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As we continue to race our Carisma GT14's we are learning how to maintain them as well. Twitching steering, grinding gears and loss of power are all issues we are now familiar with.

Having spent last weekend changing the differential on my GT14 Carisma R/C car, I needed to adjust the front-rear slipper bolt to balance traction.

The bolt in question is located just before the drive shaft at the rear of the car. Each Carisma GT14 Radio Controlled car comes with a spanner expressly for the purpose of adjusting the bolt.

To actually tighten it though, you need to stop the shaft socket from turning. This is a little fiddly and means you need to take off the upper chassis to gain access. This takes aroudn 30 minutes, here are my tips:

Work in a clean space with plenty of room for storing the parts and screws you remove.
Unscrew and remove the six screws in the upper chassis deck.
Flip up the deck to gain access to the adjuster screw.
Insert a tool through the shaft socket to stop it moving.
Use either the provided mini-spanner or a pair of pointed plyers to hold the slipper nut as you turn the shaft socket.
Test the drive balance between front and rear wheels.
Adjust further as required.
Replace the six screws.

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