My driveshafts keep falling off

[Siccmade]

Well i run my scx10 hard for a few mins and the driveshafts keep popping off the tranny, i dont get it? I tighting them as much as possible on the flat spotof the gear coming out of the tranny and they dont stay please help.

[heinie_21]

Lock-tite your set screws. Also put another screw 180* from the screw that's already there. So that you have the transmission output shaft sandwiched by 2 screws. (Right now you have 2 screws on 1 driveshaft. Make it so there is 4 screws per driveshaft.)

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[j-bird]

Take a file or dremel and cut a small notch not very deep just enough for that set screw to set down in and if you do use loctite use the blue kind I always use silicone it's a lot easier to get the set screw out if you need to loctite will sometimes cause you to strip one and it's a pain to drill em out


J-bird

[heinie_21]

Another thing that helps to not strip screws is to ditch the tiny grub screws. I use just really short with a 2 or 3mm hex head. I strip way fewer 3mm screws than I do 1.5mm screws.

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[gdb85]

......also allow said loctite to set up for 2-3 hrs or even overnite for best results. Loctite your grubs and run the rig right away will do nothing to help your cause.

[jshull]

I don't use locktite, fingernail polish seems to do the trick just fine. After that drive shafts quit coming off. I ran 5 hard hours yesterday with no problems.

[Hardcoretam]

Don't the new Dingo and Honcho models have a similar set up to the Wraith? I.e a hole in the output shaft so you can screw the grub screw or whatever all the way into it?

If so, does anyone know what parts would need to be ordered to set up an older Honcho / Dingo with the same set up?

[cameraman]

i have had the same problems with mine and it doesnt matter what i do so its time to order mip

[rebel35747]

even with mip's the above suggestion's are a good idea(4 grub screws and blue loc-tite). otherwise samething, screws loosen and off they come. face it we all have a loose screw! lol

[RksPlz]

The stock outputs are also soft and when you tighten down hard it smashes em'. Hardened shafts help alot.

[Big Daddy]

This has been an issue forever. I added a button head on the opposite side and never had a problem with them coming off as seen in post #12 in Pin Through Options For Drive-shafts? There is a lot of info that may be useful to you in that thread also. It's really not that hard to fix.

[Siccmade]

Cool thx guys

[Hardcoretam]

Can these be used? If so, what other parts would need be used for them to work on a standard RTR SCX10

[rebel35747]

those will work on the axle side, but only with the original ring and pinion gear set. you would also need AX30435-001, AX30435-003 for the transmission side, and AX30784Drive shaft Coupler, AX30785Drive shaft Output,AXA175Screw Shaft M3x2.5x11mm,AX80084UV Joint Driveshaft.

[indiana mudcat]

Originally Posted by RksPlz

The stock outputs are also soft and when you tighten down hard it smashes em'. Hardened shafts help alot.

This. Everybody blames the shafts when the outputs are the root of the problem. And if it does hold on the output snaps. I believe since the 2.4 radios have been in the RTR's that they have came with the steel outputs instead of the powdered metal ones and now they come in the pin-thru style.

[dkf]

Originally Posted by Siccmade

Well i run my scx10 hard for a few mins and the driveshafts keep popping off the tranny, i dont get it? I tighting them as much as possible on the flat spotof the gear coming out of the tranny and they dont stay please help.

The aluminum outputs on the trans are junk and too soft.

I used the two parts below to fix the problem.
Axial Steel Outdrive Shaft Set (2) [AXI30435] | RC Cars & Trucks - A Main Hobbies
Axial 3x2.5x11mm Screw Shaft (10) [AXIA0175] | Hardware & Fasteners - A Main Hobbies

[Siccmade]

Originally Posted by dkf

The aluminum outputs on the trans are junk and too soft.

I used the two parts below to fix the problem.
Axial Steel Outdrive Shaft Set (2) [AXI30435] | RC Cars & Trucks - A Main Hobbies
Axial 3x2.5x11mm Screw Shaft (10) [AXIA0175] | Hardware & Fasteners - A Main Hobbies

nice, looks like somthing they should have put in the scx in the first place

[dkf]

Originally Posted by Siccmade

nice, looks like somthing they should have put in the scx in the first place

Would have been nice but neither of those parts existed from Axial when I bought my SCX-10 kit years ago.

[Siccmade]

Yeah and whats weird is i have 2 honchos, 1 ive had for a few yrs now and had no issues with the drive shaft and now with my 2nd honcho ive had not very long and that thing just pops off in just a few mins of run but ill do the locktite thing and if that dont work ill go with the........ Axial Steel Outdrive Shaft Set
Axial Steel Outdrive Shaft Set (2pcs)

[CrawlerKid14]

Originally Posted by Siccmade

Well i run my scx10 hard for a few mins and the driveshafts keep popping off the tranny, i dont get it? I tighting them as much as possible on the flat spotof the gear coming out of the tranny and they dont stay please help.

The same thing happens to mee and i cant figure it out