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08-01-2006, 11:15 PM
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|  Help with driveshaft..
Hello, I finaly have enough money to finish my crawler and I need help with the drive shafts. Im using a sw2 chassis and tlt axles. Im using orcrc tlt build-up as myguide and I dont really understand how to make the rear driveshaft longer. I just need to know what parts to order to make the driveshafts and to make the rear longer. If anyone can solve my problem you will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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08-01-2006, 11:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: BUILDING A CSC-1 in south mississippi
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pics will help!!!!
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08-01-2006, 11:40 PM
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If your running a pede tranny you can make one long drive shaft out of two regular traxxis sliders. I cut the female section from one, glued it onto the male shaft, leaving half of it sticking out so you can use another male shaft to go into it. Sorry no pics at this time.
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08-01-2006, 11:47 PM
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yea I am using a pede tranny these are the shafts I use right? http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKMG2&P=7 if so what else do I need to buy to extend the shaft for the rear? |
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08-01-2006, 11:53 PM
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just use regular pede shafts and cut the yoke off the female one(the one with no splines) and use the hollow tube on a male one,just put it about half an inch on it and viola a extended slider i ll post pics in a sec.
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08-02-2006, 12:05 AM
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i got some pics: this is what you cut  it now looks like this  now put together  and compared to stock  use two packs of these http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJJ82&P=7 Last edited by rockschooler; 08-02-2006 at 12:07 AM. |
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08-02-2006, 12:14 AM
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so all I need to buy is 2 packs of the half shafts and thats all I need for my drive shafts?
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08-02-2006, 12:18 AM
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are you extending both?
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08-02-2006, 12:21 AM
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no just the rear
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08-02-2006, 12:24 AM
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ok you will need for just the rear two males and a female and for the front just 1 male and female. so just two packs and the yokes if you dont have them allready. you will need four of them i think they come in packs of 2. also i glued mine with just two drops of gorrila glue. leme no if ya need more help. |
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08-02-2006, 12:26 AM
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thanks alot for the help! If I need any more help with them ill ask thanks again
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08-02-2006, 12:28 AM
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ok also just to make sure this is going to work for you what is the length from the trans to the axle?
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08-02-2006, 12:33 AM
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I dont have the tranny yet is on its way.  I still need to make the links also. so im not sure what the length is going to be
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08-02-2006, 12:36 AM
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ok cause totaly extended is about 5-6 inches and stock is about 4-5.
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08-02-2006, 12:39 AM
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That should be more than enough
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08-02-2006, 12:42 AM
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should I get 2 of the plastic yokes and 2 of the steel yokes?
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08-02-2006, 12:43 AM
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um its all opinion i had some metal ones already on my pede and i just got the plastic ones cause the metal ones are a bit $pricey$.
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08-02-2006, 12:49 AM
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alright thanks
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08-02-2006, 12:49 AM
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yer welcome!
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08-02-2006, 01:23 AM
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One other thing. Some people may do it different but I left one end unglued so the driveshaft will still slide. If you glue both male ends into the female parts they won't slide and your links will have to be just the right length to get full artic. with no binding.
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