Axial scx10 UMG 6X6 problem

[shaggybirdman]

İh guys new here to the forum.

İ have a acx10 UMG 6x6 and as owners of them the rear axil pops the slider inside the 2 halfs. Whats the fix for this problem besides having a bunch of extra inner shafts with you. All help greatly appreciated in advance.

[HumboldtEF]

Look here: Front center drive shaft

[soze]

Originally Posted by HumboldtEF

Look here: Front center drive shaft

Casey,

The problem in the case of the UMG 6x6 is basically stupid design. Thankfully it's fixable.

The rear-most drive shaft at a certain point of the suspension travel is 100% completely compressed with no give between the 2 ends and the sliding center. When the rear-most axle is fully compressed and the first-rear isn't.... the small center piece can drop out.

There's a few ways to take care of it.

1. get 2-piece driveshafts
2. extend the wheelbase enough so that you can use a longer center shaft and maybe one of the ends without having it bind-up during the part of the travel where the driveshaft is most compressed.