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12-22-2009, 07:24 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pensacola
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|  Broken Universal Joints Common?
Hey guys Ive had my MRC for about a week now and I broke my first part. One of the pins (the smaller one) on my front universal joint disappeared during a crawl session. I can think of 20 different things i thought would have broke first. Anyway, I fixed it with piano wire for now. Is this common?
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12-22-2009, 11:19 PM
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| dnf   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Under a big fkn rock.
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it can be common,try to get in the habbit of checking every fastener on the truck every battery. it will help to catch stuff before it goes to far. it may seem like a pain,but you can visibly check the whole truck in just a min. |
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12-22-2009, 11:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Frisco, Texas
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yea its commom on a MRC, ive lost none and ive had mine for a year atleast, and i drive it ALOT!, but a good tip it just to do a little weld on the shafts where the pins are to keep them from falling out
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12-23-2009, 06:08 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Land of Ahhhhs
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Put shrink tube over the areas where the pins are and presto, no more lost pins.
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12-23-2009, 07:00 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San DIego
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happened to my dads, but magically the pin went back into the hole after the shaft dropped, but I did put shrink tubing on it after we fixed it, im going to do mine one day, hopefully before I loose the pin  |
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12-23-2009, 07:46 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Reno, Nv
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I can't wait until mine brake so i have an excuse to get some MIP's!  |
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12-23-2009, 08:32 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pensacola
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MIPs? Sorry, new to this whole rc thing.
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12-23-2009, 08:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West of Eugene, OR
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12-23-2009, 11:42 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Same thing happened to me with in the first week. I cut a piece of paper clip and bent it in there.
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12-24-2009, 10:34 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Anniston
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soon as I lost my first pin I replaced all of them with some finishing nails and shrink tubing.
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01-12-2010, 09:14 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cosmopolis
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ya the pins always fall out after it happend twice i just shrink tubed mine
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01-13-2010, 06:49 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greer
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yes it is,mine dose it all the time.if you dont plain on upgraded driveshaft you shoud put hot glue all on the pin the put it in it wont come out for a good while
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