second crawler, first wraith

[oldcoopdog]

yep sure did on both ends after maybe thirty min. now here is more bad news the front wheels had a vertical wobble if i move them back and forth by hand so i put the fast eddie bearings in figuring it was the factory bearings, turns out the hr cvd axles are lathed slightly smaller on the ends and there the reason the wheels are loose. new bearings and still got play.

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Sorry to hear about your CVDs.
My personal experience is if vanquish makes the part buy it and be done with it. Whenever I try to save money on other companies parts I'm disappointed and up buying the vanquish part so from now on I just buy the vanquish part from the get go.

[slimfire]

Originally Posted by oldcoopdog

yep sure did on both ends after maybe thirty min. now here is more bad news the front wheels had a vertical wobble if i move them back and forth by hand so i put the fast eddie bearings in figuring it was the factory bearings, turns out the hr cvd axles are lathed slightly smaller on the ends and there the reason the wheels are loose. new bearings and still got play.

Try some shims between the hexes and the bearings, should reduce the play....
My 2 cents...


- slim -

[oldcoopdog]

thats a really good idea slim fire. the strc chubs and knuckles are actually really good and i think there lighter than moth other brands, i expected that to be the first new upgrade to have issues. i mean how simple is it to use thread on ball ends on the steering instead of the brass crap. and u would think they would test the fit and finish of the cvd's. i have used alot of brands over the years and thats why i used a few diffrent kinds on this truck but this is the worst by far that ive ever used. the van steering links are cheap atleast.

[oldcoopdog]

ok castle link in and bec turned up to 6.5v i figured my regular voltage servos can handle it since the ones in my ofna nitro run a nimh 5 cell. so fully charged that is over 6.5v, what do u guys think? the servos are a hitec 5645 digital and a 645 analog.from what u can tell from my pics do u think it would pass for a scale challenge or what else needs to be covered or removed.

[mjc597]

I'm running a hitec 5645 @ 6.5 volts also.. im happy with it, running 2.2 rok loks with a little weight in them..I mainly trail with it and play arojnd at my house crawling, not mind blowingly powerful...but does the job just fine...plus I've had 3 of the 5645's and none have failed me yet..had them over a year and trail woth them 1-3 times a month for about 2-3 hrs at a time..

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[oldcoopdog]

ya ive had a few 645 this is my first 5645 i guess im just old school but no ploblems i got one wet and it freaked out for a few days then it was fine.

[Johnnysplits]

I have two 5645's that are six years old and still going. One has been doing throttle duty in my boat which now that i'm repowering with bl motors, has been transplanted to my sc10ft. The other is still in the boat doing steering duty. From when I first took them out of the package, they've been constantly opened and treated with corrosion x. That's what's been keeping them alive considering how many times they've been submerged for up to a half hour at a time while i'm rescuing it from a flip. Tough suckers!!

[wheelhead4x4]

I run a 5645 hitec too with a cc bec set at 6v. wasn't sure if it could handle any more than that. But it looks like i can bump it up to 6.5 i guess.

[oldcoopdog]

yep iv been running it on and off all day and it does just fine.

[wheelhead4x4]

mjc597 does running it at 6.5v give it more tq too. I know the 5645 only puts out about 170oz of tq at 6v. So I was wondering if it puts out more at 6.5v. So going to 6.5 it could get closer to 200 right?

[oldcoopdog]

yes i would say it added speed and torque. according to specs it should be up just shy of 200. it works great.

[mjc597]

Yeah I'm not sure how much more it gives it, but I noticed quite a difference going from 6v up to 6.5...I wanna seen how it holds up to that for a while. My son has a solar d722 in his truck, I may swap it into the wraith anf set it to 7.4 and see how it does..

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[wheelhead4x4]

Ok thanks guys. I'll set it to 6.5v an see how it does.

[oldcoopdog]

ive got 2 hours on it now and its perfect no extra heat or wear.

[oldcoopdog]

ok newest mods and pics

[oldcoopdog]

comlete gut and rewire esc and batt in front rx and bec is custom box under speaker box. waterproof esc, integy knock off shocks, the fiance custom painted the seats and bed cover. we are trying to find the riddler from batman, he will be driving. now the wires are much more hidden im still wondering if it will pass for a scale comp though or if more authentication needs to be done.

[Johnnysplits]

Originally Posted by wheelhead4x4

I run a 5645 hitec too with a cc bec set at 6v. wasn't sure if it could handle any more than that. But it looks like i can bump it up to 6.5 i guess.

I have run that servo for a couple of years directly from a 2s life battery with no problem whatsoever. A life tops out at 7.4v off the charger with a nominal of 6.6v.

[oldcoopdog]

hell ya in that case il bump her up to 7v. we will have this thing over 200 oz/in in no time.

[oldcoopdog]

ok twisted my first drive shaft, and i took pics of the hood pin holders i made it seams like alot of people are having trouble and doing alot of trial and error. from any distance u can barely see them