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ValleyCustoms · 03-07-2006, 07:58 AM

Have a lot of play in the front “Wheel Bearings”?

Well here’s my planned solution. I have ordered 2 - 8 mm x 12 mm x 4 mm roller bearings. My plan is first to take off around a 1/100 of an inch of plastic off the axle cup making it 8.1mm. Second bore out the plastic knuckle with a 15/32 drill bit making it just a hair smaller then 12 mm. In doing this it will give me enough clearance to warm up and expand the plastic knuckle with a hair drier and press in the bearing, and then press the front axle cup into the bearing, eliminating the front axle play that plagues the used 1:18 crawlers.

I will have post pix as soon as it’s done.

WFlaw45 · 03-07-2006, 03:41 PM

whwere did you order them from?

jimmyc75 · 03-07-2006, 09:43 PM

why not just order some knuckles an stub axles and be done with it. I'll post pics sometime. really helps with slop.

ValleyCustoms · 03-10-2006, 07:20 AM

I got them at my local hobby shop, but you can order the same ones from Tower Hobbies, I used Duratrax # DTXC1581

03-07-2006, 07:58 AM	#1
ValleyCustoms Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Longmeadow Posts: 14	Sloppy “Wheel Bearing” Play Fix Have a lot of play in the front “Wheel Bearings”? Well here’s my planned solution. I have ordered 2 - 8 mm x 12 mm x 4 mm roller bearings. My plan is first to take off around a 1/100 of an inch of plastic off the axle cup making it 8.1mm. Second bore out the plastic knuckle with a 15/32 drill bit making it just a hair smaller then 12 mm. In doing this it will give me enough clearance to warm up and expand the plastic knuckle with a hair drier and press in the bearing, and then press the front axle cup into the bearing, eliminating the front axle play that plagues the used 1:18 crawlers. I will have post pix as soon as it’s done.

03-07-2006, 03:41 PM	#2
WFlaw45 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: chapel hil Posts: 28	whwere did you order them from?

03-07-2006, 09:43 PM	#3
jimmyc75 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 6	why not just order some knuckles an stub axles and be done with it. I'll post pics sometime. really helps with slop.

03-10-2006, 07:20 AM	#4
ValleyCustoms Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Longmeadow Posts: 14	I got them at my local hobby shop, but you can order the same ones from Tower Hobbies, I used Duratrax # DTXC1581

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