•
IMP
ORT
ANT: PLEASE
READ
THROUGH THE
ENTIRE
INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE BUILDING THE DODGE
RAM TRUCK.
We
want
your
experience
of
building
this
model
to be a
success. So before you remove any
parts from their packages
and begin assembly:
• Read through the entire manual carefully
to
make sure that
you are thoroughly acqualnled with the model.
•
II
lor
any reason you think this model may not be for you,
return It Immediately.
Please
Note
: Yo
ur
hobby dealer
cannot
accept a mo
del
kit
for return aft
er
assembly
has begun.
• The Kyosho Dodge Ram Truck is a sophisticated nitro-power
ed
4WD
monster
truck
with
a reversing transmission. Nitro-powered
RIC
vehicles are no more difficuH to build and operate than
electric RIC vehicles. They do require a
lew
different building
procedures than electrics. II you follow the directions closely,
the Kyosho Dodge Ram
Truck will provide many years
of
car
crushing enjoyment.
This
Kyosho
Instruction
manual
uses a cross-reference
system to help you locate all of the bagged parts. DO N
OT
open each bag and dump out the parts. Carefully remove the
header card from the bag a
nd
discard the staple. Slip the
header card into the bag or tape
it
to the outside of the bag so
that the bag number shows. This
will help you fi
nd
parts when
you need them.
REMOVE THE
HEADER
CARD
SLI
P CARD
I
NTO BAG
OR
TAPE
TO
OUTSIDE
PARTS IDENTIFICATION
A complete list of replacement and optional parts is included In
the pullout
section
of this manual. II you need to replace a
part, consult this guide f
or
the manufacturer
's
sto
ck
number
lor the
items
needed. In the left margin
of
each
page
of
instructions you will find a directory
of
small parts that will be
used in each step. For ease of identi
fi
cation, these parts are
shown actual
size, enabling you to place t
he
part directly
on
the picture to ensure you have selected the appropriate part.
Key Number
Part Name
Qua
ntity Used
2
All
nuts
and bolts used throughout this kit are
metric
size.
Therefore, some
of
the notations may not be familiar to you.
An M3 nut
is
a 3 millimeter (3mm) nut. An M3 x
14
screw
is
3mm in diameter and 14mm long. Some round parts
may
be
labeled as an
"
M3
Washer" (a washer
with a 3mm inside
diameter) or an "
M4
x 8 Bush
ing'
(a bushing w
ith
a 4
mm
Inside diame
ter
and an Smm outside diameter). A few different
types of screws are used in the construction
of
your model.
Here are some examples and how they
will be indicated in the
Instructions.
M3x
14 Screw
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d
Bush
ing
M3 Washer
A sell-tapping (SIT)
sc..w
has
a coarse
lh<oad
and
Is U$8d
10
lh<oad
Into pjaslic.
Be
care!\1
nolto
ti
ghten
the
screw
loo
much.
This
may
str
ip
lhe
JQ$1ic
(
see
below
).
A c:ap screw
Is
used
-•
pieces
of
melal
are to
be
joined. The hex head allows a hex
wrench to
be
used,
providing
more torque
for
tightening.
Screws
have
a line t
hread
and
are
used
with
nuts
most
of
the lime.
They
are
for
high stress join
ts
wtleca
strength Is
required
.
Rat head
(FIH)
scrowa
have a fine
thread
and
a
tlpllred
heed.
This
allows
the
head
of
the
screw
to
be
flush with the pan h Is holding
so
thai the
screw
head
does not
catCh
on anything.
Set Scrowo have
a hex head thai requires a hex
wrench. These
are
for
J
oinJ~
pans
where
the
head
of
a
screw
may
lnle<toro
with other pans.
IMPORTANT SCREW INFORMATION:
Do not
use
excess
ive
force when tightening sell-tapping
sc
rews into plast ic. Overtightening will cause the threaded
portion
of
the plas
tic
to
strip
. It
is
rec om
mended
to
stop
tightening when some resistance
Is felt
as
the head of the
screw contacts the part. Avoid using power screwdrivers when
assembling your kit as they tend to overtighten screws. Do not
use thread lock on self-tapping
sc
rews. The thread lock
may
damage the plastic. Use thread lock only
on screws that are
fastened with
a nut
or
threaded into a metal surface. Vibration
from
the
engine
will
cause
these
scre
ws
to
vibrate loose
without thread lock.
Correct
Incorrect
Power
Scre
wdriv
er