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Old 11-17-2019, 08:09 PM   #1
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Anyone have the same issue I’m having? Just started ATTEMPTING to thread the rod ends on. After about an hour I’ve gotten 3 of the 4 rod ends on the steering links. Tried chapstick, nope. With the help of my drill motor, got the short one finally done. But not confident it would just strip about as it probably took a hundred rotations to get the rob end totally on. Got one of the long steering link rod ends on, again with the drill. But barely. Super hard task, or do I have a flawed pack of rod ends? As all of you I’ve done dozens of links, so not sure what’s going on here. Tips.....please!


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Old 11-17-2019, 08:12 PM   #2
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Are you threading on the correct direction? They have right and left hand threads.

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Old 11-17-2019, 08:15 PM   #3
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Are you threading on the correct direction? They have right and left hand treads.

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^^ ditto
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Old 11-17-2019, 08:15 PM   #4
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Are you threading on the correct direction? They have right and left hand treads.

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You’re kidding me!! Nope, sure haven’t been then. Of course, you nailed it! The holes in the links for adjustments post instill should hav clues me into that. Thanks man.


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Old 11-17-2019, 08:16 PM   #5
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I held the rod end and pushed the link in while spinning it to get them started. After that I put a hex driver in the hole in the Lon and the hole on the rod end and spun the ends on. Also don’t forget that one side is reverse thread so it lefty tighty and righty loosey. The other side is normal. Some of them were tough to start and one I got a couple on all the others went quickly.
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Old 11-17-2019, 08:17 PM   #6
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You’re kidding me!! Nope, sure haven’t been then. Of course, you nailed it! The holes in the links for adjustments post instill should hav clues me into that. Thanks man.


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No problem.

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Old 11-17-2019, 08:28 PM   #7
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I was going to ask the same thing, as I built my links...all 10 of them...in approx 30 minutes. The Capra is my first crawler, and my first Axial product, but, from what I understand, this is (supposedly) the first Axial vehicle to use counter-rotating links.

Having built several TLR off-road vehicles (plus others), I'm used to building turnbuckles, which are always counter-rotating. That's what allows you to adjust the camber, as well as the toe-in/out.

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Old 11-17-2019, 08:37 PM   #8
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Also don’t forget that one side is reverse thread so it lefty tighty and righty loosey.
It should always be righty-tighty, and lefty-loosey...you just flip the link/turnbuckle when building it. For example, when adjusting camber and/or toe-in/out turnbuckles, in order to keep both sides equal Kenneth, you always rotate both sides in the same direction, and to the same amount (1/4 turn, 1/2 turn, etc), in order to keep both turnbuckles equal in length. The only real exception to this rule is if you're racing on an oval track.

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Old 11-17-2019, 10:49 PM   #9
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It should always be righty-tighty, and lefty-loosey...you just flip the link/turnbuckle when building it. For example, when adjusting camber and/or toe-in/out turnbuckles, in order to keep both sides equal Kenneth, you always rotate both sides in the same direction, and to the same amount (1/4 turn, 1/2 turn, etc), in order to keep both turnbuckles equal in length. The only real exception to this rule is if you're racing on an oval track.

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Interesting, never thought about it that way. I’m a mechanic so when it’s on a car it can’t be turned around.
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Old 11-18-2019, 09:18 AM   #10
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As you look at the threads, if they look to be tiltling to the right, right side higher than the left, you have a right hand thread. Opposite for the left handed stuff.
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Old 11-19-2019, 04:05 PM   #11
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Links are also grooved on one end, if I remember correctly to indicate right hand thread.


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Links are also grooved on one end, if I remember correctly to indicate right hand thread.


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Yup, yup...correct.

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