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02-06-2009, 08:44 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St George
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| heat shrink driveline mod
A couple people have asked about this. Take a peice of heat shrink and wrap it around the drive shaft ends, shrink it around the pins so they won't come out, I use 1/2 heatshrink and cut it into a 1/2 strip. I have done this to all of my drive lines and axles. It works great and is simple. |
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02-06-2009, 10:34 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Post Falls, ID
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does that get nailed on the rocks being right there?
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02-06-2009, 10:59 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St George
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It gets hit for sure, being is that its "rubberized" it takes quite a beating, I have been running mine for a few weeks now and have not had to replace any of them yet.
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02-06-2009, 11:24 AM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gardnerville
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I have thought about doing this mod, but did not want to take apart the truck to do it. I will do this when the time comes. In the mean time I just put a dab of shoe goo on all the pins. It should work for awhile. When I raced truggies I use to put shoe goo on all of my e-clips and never lost one. |
02-06-2009, 04:54 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: appleton
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wow thats a great idea
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02-06-2009, 06:07 PM | #6 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: canada
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thanks! great idea
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02-06-2009, 08:14 PM | #7 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Spokane
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Very nice clean mod, plus its still easy to take apart. --Paul |
02-06-2009, 09:06 PM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eagle, Idaho
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I do this to my truggies, buggies, monster trucks, and even my carpet cars. It is so easy and so cheap, but it is the best insurance.. It really sucks when you loose that main because you lost a set screw or a pin.. :/ But its the first thing i did with my crawler |
02-06-2009, 09:48 PM | #9 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oregonian liven in Utah
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Did mine today! I dident think to wrap the edges like you did. |
02-06-2009, 10:20 PM | #10 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eagle, Idaho
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i think those will pop off when you rub against one rock time to redo them XD |
02-07-2009, 09:46 AM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St George
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02-07-2009, 02:01 PM | #12 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oregonian liven in Utah
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Ya, I need to redo it. As me and my son where comp crawling some boxes in the living room this morning. I witnessed one of the fronts come loose when it got hung up. I figured I might have a chance cause the heat shrink I used was some pretty thick stuff. Do any of you guys have to remove the links for the rear axle to get the drive shaft out? My front comes out real easy but I have to remove the lower links to get the rear shaft out. |
02-07-2009, 06:54 PM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St George
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i just remove the drivelive to get mine on.
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02-07-2009, 08:19 PM | #14 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oregonian liven in Utah
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02-07-2009, 08:50 PM | #15 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eagle, Idaho
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haha, just exstend the whole axle all the way down, like lift it so the shocks are fully exstended that will make the drivelines longer |
02-07-2009, 11:45 PM | #16 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St George
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Yep just cycle the shocks it will give you enough room.
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02-09-2009, 10:21 AM | #17 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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great idea! im gonna try it
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02-09-2009, 01:14 PM | #18 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Over a rock and under a bridge
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02-13-2009, 07:12 AM | #19 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: AUSTINTOWN
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| Nice idea
Man this site is the best so many ideas thanks to all
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