Kraton GMP Rods Ends and Turn Buckles

[Lazy Bushman]

@slick2500 gave me a heads up in the "What did you by today" thread, that the rod ends are likely to rip off on the GPM turn buckles I puchased. I have no doubt he is right, but I thought I would ask the question "What can I do to reduce this probability?". I didn't want to ask the question in the other thread and take it off track. Is it just a Blue Locktite fix? Has others experienced the same issues with the GPM stuff and what did you do?

 

[2015GTRBE]

Wish I could tell you M8, but I’d say a little CA glue might work. If the pitch is equal, I don’t see why they would rip off

*if it’s not equal then I’d probably not use them because the problem won’t go away unless you glue them with loctite first to fill in the circumference/ or thread difference, and CA glue to bond.

 

[slick2500]

This video was my first time seeing these GPM rod ends on an rc and at the 6:45ish mark one pops off and he states in the video after he sees it he says "oh these things pop off."

A thread where another member mentions that they ripped out on him https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/few-upgrades.4810

 

[2015GTRBE]

This video was my first time seeing these GPM rod ends on an rc and at the 6:45ish mark one pops off and he states in the video after he sees it he says "oh these things pop off."

A thread where another member mentions that they ripped out on him https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/few-upgrades.4810

Mouth full of marbles on that one. Why change the turnbuckles anyway? The factory are stronger I believe.

 

[slick2500]

Mouth full of marbles on that one. Why change the turnbuckles anyway? The factory are stronger I believe.

Nah that's just how he talks. Idk.