MIP Axles: When to Clean & Lube?
03-02-2017, 07:22 AM
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MIP Axles: When to Clean & Lube?
I finally broke down a few weeks ago and bought a rear set of MIP X-Duty Steel Axles after the stock plastic ones came apart. Well, a few days ago one of my stock front axles came apart so I ordered a front set of MIP X-Duty axles for my Pede.
So, since I’m trying my Pede around with $100 worse of axles in it now…..I want to make sure they last for a long, long, long time. How do you know when it’s take to take them apart, clean them up, and relube them? Once every few months? Once a year? When they start making noise? These things are way too expensive to not take care of them…..I’m kind of kicking myself for dropping $100 on 4 axles, but I figured it was either that….or spend $10-$20 every month on the stock plastic replacement axles.
I wish Traxxas made the stock plastic ones stronger….I wouldn’t think they should get destroyed so easily on 2s.
So, since I’m trying my Pede around with $100 worse of axles in it now…..I want to make sure they last for a long, long, long time. How do you know when it’s take to take them apart, clean them up, and relube them? Once every few months? Once a year? When they start making noise? These things are way too expensive to not take care of them…..I’m kind of kicking myself for dropping $100 on 4 axles, but I figured it was either that….or spend $10-$20 every month on the stock plastic replacement axles.
I wish Traxxas made the stock plastic ones stronger….I wouldn’t think they should get destroyed so easily on 2s.
