not sure it that will be a problem. Maybe just continue and see what happens.
Hope it all goes well for you. It’s a nice model
I already did this but i will take it apart and greas the inside again. The beginning runs smooth but halfeway there is a feeling of resistance and the last part runs smooth. Very weird
Regarding the jamming issue you reported, we have also conducted tests. The solution we found is to partially disassemble the back section, remove the Z3 gear, and then manually pull the track to test the effect.
Thanks for the tips. In the meanwhile i sanded and waxed the hole where z4 goes through. I had the issue in the start when only z4 was placed. I had already mounted the other cogs before your reply. I took out z3 and z4 and again sanded it all and didnt put the screw to tight. Hopefully it will be enough. The resistance is still there a bit. Hope the engines can pull the schuttle trough the resistance
