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Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 12:55 AM  1 votes
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This might be a failed thread, but here goes.....;-)

Favorite things to wrench on:
1. Clutch setup: I got bored and timed myself the other day. I was able to take my OS engine off, change the clutch springs and put everything back together in six minutues. ;-)
2. Gear mesh: (kind of part of #1) but this is so simple I cannot understand how folks struggle with this.
3. Rebuilding diffs: I hate getting to them, but love taking them apart and re-building them.  

Least favorite things to wrench on:
1. Linkage: A lot has to do with the fact I have big-a$$ paws and my eye-sight is shot, so it usually takes me a little while to build a linkage system with all those small parts.
2. Tire gluing. I'm just not good at this. I'll pay the few extra bucks to have them pre-mounted.
3. Rebuilding pull-starts. I've rebuilt quite a few, and each time have become a more bitter person because of it. Ugh!

I'd love to hear you favorite/least favorites things to work on re: your rc vehicles.



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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 1:01 AM   
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I like:
Installing new electronics (servos, ESCs, receivers, running wires, etc.)
Gluing tires
Adjusting suspension
Trimming new bodies
(Note these are all realatively simple tasks)

I dislike:
Painting new bodies (unless it's a 1 or 2 color scheme)
Completely rebuilding shocks
Tearing down transmissions
Making small solder joints
(Note these are either tedious or time consuming tasks)



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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 1:06 AM  1 votes
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painting bodies
trimming bodies
working on the general drive chain


I dislike working on:
gluing tires
and anything on my merv...

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 1:06 AM   
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No such thing as odd tastes. To you gluing tires is relatively easy, to me building shocks is. ;-) I'm also one of the worst at trimming bodies. Everyone has their own talents and patience for that talent.



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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 1:13 AM   
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No such thing as odd tastes. To you gluing tires is relatively easy, to me building shocks is. ;-) I'm also one of the worst at trimming bodies. Everyone has their own talents and patience for that talent.



well it depends on the tires in a way
I've had some that were a breeze to glue
others that my fingers were in pain after having to force the rubber off the rim so I could get glue under.

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 1:51 AM   
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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 2:02 AM   
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I hate having to fix pull starts, I don't mind anything else.

I've seen a few folks on here claiming to fix them in a manner of seconds. For those that can do that, you are missing a golden opportunity to charge $10.00 +shipping to fix for people. It's cheaper than buying a new one. I imagine you'd get a lot of business.

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 2:22 AM   
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2.  painting body's
3.  building ball diff's

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1.  uhhh... doesn't exist.  i like to meticulously tinker with stuff.  not getting to, or not having to build or fiddle with my car's is what i don't like.  the better my cars run, the less likely i am to use them.


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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 3:34 AM   
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Building kits
Taking apart the whole rc car. 

I deeply hate;
Putting back together the rc car.
soldering (the gun I use is 5 pounds) 
gluing tires.



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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 3:48 AM   
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I hate having to fix pull starts, I don't mind anything else.

I've seen a few folks on here claiming to fix them in a manner of seconds. For those that can do that, you are missing a golden opportunity to charge $10.00 +shipping to fix for people. It's cheaper than buying a new one. I imagine you'd get a lot of business.


It doesn't really take me very long unless the spring pops out which it does sometimes but It's just annoying lol I need a roto start.

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 4:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		there is not much i dont like to do. love turning "wrenches" on my rigs.....but i do hate working on rc's if they have philips head screws. or trimming bodies


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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 5:56 AM   
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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 6:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		I hate wrenching period. The worst though are(in no particular order - I hate all of them..):

1.) Diffs
2.) Clutch*
3.) Linkage (I'm getting better at that though..)
4.) Tire glueing
5.) Body cutting, painting, and dremeling
6.) Shock building and oil changing
7.) Air filter maintenance*
8.) Dicking around with stripped screws

Wrenching though is kind of like jogging. It's like pulling teeth when you're doing it, but it feels kind of good when you're done.

I kind of like building kits when everything's new and clean though.

If I lived in a house with a yard and garage, and had an air compressor to clean stuff up better, wrenching could be made more palatable - or at least less awful. As is though I'm stuck in a flat in a tiny little corner of a room with very little space.

Probably the single worst thing I ever have to do is replace an LST2 steering servo. In general the LST2 is easy to work on for an MT - but those steering servos are a massive PIA to get in and out.

* Nitro-specific, yes. But soldering is worse than that whole list combined.

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 6:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm fairly anal with my stuff and a bit of a perfectionist so it goes without saying I like to wrench on my stuff. What I like least is diffs I suppose. I also don't like working on my stuff if I don't have new stuff to fix it.  Even one mildly worn out screw or nut just won't do! Also don't like it if I don't  have enough time to do the job from start to finish. I have to many hobby's going and it seems never enough time! What I like most is getting evrything nice and clean and dialed and then taking her out and letting it rip!

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 8:02 AM   
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Like wrenching on: Anything with a standard 1/8th chassis layout.

Hate wrenching on: 1/5ths in general, but the HPI Baja 5b takes the cake as the worst car to work on in history.

As for specific tasks:

Love:
Building an Xray kit
Soldering
Painting bodies

Hate:
Building shocks
Building diffs
Gluing tires

If I still did nitro at all, clutch assembly/disassembly and engine break-in would be up there in the 'Hate' section too, along with 'charging more batteries to run nitro than I need for my electrics'

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 8:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nitro engine break-in is much much easier with preheating. 3-shoe clutches are kind of a pain, but a Fioroni slider for ex., or some of the four-shoe quick-change clutches are much, much easier.. For 25 engines and bigger, put a Fioroni slider on it and pretty much forget about clutch maintenance forever - except bearings every couple gallons. Really, really easy and low maintenance. Takes clutches off the list for me.

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 8:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		pulls starts are simple for me as i had to take my old kyosho one apart so many times. but now i hate doing anything to a car as i have lost the use of one thumb. anyone know of a good alloy replacement . LOL

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 9:00 AM   
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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 11:27 AM   
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-meshing diff ring and pinion gears


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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 12:49 PM   
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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 2:22 PM   
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working on a Revo or Savage......... nothing worse !


Ah yes I hate doing anything to my e-savage, you have to take everything apart to get to anything lol and I just don't like the truck.

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 2:29 PM   
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Putting new tires on

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The process of removing tires is a bitc*!

That's pretty much it. I don't mind doing anythign else on an RC.


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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 3:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		The only thing I don't like is glueing tires. I usually end up with fingers glued together or to the tire. Highly irritating.
on a side note I would like to wrench my ex wife upside her skull with a heavy wrench, just saying

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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 3:58 PM   
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RE: Favorite/Least Favorite thing to wrench - 2/12/2013 4:25 PM   
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Why does everyone hate gluing tires..? I've never had a problem lol.

like I said depends on the tires
softer tires I find pretty easy hard tires I can't stand doing.

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