Starting screws

[AndyB]

I just started to build my Wraith and got stumped immediately. I can't get the 2 mm screws to start threading their way into the plastic diff case.
Is there a trick to this, did I miss something?

[Quartermaster]

If that is a plastic housing you have to push hard because the screws have to thread the hole as they go. If you have a 2mm tap that would help.

[ZippoMan]

Yes just push harder if you are like me and don't have any taps. They are tight, it helps having a good screw driver too. I am using the Dynamite set used mainly for Traxxas but works on any metric RC. At first I didn't like how the quick release worked on the screw driver but now I am used to it and see why it is the way it is. Makes for quick changes of hex and socket drives. I am also amazed at how much torque the little handle can take. I am always afraid of snapping the internals of the ratcheting handle.

[Solitaire]

I found these videos very helpful when I started my Wraith. He even mentions the hard starting screw issue as well as the wrong part numbers in the manual compared to the parts trees.

Wraith Kit Build - Page by Page Video Series.

[ZippoMan]

Yeah I watched the videos and they are helping me too.