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06-02-2007, 10:04 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Driving the Troysion Stick up the BIG BOY line!
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|  Axle Cs causing more damage?
Anyone else have this problem? It appears that adding more aluminum to the axle housing has caused problems elsewhere. Frustrating thing is this rig has only seen two comps, maybe I overtightend the axle Cs. I think I will add some CA around these spots to add some strength on the next housing.
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06-02-2007, 10:12 AM
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| MODERHATER™   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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I think your just hard on your stuff, obviously out of it's application.  |
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06-02-2007, 10:13 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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Oh my god man! Ive been running the same axles for a year with fatrock Cs since nationals last year with zero problems...
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06-02-2007, 10:15 AM
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06-02-2007, 10:17 AM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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I've cracked one like that before. My guess is it's from overtightening the axle housing.
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06-02-2007, 10:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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06-02-2007, 10:25 AM
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| MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Odd, you must not drive much, I've been through 3 sets, I wallow out the holes and they get real sloppy.
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06-02-2007, 10:28 AM
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| Quarry Creeper   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ov'a hea
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wow! i don't know how you did that, since the bearings also help that part of the axle from being damaged from over tightening or flexing. i never had a problem with mine since they were put on just a slight mod to the stub axles cup area.
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06-02-2007, 10:30 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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I would use 30minute epoxy over CA glue. CA is brittle and wont flex. Looks like they were overtightened to me, I havent had any problems yet.
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06-02-2007, 10:57 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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Yeah mine are getting a little sloppy but i do put a pack or two a week through it. | |
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06-02-2007, 11:07 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ...Here & There
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 I've not had any trouble w/ mine either. GREAT product! | |
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06-02-2007, 11:28 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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Right right.........
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06-02-2007, 11:33 AM
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| Old guy   Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Arkie-saw and we got ROCKS!
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Maybe you are cutting to much of the housing.I don't have that problem.
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06-02-2007, 11:35 AM
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| Keep it real  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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Been running the same housings for 2.5 years, and c's for about 1 year, just about time for some new C's, slop is getting pretty bad, nothing wrong with the housings yet.  |
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06-02-2007, 02:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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i have no problems with the plastic axle but i have seen the actual axle stub break from a hard side landing.
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06-02-2007, 03:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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by slop, do you mean the knuckle screws or the case screws?
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06-02-2007, 03:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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06-02-2007, 03:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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haha wow, that should be sig'd... | |
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06-02-2007, 03:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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well they dont cost much but if you wanted to you could drill out the hole and use some flanged bearings and shoulder screws.
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06-03-2007, 09:10 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Okinawa, Japan
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no issues with mine with the exception of having to bend them back into shape after each comp.
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