Help - Lost Drive Shaft Screw
 

While running ny Axial crawler yesreday I noticed no movement from my rearwheels. On closer inspection I found my drive shaft had come loose from the transmission. Even closer inspection reveal that the screw (AXA180) was missing from the rear yoke (AX 30380). Does anyone know where I can get another one of these screws (AXA180)? I have tried Lowes and Home Depot without success. Any help with this problem would be appreciated.
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Yes, now I know to use thread lock on these types of screws.

It is a simple 3x3mm set screw. Set screws are hard to find in hardware stores. Try going to your LHS and ask for a similar screw. If they don't give one for free I am sure they can give you a pack of assorted screws that will do the job plus you will have spares. It wont cost you more than 5$ I guess.

If you can't find them locally Mcmaster.com has them in 100 packs for about 4 bucks. :lol:

Thanks for the reply, but 100 would last me the rest of my life and into my grandkids life:shock:

Unfortunately my LHS is 30mins from my house and I cant get to them until sometime next week. Have to work and LHS in the other direction:-(

Well,if you can't get to a hobby shop,order on line or poop one out,you could cut a 3mm button head bolt down and use that. I've done the same and it works fine. Thread a 3mm nut on the bolt before cutting. After cutting,remove the nut and it'll clean the threads up at the cut.

TCS has them
http://www.tcscrawlers.com/Axial-Rac...0-p-17046.html

Ace hardware might have them....Or possibly a fastener supplier...
I get 90% of my hardware from a fastener vender...

Thanks for the tip on using a button head bolt and nut. Will have to give it a try and see how it works."thumbsup"

Perfect. Thanks for the hyperlink. "thumbsup":!:

Who or what is a fastener vender? :?::?::?:

Fastenal, MC Master-Carr, MSC, Travers...

fastener vendor would be a store that sells nothing but nuts and bolts and other asorted things to fasten things together

to help with them coming off i put a grub screw in each side of the yoke (2 per yoke)

Grub screw:?::?::?:

Thanks for the clarification"thumbsup"

I got a screw cut down and put my drive shaft back together and this time I used Loctite on the screw. Thanks for all the replys;-)

Another name for the set screw in this case. ;-)

Thanks