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09-25-2012, 11:48 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Barboursville, WV
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|  bent motor shaft? traxxas vxl are there any other options other than sending it back to traxxas? I got this as part of a trade today and as soon as I pulled it out of the box I could see the output on the motor was not straight... how bad would that affect things if it was used like this? Last edited by brianw; 09-25-2012 at 01:02 PM. |
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09-25-2012, 01:56 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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|  Re: bent motor shaft? traxxas vxl
I think you can buy a new rotor for it. I wouldnt run it if it is in fact bent. |
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09-25-2012, 02:26 PM
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09-25-2012, 02:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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| Re: bent motor shaft? traxxas vxl
I wouldn't run it if it's bent much. If you can easily see the bent, I wouldn't run it. Where is the bend? If it were me, I might try disassembling the motor and getting the shaft straight. It sorta depends on how bad the bend is and where relative to the rotor itself. Keep in mind, you may FUBAR the rotor in the process. |
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09-25-2012, 02:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rancho Relaxo. California. USA. Earth.
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09-25-2012, 03:54 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Barboursville, WV
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| Re: bent motor shaft? traxxas vxl I tried to hold it in the same plane and turn the shaft for these two pics:   |
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09-25-2012, 03:55 PM
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| Re: bent motor shaft? traxxas vxl
i doubt you would ever get it 100% true again if you tried to bend it back, i imagine even just a slightly wobbly pinion on a high rpm motor wouldnt be fun.
Last edited by badhoopty; 09-25-2012 at 04:00 PM. Reason: shitty grammar. stay in school kids... |
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09-25-2012, 06:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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| Re: bent motor shaft? traxxas vxl
Yea no way that is runable. Buy a new rotor or for that much money I would just get a new motor. Sucks, I wonder if the seller knew or it got damaged in shipping. Either way, I would probably talk to them assuming that you thought the motor was in running condition. |
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09-26-2012, 09:37 AM
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09-26-2012, 09:40 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: thurmont
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| Re: bent motor shaft? traxxas vxl
i say send it back to traxxas and hope they send you a new one for free. because its like 50 bucks for a new rotor
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09-26-2012, 09:42 AM
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Must of been some fawked up handing. Wonder what they did, play soccer with it? Jeez
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09-26-2012, 09:43 AM
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