mechanike

anyone have luck repinching a nitro?will it last at all?

nitroexpress

What! You don't believe what they told you on RCTech?

mechanike

has 0 to do at all about believing anything.i posted all three forums at the same time to get some kind of answer quicker cause this is a free world.lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Ttowntoolman

Have re-pinched a couple of nitro's......it works but does not seem to last as long as a new piston and sleeve. My 2 cents worth....

nitroexpress

So can we assume you are satisfied with the answers? You really should haveposted on the Traxxas forums. Those guys really know their stuff.

lez1troubles

lol

larrysogla

Check out RayAracing.com for professional repinching of piston and sleeve cylinder at $20 per set repinched. Supposed to last as long as a brand new set as they have the special tooling to do the repinch properly and accurately. They do the repinch in 3 steps with their own tool and die so as to achieve the proper and accurate repinch taper. Check out their website. Larry.

mechanike

Update on the .32,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,got a trank thru her with only sacraficing two self refurbished pull-starts.she don't like rotoor even bump-starts.goin to run another tank today if the string&spring holds.SHE'S A MEAN PINCHER! LEAVES TWO LARGE WELTS EVERYTIME!!! THANKS RAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i'll update when it goes in a veh. its bolted to my workbench right now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Big Alice

   If you heat it up to about 200 degrees f before you try to start it, it'll start a lot easier.  Easier on the rod, too.

mechanike

oh i do heat it up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its going to strip-out a lst-2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,bolted to work bench for ease of pull start removal.thought i would bump start to get it loosened up some.it would only run as long as the motor is going,,,,,,,,,,,,crazy as hell!pull start works ok.but its like pull starting a huey! its looser than when i started though,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its 8port so it will spin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

mechanike

Am i Awake?Pinch Me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its gettin close starts easy i'm still only on my fifth pull-start.looking good.sixth tank.