matflat
Well-Known Member
Hello Arrma Forum Members,
I am a new poster and just took ownership of a Typhon 3S and a Big Rock 3S. The first week of owning them was awesome. However, the shop that sold them to me is unhelpful, so I am turning to you all to ask for some guidance and help. It is very difficult to get parts in the country (despite the shop being the main importer), so would really appreciate some guidance before I order parts from overseas.
The issue with the Big Rock is in the attached video. My son has a pretty fast, but rather parallel crash into the side of a kerb. He was only using 50% power driving forwards then he veered too far to the right of the road, hits the brakes, and as the road was a little slippy, the car went sideways into the kerb. It looked like a straight hit if that makes sense in that we thought the two right wheels hit at the same time, and that he may have been lucky. But we now know that something is up. And before I order parts that are tricky to come by in South Africa, I was hoping that fellow Arrma enthusiasts could tell me what to actually look for to diagnose where the issue sits.
I have added a video to this post so that you can see what I am describing. The short story is that every time he drives the car pulls to the right. No amount of correction helps at all. Viewed from the top, the right front wheel does look slightly out based on the left-hand side wheel.
I don't know what to check. Should I check the hub - or how do I check it to see if this is damaged? Should I just pony up and get some replacement wheel axles, hubs, turnbuckles, rod ends? I am not sure where to start.
Really hope someone can help me out. And if there is anyone from South Africa that has knowledge of parts shops that can help that would be really appreciated. I love these cars, and me and my kid are like unhappy dogs because we can't go blast around the park
Thanks,
Mat.
I am a new poster and just took ownership of a Typhon 3S and a Big Rock 3S. The first week of owning them was awesome. However, the shop that sold them to me is unhelpful, so I am turning to you all to ask for some guidance and help. It is very difficult to get parts in the country (despite the shop being the main importer), so would really appreciate some guidance before I order parts from overseas.
The issue with the Big Rock is in the attached video. My son has a pretty fast, but rather parallel crash into the side of a kerb. He was only using 50% power driving forwards then he veered too far to the right of the road, hits the brakes, and as the road was a little slippy, the car went sideways into the kerb. It looked like a straight hit if that makes sense in that we thought the two right wheels hit at the same time, and that he may have been lucky. But we now know that something is up. And before I order parts that are tricky to come by in South Africa, I was hoping that fellow Arrma enthusiasts could tell me what to actually look for to diagnose where the issue sits.
I have added a video to this post so that you can see what I am describing. The short story is that every time he drives the car pulls to the right. No amount of correction helps at all. Viewed from the top, the right front wheel does look slightly out based on the left-hand side wheel.
I don't know what to check. Should I check the hub - or how do I check it to see if this is damaged? Should I just pony up and get some replacement wheel axles, hubs, turnbuckles, rod ends? I am not sure where to start.
Really hope someone can help me out. And if there is anyone from South Africa that has knowledge of parts shops that can help that would be really appreciated. I love these cars, and me and my kid are like unhappy dogs because we can't go blast around the park
Thanks,
Mat.