Kraton Re assembly question

[Joshd420]

Re assembling front end of my Kraton. First time having it apart. Im wondering if i had this much play in the top front A arm to begin with? Replaced alot of front end parts that were bent and it went back pretty smoothly. I mistakenly took my pictures of before with the shrouds on. Thanks Josh

 

[Full Throttle R/C]

Where are the shims for the control arm's
Upper a arm's.

 

[bicketybam]

Definitely missing the spacers.

 

[Joshd420]

They must have come off before i disassembled. Thats what im missing. Thanks for pic. Is the screw tight against the shims or some play?

 

[bicketybam]

They must have come off before i disassembled. Thats what im missing. Thanks for pic. Is the screw tight against the shims or some play?

There will be a tiny bit of play. Nothing like it is without them.

 

[Joshd420]

Ok thanks guys

 

[Full Throttle R/C]

They must have come off before i disassembled. Thats what im missing. Thanks for pic. Is the screw tight against the shims or some play?

You need some play otherwise they bind. There is a thicker one on the front and 2 thinner ones for the rear. With me running rpm arms I only used 1of the thinner shims on mine?

 

[JvG]

You can also put a bearing behind the arm so you won't loose 'm.

Bearing for washer

• JvG
• Sep 29, 2019

Put a bearing on the front upper hinge pin, works great.

 

[jondilly1974]

You can use washers or bearings as shown above.

 

[slick2500]

I just bought these https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bi...JMW9GzuGs7nkGRbBaSBandMft47L107hoCvfkQAvD_BwE it also has the spacers for behind the pillow ball screws.

 

[Lride Chart]

Those spacers are notorious for going everywhere. I’d recommend getting a kit from Jennyrc that includes all screws spacers etc for backups.