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06-11-2006, 06:03 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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|  Spinning hub in wheel
What is the best way to fix a wheel with a spinning hub? I have a set of HPI rims on my tlt (with metal hubs) and keep spinning the hub in high traction situations. Thanks. |
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06-11-2006, 06:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Glue the hex into the wheel w/ some shoe goo. It will hold the hex, but you can still remove it w/ a little persuasion!
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06-11-2006, 06:54 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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i use jb weld
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06-11-2006, 07:23 PM
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I have wideners on these axles and would prefer not to permanently affix the hub to the wheel.
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06-12-2006, 05:42 PM
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BTT. Any suggestions? |
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06-12-2006, 10:22 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Driving the Troysion Stick up the BIG BOY line!
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Not really other than what's been offered, other than going to Aluminum wheels
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06-13-2006, 08:57 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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Don't use aluminum hexs first off. especially with HPI wheels. They don't put enough material around the hex to hold up to the non giving alum. hexs. Also plastic hexs are made to better tolerences(from my experiences). Find a wheel that has more material around the hex. I use Duratrax Maxium ST wheels and plastic hexs.
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06-13-2006, 02:59 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milan, IL QCA (rural)
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Based on that last post I will be in trouble with my stampede wheels, they look really skinny around the hex. I was already suspicious they would be weak.
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06-13-2006, 05:32 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Damn....not what I wanted to hear. Thanks. |
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06-13-2006, 09:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Crawler practice!
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evryone uses stampede frunt wheels ok NOT EVRYONE but most do |
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06-13-2006, 09:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Really the shoe goo will work. And it you need to remove it you can, great stuff! Try it. It's cheap and I use it for lots of things. I even locked my TLT diffs w/ it.
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06-13-2006, 09:22 PM
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06-14-2006, 08:41 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hacienda Heights
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all these will fail at some point in time, you can put layers of tinfoil over the hex hole and then shove the hex in and then jb weld it and it will still fail. Its crappy but its something I have come to realize. Im saving for alum wheels hopefully that will fix the problem.
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06-17-2006, 12:45 PM
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Shoo Goo works really well but will fail eventually. It's great till you can save up for some aluminum wheels.
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06-17-2006, 04:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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 I've got a birthday coming around the bend....I'm just impatient! Thanks for the tips. I think I will try the shoe goo. | |
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