What did you break today?

[kenm04]

Drove it until the wheels fell off. Or rather until the left rear wheel nut back out enough for the nut to spin in the wheel and the pin to fly out in the grass.

 

[Adiabatic]

I always go through the manual of a new R/C and order spares of every pin, spacer etc. because it sucks when a 50 cent part that takes 2 minutes to replace in the field ends your run.

 

[kenm04]

Meh, I'm gonna someone's suggestion from a different thread, and ordered a 2.5mm steel rod and just cut off as needed.

 

[Monster Dork]

Meh, I'm gonna someone's suggestion from a different thread, and ordered a 2.5mm steel rod and just cut off as needed.

That's the spirit!

 

[rjinaz]

Completely forgot this thread existed....

This was a couple months back.
My grass field speed runner.
This was a brand new chassis on its first pack. Pretty sure there must have been a hairline crack, or I over torqued a screw or something.
Was cruising across a soccer field at 75% throttle and the rear just blew apart.

I'm aware metal A-arms can cause issue, but I don't use this one for bashing... just straight line runs in grass fields.
I use RPM A-arms on all my bashers.

 

[slick2500]

Completely forgot this thread existed....

This was a couple months back.
My grass field speed runner.
This was a brand new chassis on its first pack. Pretty sure there must have been a hairline crack, or I over torqued a screw or something.
Was cruising across a soccer field at 75% throttle and the rear just blew apart.

I'm aware metal A-arms can cause issue, but I don't use this one for bashing... just straight line runs in grass fields.
I use RPM A-arms on all my bashers.

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I would check your rear diff, mine broke in about that same spot and it chewed the crap out of my rear diff.

 

[rjinaz]

I would check your rear diff, mine broke in about that same spot and it chewed the crap out of my rear diff.

It was surprisingly just fine. The slipper hub had to be replaced, but the diff and pinion survived without a scratch.

 

[slick2500]

Well Poop.

 

[joshludden]

Well Poop.
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Get out the gorilla glue- I know you have some!!

 

[slick2500]

Get out the gorilla glue- I know you have some!!

I used some Insta-cure+. It's held the other side for 4 years so it should hold this side too

 

[AIan]

My puppy ate mt GoPro remote control lol sry no pics it would be easier to show this pic

 

[Infraction666]

 

[Monster Dork]

Glue! I need glue!

At least '80s kids from the Bay Area will get it...

 

[Infraction666]

Glue! I need glue!

Yeah and zip ties

 

[Diem Turner]

Glue! I need glue!

At least '80s kids from the Bay Area will get it...

OMG what a trip down memory lane. I haven't seen this in 35 or 40 years. F'n brilliant!

Yeah and zip ties

Your name wouldn't happen to be Stemp, would it?

 

[Infraction666]

OMG what a trip down memory lane. I haven't seen this in 35 or 40 years. F'n brilliant!

Your name wouldn't happen to be Stemp, would it?

Lol No that's not me, but i think Stemp is so funny.

 

[Da Spanky]

Oh god I remember those two

 

[Cereal_killer]

Girlfriend drove the kraton straight into a mailbox and got only the rear still ran straight at least

 

[Velodromed]

Girlfriend drove the kraton straight into a mailbox and got only the rear still ran straight at least

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Are those GPM hinge pin retainers? I just got a set of those for my Creighton and I’m wondering if they’re decent? I mean I see that they can’t take a straight hit into a mailbox but then…Neither can I.

 

[Cereal_killer]

Are those GPM hinge pin retainers? I just got a set of those for my Creighton and I’m wondering if they’re decent? I mean I see that they can’t take a straight hit into a mailbox but then…Neither can I.

I've had em for a year. So imo they are worth it. I've hit numerous things. But never a mailbox at wot.