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01-16-2013, 12:35 AM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland Canada
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| Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
hey guys i just got my TF2 today and started assembly, i got to the leaf springs where it says to mount them to the axle with m3 6mm screws, well i did and every single one has stripped, so easy, like i didnt even apply much pressure they just didnt want to bite into the housing of the axle... Did this happen to anyone else? I think im going to throw a 12 mm screw in there and a nut... with loctite for now, but i dont even have enough 12mm screws.. I feel i must have a faulty housing on my axles... What would u do? my unboxing video here.. RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Unboxing PART 1 - YouTube Last edited by milestone; 01-16-2013 at 12:47 AM. |
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01-16-2013, 12:36 AM | #2 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland Canada
Posts: 182
| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
plz help
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01-16-2013, 12:37 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tehachapi,Ca
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| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
Contact Rc4wd man they should get you taken care of.
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01-16-2013, 03:56 AM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: FNQ Australia
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| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
Yep , same thing happened to mine. I love fixing and modifying these things so it wasnt a biggie. I put bolts with a nyloc on all leafs and its better than original. Hit up your local hardware store for a heap of 3mm bolts and nuts, guaranteed you'll use any extras you get |
01-16-2013, 09:32 AM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland Canada
Posts: 182
| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
Great to know someone else had this problem, thanks for your help. I think ill put long bolts right through for now, I think rc4wd is gonna send me a new set as well! Thanks
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01-16-2013, 09:40 AM | #6 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land
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| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
I've tighten the screws very cautiously and have stripped a few on different parts also....
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01-17-2013, 07:33 AM | #7 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Back in the sticks
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| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
I just got my tf2 yesterday and it happened to me. It was only on the front axle though
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01-17-2013, 12:00 PM | #8 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Brighton UK
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| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
It happened on my first Tf2, they showed me a revised instruction when I contacted them showing to use a longer screw that travels all the way through and pop a nut on as you say. It's actually worth doing even if they havnt stripped tbh, makes good engineering sense. |
01-28-2013, 08:33 PM | #9 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland Canada
Posts: 182
| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
What is the length of the screws you put in the axle which go right through to the other side.... I need to order some
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01-28-2013, 10:34 PM | #10 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland Canada
Posts: 182
| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
need i mention I dont have my tf2 at home
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01-29-2013, 08:19 AM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Grants Pass OREGON!
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| Re: Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....
I had that same problem,along with the threads in the front axle that hold the knuckles on,no quick fix for that. I'm gonna do what you guys are sayin tho on the leaf mount holes,any other problems some of you are having we might wanna address before it becomes a problem? |
01-30-2013, 05:31 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY
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