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12-23-2004, 02:23 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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|  Cheap plastic rod end slop fix.
I was tired of sloppy rod ends on my TXT, LHS didn't have anything I could use in stock. So I bought some fuel line and cut a bunch of pieces about 1/16" wide. Then I slipped them over all my ball studs and put links back on. It took all the slop out and links still have full motion. I've run a handfull of packs thru my truck w/ it setup like this and it works great. |
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12-23-2004, 11:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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| Re: Cheap plastic rod end slop fix.
So, you took the balls out and run the fuel tubing around the screws with the plastic rod end around the tubing? Sounds like it'd work.  |
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12-23-2004, 11:45 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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| Re: Cheap plastic rod end slop fix.
That might work too. Stock rod ends on TXT are just plastic that snap over ball studs screwed into chassis/axles. I slipped the 1/16" wide "donuts" over all ball studs, then snapped all my links back on pinching fuel line between base of ball stud and plastic rod end. Hope that makes sense. |
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12-24-2004, 12:31 AM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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| Re: Cheap plastic rod end slop fix.
I've heard plastic grocery bag bits sliped over the ball works good.
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07-07-2006, 10:11 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clemson
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|  Huh? Pics? I'm building my first tuber with trax rod ends, and I've got a li'l more play than I'd like, I don't quite get what yer say'n though...  -=Nash |
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07-07-2006, 10:22 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Arkie-Saw
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The TXT ballstud/ballcup design is different than a Traxxas rodend. Rodends are kinda 'built' to be one piece, where a ballcup/ballstud are 2 peices that arent meant to always stay together. They make breaking down your rig very easy, but in most cases are usually a weaker design, until you get into the sizes like those on the TXT, they're pretty massive. I dont think the fuel tubing will help much on the TRX rodends...I use them on my rig and dont really notice much slop, but it isnt that old. If you have some life into them, dirt will wear them down and being a stress point, they could start to stretch as well. Kind of a maitenance item. Last edited by mtdriver; 07-07-2006 at 10:25 AM. |
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07-17-2006, 05:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: jacksonville beach
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kinda acts like a skateboard bushing...
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07-17-2006, 06:16 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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Wow - old thread. Don't get me wrong, I think it is better that people dig up old threads than start new ones. I've noticed quite a few older threads being brought back up lately - Maybe people are starting to use the search button.  |
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07-21-2006, 11:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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Bender, this is a great idea, do you have any pics of it on the truck? | |
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07-21-2006, 12:54 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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Not the best pic, but you can see the clear fuel line sandwiched between the plastic rod end and the base of the ball stud.
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07-23-2006, 09:20 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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No problems with the links wanting to pop off?
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07-23-2006, 08:59 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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07-24-2006, 03:28 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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Thanks for the pic bender, great idea, I am going to try it on my comp tlt.
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11-28-2010, 01:58 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dalton
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this could work on the lcc also for the lower links popping off their balls
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