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Old 06-16-2017, 05:53 PM   #1
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I'm in the process of installing Vaterra aluminum hubs and knuckles on my Ascender Blazer. Or spindle and carriers as Vaterra calls them. I can't seem to get the spindle to slide over the carrier while the axle is aligned in the bearing inside the spindle. What am I doing wrong? It seems as if once the axle stub end goes in, it throws off the alignment of these two components.
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Run into the same problem each time. Turn the C hubs, get the axle shaft engaged, while keeping the shafts engaged rotate the C hubs to line up the screw holes. Hope that helps a bit.
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Run into the same problem each time. Turn the C hubs, get the axle shaft engaged, while keeping the shafts engaged rotate the C hubs to line up the screw holes. Hope that helps a bit.
Thanks! After reading this a couple times, it clicked. Then I knew what I had to do. Went right together, but it's still a mystery to me why it wouldn't line up.
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Run into the same problem each time. Turn the C hubs, get the axle shaft engaged, while keeping the shafts engaged rotate the C hubs to line up the screw holes. Hope that helps a bit.
Me too, it's kinda pita because of the camber in the kingpin alignment, but that helps the steering. Your method works for me too.

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Thanks! After reading this a couple times, it clicked. Then I knew what I had to do. Went right together, but it's still a mystery to me why it wouldn't line up.
Good. I was reading RPP Hobby's blog on their Ascender build the other day and they said to install the knuckle to the C and then install them to the axle housing as a unit. Little more work if you're doing field repairs due to steering linkage but this helps the inner axle shaft line up with the spool.
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