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07-25-2006, 06:49 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west sacramento
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|  first build and I need some link help
first off all diff's are locked,chassis by me, not the best but for a first timer it will work.it has a 12 3/8 base,alum beadlocks with moabs ,hitec645,home made servo mount,pede tranny.anyways I'm having trouble with the top links they are binding up and not leting it get to its full articultion.i have tried it with it mounted to the top mount by servo .i tried it like the pic shows.i've had it where the bottom links mount but it got in the way of the drive shaft. any help would be great thanx and if you have any other suggestions throw them my way. oh yeah thses are some big pix http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42...k/DSC01736.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42...k/DSC01735.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42...k/DSC01734.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42...k/DSC01733.jpg |
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07-25-2006, 06:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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Are you shure it's the links? Try taking the shocks off and see if it still binds. |
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07-25-2006, 06:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west sacramento
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what if it is the shocks where do i mount them? trying it now yeah it still binds Last edited by stevew; 07-25-2006 at 07:02 PM. Reason: add |
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07-25-2006, 07:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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I can't tell from the pics. Do the link ends hit the chassis? It's realy hard to tell without it infront of me. Can you take a pic with the suspension at the point where it binds?
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07-25-2006, 09:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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nothing about your crawler looks out of the ordinary except for how wide the chassis is.
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07-25-2006, 09:35 PM
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| 1*   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ozarks
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What drive shafts are you using? I'm building up a SW2 and have been pulling out my friggin' hair for a couple of days trying to find the source of mine binding up. About an hour ago I figured out the male half of my Maxx shafts was hitting the end of the female shaft on articulation. I used my dremel to cut off a 1/2" or so of the male shaft and viola- no binding. You might check to see if that's your problem.
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07-26-2006, 06:32 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west sacramento
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I'll get a better shot of the articulation and as for the shafts they are fine if I pull one top link the axel moves fine.the chassis is 3 1/4 wide.
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07-26-2006, 09:28 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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how much artic. do you have before the binding starts? are you sure you made the servo mounts? the like just like benders
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07-26-2006, 03:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2006 Location: san diego
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your lower link is hitting the chassis.  |
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07-26-2006, 03:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west sacramento
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yes I am sure I made the servo mounts.benders are made with thicker alum and mine only cost $5 and I have about 2'8" left to use. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42...k/DSC01737.jpg | |
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07-26-2006, 05:01 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Try spacing the rod end out with a nut and see if that helps. | |
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07-26-2006, 07:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: west sacramento
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07-29-2006, 02:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KENNEWICK, WA
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Try mounting your lower links on the inside of your frame with some 1/8" spacers between your links and chassis.
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