Can't tighten nuts
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Can't tighten nuts
Hey guys so i have a tornado s30 with volcano axle stubs and wheel hexes and i have the hop up kit installed, heres my problem, when i put my tires on, if i tighten them to much the wheels wont spin, if i loosen the wheels just a bit to allow them to spin freely they come loose during driving and the tire flies off, ive checked bearings and changed a couple even and it stumps me completely, can anyone help me out here?
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Hey guys so i have a tornado s30 with volcano axle stubs and wheel hexes and i have the hop up kit installed, heres my problem, when i put my tires on, if i tighten them to much the wheels wont spin, if i loosen the wheels just a bit to allow them to spin freely they come loose during driving and the tire flies off, ive checked bearings and changed a couple even and it stumps me completely, can anyone help me out here?
Hey guys so i have a tornado s30 with volcano axle stubs and wheel hexes and i have the hop up kit installed, heres my problem, when i put my tires on, if i tighten them to much the wheels wont spin, if i loosen the wheels just a bit to allow them to spin freely they come loose during driving and the tire flies off, ive checked bearings and changed a couple even and it stumps me completely, can anyone help me out here?
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RE: Can't tighten nuts
What "hop up kit" do you have installed? I put aluminum wheel hexes on my Lightning and it helped a whole lot. If you don't have them I'd get them. Cheap enough and you can get them at any hobby shop. They don't have to be made by Redcat.
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RE: Can't tighten nuts
The regular hop up kit that redcat sells for the tornado, and i have the double wheel hexes that the volcano has on it will they have those?
and yeah that sweet spot is hard to find! i found it once lol went to change tires and bam lost it xD
and yeah that sweet spot is hard to find! i found it once lol went to change tires and bam lost it xD
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loosen1 grub screw,remove the other,put hex's on till just touching the washer tighten 1 grub, locktite the other then install it, then remove previous grub, locktite that one. Put locktite (Blue on everything) the wheel nut. DO NOT super tighten the wheel nut. Find the sweet spot and repeat for the other 3 wheels. It is a lot of work but you will get better at it as you do this a few times.
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RE: Can't tighten nuts
I think you sir just solved my problems, lol those washers you speak of? yeah lost most of em i think! XD didnt think they were important but yes i do have blue loctite and ill do that, if i cant get the same washers what can i use?