Need a fix for these quick release body mounts

[JT58]

Edit: bearings coming loose/getting lost were the issue

2 relatively mild crashes and each time 3 of these body mounts broke and no longer hold the body onto the post. Any ideas to fix the latching mechanism? If not, has anyone reverted to some other kind of mount after trashing these?

After a wreck, the ones on the left function correctly and the ones on the right do not despite looking and "clicking" identically.

 

[Liquid SSSnake]

I have three bodies with these, one going on three years with a lot of collisions. I would've guessed the left ones don't work because it looks partly unscrewed.

Over a towel unscrew the internals with using the two little holes, I say over a towel because tiny ball bearings will fall out. Clean everything and reassemble. It helps to use a dab of grease to "glue" the ball bearings to the brass part they go on. Screw it back together with a dab of loctite.

 

[JT58]

I have three bodies with these, one going on three years with a lot of collisions. I would've guessed the left ones don't work because it looks partly unscrewed.

Over a towel unscrew the internals with using the two little holes, I say over a towel because tiny ball bearings will fall out. Clean everything and reassemble. It helps to use a dab of grease to "glue" the ball bearings to the brass part they go on. Screw it back together with a dab of loctite.

The ball bearings were the missing link! The ones that no longer worked were each missing 1.

Appreciate the help!

 

[Liquid SSSnake]

That'll do it. Have to make sure the center is locked in, sometimes they don't have loctite. Normally I find they need an annual cleaning from tire dust.

 

[zerocool135]

Any chance I could get a link? Ive been trying to find a easy way to get my traxxas bodies to stay on.

 

[JT58]

Any chance I could get a link? Ive been trying to find a easy way to get my traxxas bodies to stay on.

Hope you have better luck than me!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0897T72PJ

 

[JT58]

Bearings were the culprit!! Got them all back in place and it seems to be holding after a couple packs and a few minor crashes.