I took the chopper apart. A large metal spring jumped out. What is the sping supposed to do? I can't get it back in.
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I believe the spring is in the upper portion, where you physically push down. That portion on mine looks like it's sealed. Might want to refer to OXO's website and see if they offer any kind of customer service you would be able to contact. Sorry I couldn't help more.
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You can fix it by trimming (balancing) the helicopter through the remote control. Please refer to instructions manual for details.
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I have the same problem with mine. The pentagon hole in the crank handle is slightly too big and/or the metal that the pentagon shaft is made out of is too soft. When you turn the crank, it slips forward on the shaft causing the handle to get stuck and slowly stripping the shaft until the grinder is no longer useable. It took about 3 months in my case.
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I had the same problem, the button is actually a pin that goes through the rod that actually spins, I accidentally pulled the whole thing out of the machine, and when i put it back it didn't line up properly to "pin" the rod in place, I had to wiggle it around until it finally got back in place.
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I had the same problem when I first attached the blade....and the instructions sucked; I had to figure out how to do it myself. Vibrated so bad that I couldn't hold it. I simply took the blade off and flipped it over and reattached it and that solved it completely. It runs as smoothly and powerfully as I could want now.
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If I remember correctly you have either a steel lock that is about a half inch in diameter or a plastic one. To remove the steel one just find a flat head screw driver that fits in one of the squiggly slots and turn left and it should work loose. If you have the plastic lock then you need to get a good pair of dikes or side cutting pliers and just grab that succor and twist. Try it. If you are not concerned about re using the hubcap or lock just take a chisel and drive slots all around the lock and the hubcap will fall off. however you may not be able to re used the hub cap
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Hi, I held mine by the wheel tightly and loosely gripped the body and mine slipped right apart. Try twisting it first to get it loose. Thanks!
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I had a similar crash and same result. The flybar attaches to the mast with a small steel pin which you probably lost during the crash. Look closely at the flybar and you should see the small hole where the pin is inserted through the flybar to attach it to the mast. There are no replacement steel pins with the copter and they are not included in any of the repair kits. I clipped a small piece from a paperclip and used that as a replacement pin and added a small dab of glue to keep it from falling out again once I reattached the flybar. Also watch out how you attach the small dumbbell shaped parts which connect the flybar to the rotor blades. The dumbbell parts should be attached just to the rounded knob on the end of the flybar connection. If you push the dumbbell too far past the rounded knob so it is on the shaft rather than just the rounded knob, the copter will wobble when flying. This fix worked for me.
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That sometimes means that the motor which moves the gear isnt properly positioned correctly. Have someone hold the helicopter while you apply the throttle to max and toggle the speed button. You'll be able to see exactly what's happening to your chopper . Post a YouTube video of this if you can.
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We were able to open it up and get the spring working again. It unscrews easily with a screwdriver, however, where it screws in it is plastic so it strips easily. The blade was flying out, so we took some crazy glue and built up the little ledge that stops the blade from flying out.
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Morning Chad, I would have to surmise the Helicopter unit is defective upon arrival. If the Helicopter "binds" okay and all other functions work then I would assume you got a lemon from the factory. I also purchased this item couple weeks ago and had a defective unit with my "right servo" not functioning. Quickly do a RMA back to Amazon for a refund or exchange. There isn't much more You can do with these items to correct or fix.
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I have had the same thing happen. Anyone have an answer to the original questoin (a diagram showing how the spring goes together)? Thanks
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Use a BIG Hammer...that is what I did. This thing is a piece of junk and Hammacher Schlemmer suggested I send it "back" for a refund/replacement. Send it back with all my data loaded in it...RIGHT! Sounds like part of the original design to me...the default PIN timer lockout must be working Great!!!
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Is your heli completely charged? Is the throttle all the way up? If so, try holding the heli in your hand, throttle all the way up and let go. If the heli spins and drops, you have a loose motor gear and it needs to be replaced. This is a pretty simple repair, I've done it on 3 of my helis, but if yours came this way new I would have it replaced.
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you unscrew the tool on the back and the black circle part with spring pops off and u add remove the weights. I cant see it getting stuck >u need to unscrew the silver tool. screw the black piece if thats stuck it just pops off mine.
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Take the loose nut all the way off. Then try. I believe it has backwards threads.
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We actually have had the same problem. After about 4 minutes, it was terrible!! I read someone else's post which said that he was having the same problem and realized that he was very picky about making sure that everything was tight, so he loosened the screws a bit on the handle bars a quarter turn each until the squeek disappeared. We thought that we would try that. We did tonight, and it totally worked!! We loosened them on the handle bars on top and where they connect to the flywheel. That has made a tremendous difference. Prior to that, we had used WD40 and grease, but nothing seemed to work. Try to loosen the screws and see what happens. We actually have had the same problem. After about 4 minutes, it was terrible!! I read someone else's post which said that he was having the same problem and realized that he was very picky about making sure that everything was tight, so he loosened the screws a bit on the handle bars a quarter turn each until the squeek disappeared. We thought that we would try that. We did tonight, and it totally worked!! We loosened them on the handle bars on top and where they connect to the flywheel. That has made a tremendous difference. Prior to that, we had used WD40 and grease, but nothing seemed... » Read More We actually have had the same problem. After about 4 minutes, it was terrible!! I read someone else's post which said that he was having the same problem and realized that he was very picky about making sure that everything was tight, so he loosened the screws a bit on the handle bars a quarter turn each until the squeek disappeared. We thought that we would try that. We did tonight, and it totally worked!! We loosened them on the handle bars on top and where they connect to the flywheel. That has made a tremendous difference. Prior to that, we had used WD40 and grease, but nothing seemed to work. Try to loosen the screws and see what happens. « Show Less