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09-08-2007, 10:32 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: the mitt
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So after.. oh i dunno 5 hrs of putting this thing together cussing at myself because i didnt have the right size hex screw drivers (yeah its my first crawler/rc in like .. who knows how long).. i ended up using a T6 and a T8 torx  .. worked fine.. however on my maiden voyage.. someone didnt evidently tighten the front dshafts set screw.. so now it has rear wheel drive only :( .. still crawls pretty good with just it ..
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09-08-2007, 10:50 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: mission b.c canada
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you need a metric 1.5 , 2 , 2.5 , allen keys ..what happened to your drive shaft you lose it or break it.
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09-08-2007, 11:10 PM
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the set screw backed out.. i thought i lost the set screw but when i was looking at the dshaft i was looking at the other side |
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09-09-2007, 12:09 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: my shop
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I did the same thing  So I went thru and put two set screws in everything that would take it like D lines and hexs |
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09-09-2007, 09:02 AM
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Nyxis, did you have the ball ends in the hole closer to the axle? Wrong ball ends? (I saw your post before you deleted it.) |
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09-09-2007, 09:35 AM
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 wrong ball ends.. i was looking at pictures and i didnt have the swept forward ball ends.. just the little short guys..   it sits low with the tmaxx shocks and hpi dual rate springs i made.. doesnt seem to matter much for crawling.. it drags its belly a bit but still makes it over.. current build price 258$ AX10 Kit from RCP Crawlers Duratrax Blast ESC (scavenged from RS4-Rally) Futaba S3003 (scavenged from a RS4 touring) Futaba 2ch Radio (from the RS4's) Integy 55T (laying around from the crawler i was going to build but never got around too) Shocks from Tmaxx Soft Springs (from RS4 Rally) Stiff Springs (cut in half from RS4 touring) 6Cell 1500 Future Upgrades: Mamba Max ESC Hitec 5745 or 5955 Front Dig TQ3 Remote 65T or Brushless Lipo Last edited by nyxis; 09-09-2007 at 12:50 PM. | |
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09-09-2007, 07:58 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: mission b.c canada
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| its kinda low isnt it
i was wondering why alot of trucks like yours are so low . you changed your shocks what was the reason . mine are kinda loose and springs are to stiff, and they weep oil a bit.i would like to find something softer without losing height.you said it still crawls well, mine is pretty good,but could be better.how did you post your pics i cant seem to do it.?
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09-09-2007, 09:14 PM
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i changed my shocks because i saw most peoples were pretty high and i wanted a belly dragger.. i still have quite a bit of travel.. im going to see if the ax10 shocks are longer but i had read lots of people switched to tmaxx shocks so i started with them.. as for pics.. well i own a few websites so i uploaded my pictures to my website.. but there are web hosting websites you can use.. photobucket is one and is pretty popular.. |
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09-10-2007, 06:07 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: commerce twp.
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looks good i think you will like it lower seems to have less torque twist that way good job.  |
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09-10-2007, 10:13 AM
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