VP Currie axle delrin skid plate splitting at mounts, anyone else?

[cjbeck]

Every time I mount the Delrin skid plate on my new Currie Axle, it's splitting pretty much immediately after I mount it.

Does anyone have this skid plate working on their axle? What's the secret to getting this to keep from splitting?

Thanks.

-CJ

[fr8cture]

Are you over tightening?

[cjbeck]

It's possible on the first one I did, but I made sure on the second one I only went snug.

[ssdub33]

Mine did it before I even got the bolts against the surface of the delrin skid. I was a little annoyed and vp never responded to my email about it. I gave up and made stainless skid plates. They worked pretty good and were cheap to make. I traded my curries off but the buddy I traded to liked the stainless skids

[turbodan13]

Try letting them sit in a glass of hot water before you mount them. It will soften them enough that you can "mold" them to the diff case easily. You should be able to do it with just hot tap water, since the delrin is fairly thin to begin with.

[cjbeck]

Turbodan, I'll give that a shot. I've ruined two of them, and have one left. If it splits, then I'm giving up.

[MexicanMarauder]

Yes this has happen to me. I have gone through two sets of skid plates and my truck hasn't even hit the rocks yet. There has to be some kind of solution to this. I don't have much faith that they will hold up to the abuse I will put my truck through.

[badhoopty]

if vp aint gonna help, go buy a el-cheapo flexible cutting board from the dollar store or some delrin sheet from mcmaster. or just run without the thing and file down that area to get more pumkin clearance.

[the DMG]

didn't even try the stock currie skids - knew they wouldn't last long !

so - i made up some from 16 gauge steel - slides nicely on the rocks !
problem solved

ill post up some pics when i get a chance.

[MexicanMarauder]

Awesome Jerry I would love to see pictures.

[darkstar]

First race this weekend in U4RC, and I had the delrin skid break off right at the top mounting screws. I have some steel at home, might try Jerry's route.

[cjbeck]

I just tried a trick last night and I'll report back. I used shoe-goo with fiberglass cloth on the underside of the skid plate (that faces the pumpkin) to see if it helps to strengthen the plastic. It works like a dream on my drift bodies and the wraith body, so I'm hopeful that it'll be enough to keep the delrin together.

VP should probably redesign this, as it's pretty clear that it doesn't work as designed out of the box.

[corkysk8]

I used steel for my rear axle. It would break every time I backed out of a climb into dirt or rock. The front does fine.
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[allanon1965]

i made one out of steel as well, worked great and no issues with catching on anything..but took it off as I am gonna switch to aluminum axle housings soon

[tacocat]

Use kydex! you can get a 12x12 sheet of amazon for under $10 then use your wife/moms hair dryer to mold it. Plus youll have almost the whole sheet left over. You can make sliders, hood scoops, better diff skids, electronics trays. Kydex kydex kydex haha

[Jus]

Interesting. My skids bolted up just fine and have held up great. It's the hardware that gets destroyed from too many hits on the rocks. I took off my front already. The pumpkins are plenty rugged on their own anyway.

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by ssdub33

Mine did it before I even got the bolts against the surface of the delrin skid. I was a little annoyed and vp never responded to my email about it. I gave up and made stainless skid plates. They worked pretty good and were cheap to make. I traded my curries off but the buddy I traded to liked the stainless skids

Originally Posted by badhoopty

if vp aint gonna help, go buy a el-cheapo flexible cutting board from the dollar store or some delrin sheet from mcmaster. or just run without the thing and file down that area to get more pumkin clearance.

Originally Posted by the DMG

didn't even try the stock currie skids - knew they wouldn't last long !

so - i made up some from 16 gauge steel - slides nicely on the rocks !
problem solved

ill post up some pics when i get a chance.

I always thought that tiny thin little strip of delrin is a joke that won't last two seconds! Cut out your own peices of steel or stainless steel or just run without and grind that area down for more pumpkin clearance!

[fr8cture]

Originally Posted by the DMG

didn't even try the stock currie skids - knew they wouldn't last long !

so - i made up some from 16 gauge steel - slides nicely on the rocks !
problem solved

ill post up some pics when i get a chance.

I would be interested in a set of them.

[the DMG]

heres how i did mine !
16G steel plate,
if there enough call for them i may put them up in the vendor section

Rear

Front

[v84x4]

The Cure for me !!!!!



Take a heat gun or a hair dryer and set it to high
Bend & Hold the Delrin around a golf ball or something similar
Take the heat gun/Hair dryer and heat up the Delrin skid to desired shape
(Delrin will hold it's shape when cooled down)

All Done.............

Skid now has the shape of the Housing
and is easy to mount and stays in place with out spliting


The whole porpose of using Delrin is to be able
to slide over the rocks with ease

Using aluminum or steel will hang your axles up on the rocks

Hope this helps

Best Regards Rick