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07-18-2007, 11:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland,OR
Posts: 867
|  stripped hole in link I was doin' the conversion to rock crawler with my WK and screwed the 4-40 in too deep on the upper link in front and stripped the hole. Now the 4-40 just slides right out! I was thinking just CA it but it's a high stress area. Drill through and lock nut on other side maybe? Dunno. Open to ideas. Thanks ya'll. New to RC and all. |
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07-19-2007, 12:17 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| How about get a new end link that probably cost a total of 55cents. |
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07-19-2007, 12:18 AM
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| MWRCA'er   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Byron, IL
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| 3mm is slightly larger |
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07-19-2007, 12:50 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: smokey point
Posts: 1,392
| i use a tap and die set and make my links 8/32, works great |
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07-19-2007, 02:16 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland,OR
Posts: 867
| it's not the lower link it's the upper v shaped link. |
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07-19-2007, 08:18 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Midway
Posts: 837
| 2' of 8-32 all-thread and 4 ball ends cost about $5. or $6. make it a 4 link. |
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07-19-2007, 09:23 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: dallas, Oregon
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| id use superglue.. |
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07-19-2007, 09:29 AM
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| Losi Factory Pilot  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chucking rocks at your little truck!
Posts: 1,276
| Put a small drop of super glue on a toothpick or sharp object. Then coat the sides of the stripped out hole from top to bottom. Let that dry and do another small coat. After it has dried, get your parts back together and thread in the screw. This will hold just fine with out spending a dime.  If this doesnt work, repete the steps until a desired hole is achieved. |
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07-19-2007, 02:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland,OR
Posts: 867
| Awesome, thanks ya'll. I think I got it in for now until I can do a 4 link. Still got alot to learn , thanks for all your help!Now all I gotta figure out is the darn click. |
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07-19-2007, 02:25 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Glendale
Posts: 39
| Is you First name really Solomon? I thought I was the only one! Lol. But peronsally, I would do what JIA's dad said and just go 4 link on it. Thats what I am running after I decided to ditch the extended top link. |
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07-19-2007, 05:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland,OR
Posts: 867
| Quote:
PS: any suggestions for parts for that 4 link?just don't know how to ditch the upper link or where to get the cool brackets I see in pics. lol | |
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07-19-2007, 05:36 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Glendale
Posts: 39
| I don't quite understand the Sheba comment. the only Sheba I have ever heard of was one of Noah's grandchildren in the Bible.... But, as for the links... Lol... Use 8-32 all thread like JIA's dad said. You can pick it up at Lowes, home depot or pretty much any hardware store. Then go to your lhs and get some rod ends. As for the "cool brackets" those are the tamiya suspension stays for the TLT. They are becoming harder to find though. I personally just used a piece of u-channel aluminum. the search at the top of the page is a HUGE help sometimes. Last edited by musicmaniac; 07-19-2007 at 05:38 PM. |
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07-20-2007, 05:44 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland,OR
Posts: 867
|  Gotcha . Thankks for the info musicmaniac and all! Time to Search! re: Sheba ( or queen of ) read Kings and song of solomon |
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