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12-22-2005, 10:17 PM
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|  Belt tensioner
well my rear belt was slipping so i went for a tensioner instead of the ole-o-ring   seems to work |
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12-23-2005, 12:12 AM
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Ok I'll bite, Isn't that causing a lot of drag on the belt? Or does that rod somehow spin with belt rotation? ...Papewayo ...Confused by the pics |
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12-23-2005, 12:28 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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That belts going wear out fast and break like that.
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12-23-2005, 06:40 AM
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yes it is causeing drag. this was a quick fix for the the one day but it worked so well that im going to re-work it ill post pics when i get it done |
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12-23-2005, 10:42 AM
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|   well thats the rework v1.1 gonna go test today wish me luck |
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12-23-2005, 10:43 AM
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Seems like a lot of work when the smaller o-ring works well, is cheap, and is extremely easy to do. Oh well, have fun building away. I would probably do the same thing.  |
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12-23-2005, 10:47 AM
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but this gives and is adjustable unlike the smaller o-ring i want some give...better then a broken axle plus it's fun to tinker |
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12-23-2005, 10:53 AM
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If I were to do this mod I would run down to my LHS and get a Tailwheel for a airplane. When you take the tire off the wheel you will find that the wheel has a nice v shape which would keep the belt aligned. They are very cheap also. I use these same wheels/tires on my wheelie bar for my Pede.  http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFU85&P=7 |
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12-23-2005, 03:04 PM
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Hm...I had the idea already for something similar except i've not dug into the axle yet, too lazy. I wanted to add a spring and a screw type adjustment, maybe i am just over complicating things. |
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12-23-2005, 03:58 PM
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thats a great idea for the tail wheele and there is a spring it worked pretty good today didn't ever break but towards the end the rear axle was reallly loud! but still worked never slipped |
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12-23-2005, 06:32 PM
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V1.2   changed some things |
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12-23-2005, 07:57 PM
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Now that v 1.2 looks pretty good. Kinds reminds me of the tensioner on my Mugen MTX2. Did you figure out why the axle was so LOUD? |
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12-23-2005, 08:17 PM
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the red plastic wheele had remed it's self out and was rattling i replaced it and grooved the new one oh i tested this one not to long ago it works pretty good it allowes it to slip alittle bit when it's under alont of stress but doesn't slip as much as it did |
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12-23-2005, 09:05 PM
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haha, mine doesnt bust anything but orings lately, pissin me off i've gone through one per time driven, and they always snap when just going straight ahead
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12-23-2005, 09:30 PM
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12-24-2005, 10:35 AM
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it looks better in real life. I must say it's pretty damn ingenius. Not to mention Mr. T's van is now missing a front axle hahaha.
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12-24-2005, 11:42 AM
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I have discovered the old gears for the diffs are stronger than the green plastic ones that were in my upgraded chassis The old chassis steering belts are tighter and dont slip, thats why old knuckles snapped and the new ones dont. The new style wheels use some lil gay washer thing, rather than a tight hole,  .Also the new chassis use a plastic washer on the high/low arm. The upgraded chassis also seem to have a lot less grease in them. Right now my actual chassis i'm using is a clusterfawk of original chassis with a first gen upgraded chassis. I do have a untouched upgraded though for my next one, the one i'm using broke first time out, they sent me a new one, in the mean time i got the old one to work with clusterfawking parts | |
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12-30-2005, 12:31 AM
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*bump* well i broke down and got orings for the front because there is no way i can makea tensioner for it but i took the belt off the front and put the oring in and took the front belt and put it in the rear with the tensioner nothing has slipped yet not even on carpet and nothing has broke! |
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01-05-2006, 12:25 AM
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ok well the rear axle snapped yea sad i know...i called funrise today to see if they would let me order a new axle or 2 but got the answer service...i don't expect them to give me one by any means but i would gladly pay for it *fingers crossed* |
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