Drive shaft fell off were to get the pin?

[zr600]

Took my crawler out for a quick spin just for a minute and the rear drive shaft fell off. Were do i get the pin for it and the what size is the set screw. Also my truck number is RC-001282 do i need any upgrades on it that they have changed or am i alright?

[silentcircus]

http://www.losipartshouse.com/servle...-Center/Detail

[Mad Dawg]

The driveshaft takes the same pins as the CVD's. LOSA3194 is the part number.
I build my own because it costs much less and I don't have to wait for days on the parts to arrive.
I went to the local hardware store and bought some hair pins (slightly larger than the body pins). I stuck one in the outer axle stub and measured where to make the cut. I took a pair of side cutters and squeezed just hard enough to make a good dent on each side of the pin, then I break it off. Doing it this way leaves the cut end flat and smooth. If you just cut it off, the end is left with a sharp point.
I can make 2 pins out of each hair pin, so for $3 I got 48 replacement pins. I have never broke one yet. The set screw works loose and I loose them once in a while. I CA the set screws in when I replace the pin. (Locktite would probably be better)

[Jeepial]

Piano wire.....Cheap,and you can make hella from it.

[zr600]

Ok i got a drill bit that is the same size just cut it with a dremel. I'm going through the axles and removed the two extra shims. When i regrease it should i clean the old grease off before regreaseing it an reassembling?

[Mad Dawg]

Its not necessary to remove the factory lube...there isn't much there anyway.
Make sure you pack all the grease you can in there cuz the worm gears spin at a high speed and will quickly throw the grease off. If you put a bunch in there, it doesn't have a choice but to stay lubed. Check them once in a while to see that they still have grease in them as they will require some routine maintenance. Feel the driveshaft yoke at the pinion after a long run. Notice that it will be slightly warm. Check it every time at the end of the run, if it starts to get warmer than it was the first time you ran it, its time for more grease.
I probably run mine 10 hours or so before I tear my axles down, clean, inspect gears and repack with grease. Somewhere around here is a picture of an axle that a guy drilled a small hole in. He keeps a set screw in the hole till he needs to grease the gears then he squirts some grease in there with a syringe. Pretty clever idea, I think.

[zookiguy]

always good to clean and inspect anything with moving metal on metal.

Here is the link mad dawg talked about. post #2 you can see where the hole was drilled to add grease.

LCC Tips and Tricks

[Mad Dawg]

Originally Posted by zookiguy

Here is the link Mad Dawg talked about. post #2 you can see where the hole was drilled to add grease.

LCC Tips and Tricks

Thanks for posting up the link!

[J.R #45]

I just used an old body clip, cut it size and soldered it at both ends then put shrink tube over it and its worked great ever since!