Is it me or...
05-13-2011, 10:33 AM
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Is it me or...
the Baja platform is a pain in the butt to service? I have had two things break (servo saver and clutch pinion screw) and I damn near had to take the front and rear off to replace the clutchbell and the servo saver. I never have a problem working on any other platform...they seem to be better laid out. Just puttin' it out there...
05-13-2011, 10:44 AM
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RE: Is it me or...
+1 I dread having to work on my Kalee which is realy similar to the HPI chassis but with even more components lol, they sure know how to pack 10lbs of sh** into a 5lbs bag :-).... Out of all the 1/5 scales I have owned these HPI style chassis are by far the most involved to even do the simple tasks like swaping out the steering servo, installing a new engine or changing the brakes lol. They are a nice setup just a pain to work on and way more nuts, bolts, washers, spacers ect when I take something apart.
05-13-2011, 11:32 AM
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The front end is not so bad, especially since it involves pulling some pins to remove the entire radio box. Now, the back end is a different story..
05-13-2011, 04:40 PM
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ORIGINAL: alvinm
The front end is not so bad, especially since it involves pulling some pins to remove the entire radio box. Now, the back end is a different story..
The front end is not so bad, especially since it involves pulling some pins to remove the entire radio box. Now, the back end is a different story..
05-13-2011, 06:30 PM
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ORIGINAL: noyb98098
Agreed!
Agreed!
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Huge pain in the butt to wrench on. So are FGs though, to be fair.
Huge pain in the butt to wrench on. So are FGs though, to be fair.
05-13-2011, 07:50 PM
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No worries... You will.. I narrowed down a new engine for the F1, so she'll be all set for you to dive in.. 
ORIGINAL: Obeast44
Hopefully I will be finding out soon enough
ORIGINAL: noyb98098
Agreed!
Agreed!
ORIGINAL: Foxy
Huge pain in the butt to wrench on. So are FGs though, to be fair.
Huge pain in the butt to wrench on. So are FGs though, to be fair.
05-29-2011, 10:35 AM
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Great news! It's not just you! I also think the HPI Baja platform is a real pain in the butt to service! I've serviced several different largescale platforms from several manufacturers and just don't like the Baja. I really like most all of HPI's product line and own a few of them but I gotta say they don't always build them with the idea of being easy to service, but from a modeler's perspective that's part of our hobby and gives us an added challenge that keeps things interesting.
