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Old 01-30-2022, 01:21 PM   #1
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Well today while crawling I broke this piece. I'm not sure what this is even called. Can someone point me in the right direction for this piece? I know I will have to have the whole assembly. Cold and plastic don't mix well

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Old 01-30-2022, 02:01 PM   #2
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Portal housing/knuckle....

It is a somewhat common failure on those trucks, so you will find them on ebay, Redcatracing.com, amazon, Amain, Hobbytown, etc.

Here's some alloy ones on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/33385010983...4d22caf2895779

Here's the OEM replacement on Amain.

https://www.amainhobbies.com/redcat-...r11333/p884078
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Old 01-30-2022, 02:05 PM   #3
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Perfect, thank you. New to this so im still learning what everything is called.

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Old 01-30-2022, 04:22 PM   #4
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That was the first thing I broke. Changed to aluminum and never had an issue again.
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Old 01-30-2022, 04:33 PM   #5
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That was the first thing I broke. Changed to aluminum and never had an issue again.
I'm going to go with aluminum. Might as well upgrade them now since its broken anyways.

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Old 01-30-2022, 05:30 PM   #6
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I'm going to go with aluminum. Might as well upgrade them now since its broken anyways.

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I did aluminum for a while, now have brass.
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Old 02-01-2022, 10:48 AM   #7
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I did aluminum for a while, now have brass.
Careful adding too much weight those plastic axle housings, the link mount screw hole becomes a weak point and strips out.
If I had to start adding weight again, I'd start with metal axle housings.
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Old 02-01-2022, 12:45 PM   #8
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Careful adding too much weight those plastic axle housings, the link mount screw hole becomes a weak point and strips out.
If I had to start adding weight again, I'd start with metal axle housings.
I figured that was the case and installed the Redcat metal housings at the same time. I’m sure I’ll just break the next weak link next.
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Old 02-01-2022, 06:34 PM   #9
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Steering Knuckle/F Inner Portal Housing. I went to Treals, but the newer stock units maybe better than the ones on my AXE Rig were.
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Old 02-01-2022, 06:35 PM   #10
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Careful adding too much weight those plastic axle housings, the link mount screw hole becomes a weak point and strips out.
If I had to start adding weight again, I'd start with metal axle housings.
My AXE Axles been so far so good. But when/if they fail, I plan to pick up a set of the Treal housings.
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