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07-05-2008, 10:17 AM
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| MODERHATER™   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Post all your carnage here. So far all I have broken is a stub shaft. |
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07-05-2008, 10:19 AM
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| Adilynsdad too!   Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville
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2 broken stub shafts and missing anodizing
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07-05-2008, 10:32 AM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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1 broken stub shaft now.
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07-05-2008, 05:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Elberfeld
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ALL 4 stock stubs!!!
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07-05-2008, 05:20 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lexington
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Wow, that's a lot of stub shafts.. Any idea as to the culprit? I'd heard that over tightening might do it, but was curious as to what you all that have broken them think? Or is it just piss poor components?
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07-05-2008, 10:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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Been driving my OCM for about six months now, and have yet to break a single stock part.  And a couple of the VARCOR guys will testify that I am not particularly conservative in my driving style.  Just gotten lucky so far I guess.
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07-05-2008, 11:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Elberfeld
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I've not been to gentle with this truck. I have pushed it thru some pretty rough stuff. I also use plenty of throttle to drive out of bad situations, which usually just drives the truck harder into the ground if it doesn't drive out of it. | |
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07-05-2008, 11:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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so the axial stubs and berg stubs are interchangeable?
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07-05-2008, 11:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Elberfeld
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07-06-2008, 05:42 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Eau Claire
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I noticed in my little bit of run time - about 7min - that the front drive cup are wearing really fast. It looks like the metal is too soft. Will see what happens after running all day today.
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07-06-2008, 09:01 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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Bent stub shaft but it was my fault for throwing the rig.
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07-06-2008, 11:11 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio
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After breaking the first two stub shafts I just replaced them all with Axial ones... The only think you really need to watch is; the screws inside the gearboxes, that hold the tubes on have a tendency to want to back out. If they do, they will get munched by the gears. I know of one person who had that happen and I have kept an eye on mine ever since. - David |
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07-06-2008, 06:04 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!!
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only thing so far for me was the screws backing out of the rear upper link mount. luckily i caught it before it damaged anything!
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07-06-2008, 06:11 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Everything should be taken apart and locktighted prior to running. Nothing so far, because I haven't run it. I see that the inner shafts don't line up with the kingpins perfectly, so the front cups will wear fast and cause binding if it isn't taken care of. Has anybody else noticed this? |
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07-07-2008, 09:25 PM
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| Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville
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Broke stub #3 today...
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07-07-2008, 11:47 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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My list of broken parts would end this thread . I had 5 repairs @ 1 comp . BUt heck if you ain't ripping, twisting & bending things you ain't running it hard . broke parts inclued 5 stubs (4 stock /1 Axial) 3 servo horns (Alum.) 1 lower link bent (Stock OCM) 2 bent drive pins 4 rodends 1 grappler body most of that was at 1 comp just ask Kamikaze or Joesbruiser . lol Last edited by Badd; 07-09-2008 at 07:17 PM. |
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07-08-2008, 05:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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| Seared 2x drive pins into 3 pieces, and bent another 2 |
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07-12-2008, 09:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN
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1 front knuckle |
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07-12-2008, 09:48 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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And congrats!!! | |
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07-12-2008, 11:57 PM
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| varcor.org  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 757
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only bad luck i've i had is with electronics... cc bec stopped working and burnt up one of my dig switches. and the best part of it all, my berg has not even seen rocks yet... :-( | |
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