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02-07-2006, 09:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: *
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|  Broken TLT axle housings
Has anyone else had the problem of axle housings breaking???I have broken 2 and I havent even started beating it yet...Let me know what Y'all think...
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02-07-2006, 09:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the yellow dummy dumper
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ive only broken one so far. i changed from the 55t lathe motor to the stock 540 tamiya motor and was railing it pretty hard. i had been beating mine pretty good until then too, i think i finally hit it just right. it took about 6 months or so though.
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02-07-2006, 09:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gold Bar
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Yup. Broke 2 just inside the ear for the knuckle but had the same problem that OIT_TLT was probably having---too much rally time. I also have one spare housing on hand(they are like 4$ a pop)
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02-07-2006, 09:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fremont/Newark, California
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I have 2 sets of housings for sale if any of you are interested. They are CHROME and havnt been assembled yet $20 shipped to your front door.
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02-07-2006, 10:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Haunted Forest
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I've never broken a housing! I've broken a couple axles and wheel axles. TLT axles are pretty stout in my opinion... rYan |
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02-07-2006, 11:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
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none of the guys I crawl with have broke one either.....just stripped ring gears!
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02-07-2006, 11:16 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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i broke one. my fault, bruiser tranny 3rd gear, mag mayhem, night time. ran into the tire of my toyota. otherwise no problem.... dwa.
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02-07-2006, 11:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: *
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Im wondering if crawling in the cold weather has something to do with it. The last time this happened a buddies crawler rolled back on top of mine and it broke. just a lil frustrated is all...Since then I have ordered 5 housings, hope I dont go through them all thank god they're only $4....
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02-08-2006, 01:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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Still on my original housings and I have put quite a bit of abuse to them. We even crawl at below freezing temps.
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02-08-2006, 06:43 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2004
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I found a hairline crack near the kncukle but that's the closest I got. I strip ring and pinions a lot though. The ring gear appears to be the weaker of the two. Time to try shimming and some better grease.
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