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08-19-2011, 10:10 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hartford City, Indiana
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|  Rear axle bracket Ok, I'm tired of searching for the answer. Is the rear axle bracket necessary? I don't have any intentions of putting anything on the rear axle, so I'm either going to take it off, or make a smaller one. I am afraid eliminating it completely might be asking for trouble. Does it provide support for the axle? Chime in please and let me know if you have removed it and what you have experienced. Please don't trash me for not searching, I have off and on for three days.  I will trash you back! |
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08-19-2011, 10:15 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: south of France
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I removed it from many months now, when I have the rear case, and nothing bend... and now I made "front case mod" w/o any plate and w/o bending...  |
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08-19-2011, 10:16 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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I'm not a XR expert by any means, but I believe the bracket adds strength to the rear axle, I've notice many XR owners cut them down but not completely eliminate them altogether.
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08-19-2011, 10:26 AM
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| 20K Club   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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With stock plastic cases it is required to add strength. This was determined and stated by axial when the gear breakage started happening at release.
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08-19-2011, 10:28 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Calgary Crawlers, Alberta, Canada
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I heard that it helps keep the rear axle together so I just made a new one but I have no personal experience. I've been a Berg guy for years and just built up my first XR, didn't even run it with the stock bracket. I just drilled the same 3 holes in a piece of aluminum and cut it as small as possible. Here's the only picture I have of it at the moment, I painted it black but you can kind of see it on the rear axle. http://www.rcsparks.com/wp-content/u...8/BirdView.jpg |
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08-19-2011, 10:37 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Here's mine, i just modified the plate, took about 5 seconds with a pair of side cutters, it needs a little cleaning up the corners and stuff, and maybe repainted but it works...  |
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08-19-2011, 10:41 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: Salt Lake City
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Axial has posted the update a while ago. That brace is required to maintain proper gear mesh. Also talked about in the tips n trick thread. Here is a direct link. Half way down ia what your after. http://axialracing.com/wordpress/201...d-precautions/ Also... BWD makes a sexy as f*** rear brace prescision machined just for the xr for 10 buck. Dont run without it.... |
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08-19-2011, 11:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hartford City, Indiana
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Thank's to RockDrifter here's the definitive info  UPDATE! 9-17-10: Please be sure to always install AX30559 XR10 Rear axle plate. It plays a crucial part of the strength of the rear axle. The screws holding this plate on are the main clamping bearings on the 5×8 bearing on the end of the AX30196 5×58 Gear Shaft. You must run this plate and the correct screws. Instant gear failure will occur without this plate installed.  |
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08-19-2011, 11:50 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Earth?
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It should just read: "Instant gear failure will occur" then: "Upgrade gears will pop" |
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08-19-2011, 12:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hartford City, Indiana
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08-19-2011, 12:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: Salt Lake City
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I was looking into why there was even a servo mount back there to begin with and found out axial has plans for rear cutting brakes? Even says it on the box....when is this beyond awesome feature coming?? Anyone know?
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08-19-2011, 12:21 PM
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| Shelf queen  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Internet
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If you are too lazy to make a new one, BWD makes a smaller, thicker one. It's cut, instead of stamped aluminum. $10 though  But for the time it'd take to get the material, design one, cut it, and install it, the $10 seems like a deal. |
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08-19-2011, 12:23 PM
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08-19-2011, 12:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hartford City, Indiana
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[QUOTE=TheSCorpionKing;3239833]If you are too lazy to make a new one, BWD makes a smaller, thicker one. It's cut, instead of stamped aluminum. $10 though But for the time it'd take to get the material, design one, cut it, and install it, the $10 seems like a deal.Thanks man, I got time, and plenty of scrap aluminum laying around the shop. I like makin' my own $tuff |
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08-19-2011, 12:38 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Under Your Ma Ma's Bed
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I have never run that bracket on my XR. I run RC4WD gears with Avid bearings and have never had them skip. As long as you use the right length screws you dont need it.
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08-19-2011, 02:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lost in Oregon
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08-19-2011, 02:25 PM
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08-21-2011, 03:32 PM
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08-21-2011, 07:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hartford City, Indiana
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| Well, here's my version. Not perfect, but it'll work.  |
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