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08-23-2009, 11:45 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Way down under!!!
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|  Strengthen Axles??
Righto, Turned around to grab something the other day and dragged the 40 off the bench. It landed right on one corner and SNAPPED the frickin axle. Has any changed to strengthened axles(Tamiya or otherwise) and how how have they lasted? Also a pic or two of the ol girl in action in Toodyay here in West Aust.   You know what I love about these things? You don't have to carry them anywhere, they get there themselves!!! Last edited by stewbaru; 08-24-2009 at 12:01 AM. |
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08-24-2009, 03:31 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Byford WA
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looks good stew
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08-24-2009, 07:28 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Haven't tried any strengthened axles yet. It probably was just a fluke occurence that they broke since they are pretty strong. Mine has fallen about 3 feet down onto the corner of one wheel and nothing broke. I've also had all the weight hanging by one tire and I didn't snap an axle.
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08-24-2009, 02:30 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area
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Ive rolled my pretty bad and nothing yet.  |
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08-24-2009, 05:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Port Angeles
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I'd vote fluke as well, mine has taken bad tumbles and gotten bound up pretty good without any damage to the axles themselves.
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08-24-2009, 06:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Way down under!!!
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Hmm, OK. I was lucky, I had a TL01 on the shelf and it uses the same axles (I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Tamiya 4wd cars use same axles). Might see how I go with this one before I rush out and buy more bits. Thx for the feedback, fellas. |
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08-25-2009, 01:15 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: tauranga north island new zealand
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I keep breaking all the internals, pinions, bevel gears, axles themselves. I dont think theyre the strongest axles out there. |
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08-25-2009, 01:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Madrid, IA
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thats odd i have yet to break anything on my cr01, all thats bad on mine is a wheel hex is about junk
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08-25-2009, 02:31 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I've finally broken the first part on my CR-01 and I've had it for just over a year. One of my splined driveshaft peices finally twisted to the point of popping apart. So much for failing right out of the box. They had a pretty good run for me and I use the hell out of my rig.
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