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nd4spdbh · 07-07-2005, 07:06 PM

hey i keep having probs with my pede shafts mainly where they connect to my TLT's axles...they keep falling off. you do you guys keep your drive shafts on? any teqniques (spelling?) would be VERY help full as i have just finished my crawler will get pics soon. THANKS!

lunardaisy · 07-07-2005, 07:28 PM

I asked this question a several weeks ago... Try a search..

Good Luck.

nd4spdbh · 07-07-2005, 07:29 PM

do you kno what the title of the thread was called and what did you come up with?

TerribleOne · 07-07-2005, 07:41 PM

Steel output yokes will solve your problem

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 07-07-2005, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerribleOne

Steel output yokes will solve your problem

theyre really exspensive tho

just tighten down the grub screws as tight as possible

RODDOGGER · 07-07-2005, 07:51 PM

Did You Drill A Hole Through Your Tlt Output Shaft? If You Did Just Put In The Pin (long Grub Screw) And Like Iloverockcrawling Said Tighte It Way Down.

pullstarter · 07-07-2005, 09:04 PM

be careful not to overtighten and strip it out tho, like a certain gorilla fisted person.......um me

nd4spdbh · 07-07-2005, 09:13 PM

ooo i like the one with the hole throught the shaft sounds good thnx n e more suggestions...

the steel ones work good? i have them on my rustler but dont you have to cut them down just like the plastic ones?

JohnRobHolmes · 07-07-2005, 09:24 PM

yep, you have to cut them down.

i drilled through the shaft and used the steel yokes too. use a center punch so that your drill doesnt wander around and screw up everything.

nd4spdbh · 07-07-2005, 09:26 PM

you havnt had n e probs with the shaft being weak due to the hole?

Madkoifish · 07-07-2005, 10:42 PM

nope,
I got a set of steel yokes drilled and no issues. Yeah one side was sorta off by um .5mm so the set screw pin got really tight. just make sure to locktight em so it wont willge out. The plastic yokes will snap. I used set screws tightened em in and twisted the sucker in half. Just mill or grind down the lip on the yokes, this goes for the plastic and metal units. The hardened metal mills off pretty easily. (not so hard IMO) ;p

oh yes make sure to drill a hole VERY close to the pins dia. This will ensure more metal for strength in that pin.

pedesrule · 07-07-2005, 10:44 PM

I drilled mine and never had a problem with it breaking because of the hole. Oh and as for those steel outputs, unless you think your rig will have to take a bullet for you, they arent that necessary. The stock plastic ones are pretty buff, so you shouldnt have any problems with them. If i were you i would stick with plastic, and if they break move on up to the steel ones. I dont know about yall, but $20 spent unnecessarily rubs me and wrong way.

lunardaisy · 07-07-2005, 11:56 PM

Umm.. I glued mine. Suprisingly they worked good but i will admit at the beginning i was as sceptical as you are! So far no issue's. We can all infer were doing this with TLT's...

sicj · 07-08-2005, 09:50 AM

I use the steel yokes, but I didn't drill a hole through the TLT pinion. The grub screw with the steel yokes is plenty strong. I have slowly twisted the axle's dgobone ends right off. The steel yokes are the cure-all....loctite!

nd4spdbh · 07-08-2005, 12:08 PM

thankx guys i have had luck for the past couple of batteries i just used some red locktight around the shaft and on the grub skrews.. but if i keep having the prob i will do the hole through the shaft or just steel yokes. one of the 2

thanks again

Jman · 07-22-2005, 05:46 PM

well I am having troulble with my steal yokes .. i bought these Steal yokes and when i got them the ball points were way to small to fit into the traxxas sliders in which the normal balls have alot bigger tips.. did i buy the wrong ones or is there some kind of mod to fit the bigger balls into the metal yokes ?

nd4spdbh · 07-22-2005, 05:51 PM

hmm thats weird i have the same yokes on my rustler (has the same tranny and sliders as a pede) and they have worked fine for 2 yrs... ANother thing that i dont get is WHY does everyone use steel yokes... I have had absolutly no problems with my plastic yokes now that i drilled a hole in the output shaft and used the big pins.

Jman · 07-22-2005, 05:56 PM

yes but do you know what i have to do to get these metal yokes to fit the sliders ? the points on the balls are way to small to fit in the sliders holes

Jman · 07-22-2005, 06:46 PM

wate nevermind i just found out that i have maxx size sliders...

nd4spdbh · 07-22-2005, 07:22 PM

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL ha ha the typical F up... dont wory man we all do it he he

07-07-2005, 07:06 PM	#1
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	Pede shaft help hey i keep having probs with my pede shafts mainly where they connect to my TLT's axles...they keep falling off. you do you guys keep your drive shafts on? any teqniques (spelling?) would be VERY help full as i have just finished my crawler will get pics soon. THANKS!

