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Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 2:32:46 PM   
saucerguy


 

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Status: offline 		My muffler bearings keep going out on me on my .40 engine, can anybody please advise me upon what I'm doing wrong?...........

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 3:29:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		what are muffler bearings?never heard of such a thing.do you mean baffles?

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 3:37:41 PM   
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what are muffler bearings?never heard of such a thing.do you mean baffles?


It's a joke.... That's why the smiley is at the end. A good waste of RCU Bandwidth as well .

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 3:42:58 PM   
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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 4:11:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Only way to change muffler bearings , is to use a left hand Monkey wrench .

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 4:48:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		You need high speed muffler bearings on a 40. You will also need a metric adjustable wrench.

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 5:46:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah those muffler bearing can be a pain sometimes. I once installed one backwards and upside down, man was that a pian to get corrected.

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 6:37:45 PM   
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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/9/2008 8:07:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm glad at least some of you guys have a sense of humor. Sometimes I get to these boards and people are so uptight, I just don't want to bother reading. These are toys we are dealing with, and for me at least, when I'm enjoying this hobby, I feel like a kid again. For those that don't have the sense of humor, get one....... I remember what it was like to filter through the terminology, this is one of the reasons the RTF scene remains so prominent, they simply give up trying to learn what most of us take for granted. We also tend to have different opinions on a great number of things, planes and gear wise, this adds to the confusion for the new pilot. One thinks there are muffler bearings, you gotta admit, is going to be absolutely clueless about anything else. Oh, and here is a vendor for them BTW. http://www.unbelievablerc.com/detail.php?pid=16

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/10/2008 2:10:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		Buy 'em here too. http://www.kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/10/2008 3:27:58 AM   
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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/10/2008 4:35:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		Alot of people just don't know the proper technique in getting their bearings straight in the first place! Crooked bearings are just inviting problems.

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/10/2008 5:16:31 AM   
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I ran my daughter's Taxxas today in the driveway and up the street. Great fun, even though the neighbors probably thought I was a bit immature.

My muffler bearings were a little noisy, though. I lubed them (no replcaement necessary) and they ran smoooth after that.

Oly

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/10/2008 5:06:28 PM   
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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/10/2008 6:51:25 PM   
saucerguy


 

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Status: offline 		Sorry, not a car guy here, planes are expensive enough of a hobby for me.

I like the ashtray return spring story. Sometimes I'll walk into a restaurant and there clearly will be only myself and one other person, yet they insist to ask, how many is in our party. I quickly blurt out some big number, like 40 and they stand there shocked knowing full well, they can't handle that amount of people at once. You should try that some time for a good laugh.

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RE: Muffler bearings problem, please help!!! - 3/11/2008 3:32:52 AM