drsnow

There is a screw that holds the wheel assembly under the 2 front wheels; both sides keep falling out. I have had this truck for 2 weeks and probably driven it for a totla of around 30 minutes. The car runs fine then I see the wheel cocked all the way out and I know. I have now lost both screws so I can't drive the car at all. I fear that I may have stripped the thread or something because I tried to use some different screws to just keep it on the road. I was hoping for this hobby to be fun, but not being able to drive my car is a pain in the ass. Can you tell me any of the following:

1. Is this part under warranty?
2. what size screw is that?
3. how do I keep it from backing out?
4. Will redcat replace the wheel assembly if it is screwed up?
5. Any ideas on a good solution to keep this from happening?

I tried to use different screws that seemed to match, but they also fell out. I tried lock-tite, but I was told that it is no good on plastic. I tried to put a piece of tape on the head of the screw to hold it in, but it still backed out.

Should I just sell this car and get one that isn't going to have such a silly problem. It wouldnt' be a big deal if the track, or hobby shop had the right screws, but traxxas and losi screws don't work there.

Thanks,
DS

soldier5050

try locktite first ..Here is the link to there site so you can see it . The product is sold at Walmart , Kmart , your local hardware store .. I had the same problem did that now no problem ...



http://www.loctiteproducts.com/threadlockers.shtml

drsnow

lock tite doesn't work on plastic.  I tried that.

ehroof

a dab of ca glue on the threads then screwing it into plastic works great.