07-07-2005, 09:13 PM	#8
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	ooo i like the one with the hole throught the shaft sounds good thnx n e more suggestions... the steel ones work good? i have them on my rustler but dont you have to cut them down just like the plastic ones? Last edited by nd4spdbh; 07-07-2005 at 09:21 PM.

07-07-2005, 07:28 PM	#2
lunardaisy Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indian's Cupboard Posts: 91	I asked this question a several weeks ago... Try a search.. Good Luck.

07-07-2005, 07:29 PM	#3
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	do you kno what the title of the thread was called and what did you come up with?

07-07-2005, 07:41 PM	#4
TerribleOne Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OC, Oregon Posts: 803	Steel output yokes will solve your problem

07-07-2005, 07:51 PM	#6
RODDOGGER Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SONORA, CA Posts: 19	Did You Drill A Hole Through Your Tlt Output Shaft? If You Did Just Put In The Pin (long Grub Screw) And Like Iloverockcrawling Said Tighte It Way Down.

07-07-2005, 09:04 PM	#7
pullstarter Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 153	be careful not to overtighten and strip it out tho, like a certain gorilla fisted person.......um me

07-07-2005, 09:24 PM	#9
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	yep, you have to cut them down. i drilled through the shaft and used the steel yokes too. use a center punch so that your drill doesnt wander around and screw up everything.

07-07-2005, 09:26 PM	#10
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	you havnt had n e probs with the shaft being weak due to the hole?

07-07-2005, 10:42 PM	#11
Madkoifish Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn Posts: 360	nope, I got a set of steel yokes drilled and no issues. Yeah one side was sorta off by um .5mm so the set screw pin got really tight. just make sure to locktight em so it wont willge out. The plastic yokes will snap. I used set screws tightened em in and twisted the sucker in half. Just mill or grind down the lip on the yokes, this goes for the plastic and metal units. The hardened metal mills off pretty easily. (not so hard IMO) ;p oh yes make sure to drill a hole VERY close to the pins dia. This will ensure more metal for strength in that pin.

07-07-2005, 10:44 PM	#12
pedesrule Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 202	I drilled mine and never had a problem with it breaking because of the hole. Oh and as for those steel outputs, unless you think your rig will have to take a bullet for you, they arent that necessary. The stock plastic ones are pretty buff, so you shouldnt have any problems with them. If i were you i would stick with plastic, and if they break move on up to the steel ones. I dont know about yall, but $20 spent unnecessarily rubs me and wrong way.

07-07-2005, 11:56 PM	#13
lunardaisy Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indian's Cupboard Posts: 91	Umm.. I glued mine. Suprisingly they worked good but i will admit at the beginning i was as sceptical as you are! So far no issue's. We can all infer were doing this with TLT's...

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07-08-2005, 09:50 AM	#14
sicj Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 427	I use the steel yokes, but I didn't drill a hole through the TLT pinion. The grub screw with the steel yokes is plenty strong. I have slowly twisted the axle's dgobone ends right off. The steel yokes are the cure-all....loctite!

07-08-2005, 12:08 PM	#15
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	thankx guys i have had luck for the past couple of batteries i just used some red locktight around the shaft and on the grub skrews.. but if i keep having the prob i will do the hole through the shaft or just steel yokes. one of the 2 thanks again

07-22-2005, 05:46 PM	#16
Jman Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Murrieta Posts: 28	well I am having troulble with my steal yokes .. i bought these Steal yokes and when i got them the ball points were way to small to fit into the traxxas sliders in which the normal balls have alot bigger tips.. did i buy the wrong ones or is there some kind of mod to fit the bigger balls into the metal yokes ?

07-22-2005, 05:51 PM	#17
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	hmm thats weird i have the same yokes on my rustler (has the same tranny and sliders as a pede) and they have worked fine for 2 yrs... ANother thing that i dont get is WHY does everyone use steel yokes... I have had absolutly no problems with my plastic yokes now that i drilled a hole in the output shaft and used the big pins.

07-22-2005, 05:56 PM	#18
Jman Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Murrieta Posts: 28	yes but do you know what i have to do to get these metal yokes to fit the sliders ? the points on the balls are way to small to fit in the sliders holes

07-22-2005, 06:46 PM	#19
Jman Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Murrieta Posts: 28	wate nevermind i just found out that i have maxx size sliders...

07-22-2005, 07:22 PM	#20
nd4spdbh Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!! Posts: 949	LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL ha ha the typical F up... dont wory man we all do it he he

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