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Old 08-29-2010, 03:46 PM
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i was having a blast driving my KM baja in a sand pit today. i did some pretty dang big jumps.
the steering rods popped off a few times, no prob, just popped them back on!

but then a rear wheel came off. the wheel nut was pretty warm, and i think thats what caused it to come loose.
the problem is, just when it came off...i had gunned the throttle. so the metal wheel hex stripped out the plastic hex of the wheel!

anyone have any trick for making the wheel usable again? these wheels are soo stinking expensive!!!
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Old 08-29-2010, 04:11 PM
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I think your SOL dude. You need to get a new wheel.
Old 08-29-2010, 05:16 PM
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I will be blunt, your gonna spend more time and money repairing that wheel than what its worth. You can buy 2 replacements for like $20 off Ebay.
Old 08-29-2010, 05:19 PM
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If the front and rears are similar you can switch them around.
Old 08-30-2010, 03:35 AM
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Graba a rear pair of hpi rims m8 they will last alot longer before stripping out
Ive being useing desperado rims for a few months now and they also are doing well and i love my sandy doughnuts lol
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I stripped out mine an I repaired my KM wheel with 2 part epoxy an its holding up ,Its like 6 bucks ,I'm a cheapo

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