For those having problems with the bushing pulling out of the tail rotor motor.....seems to be a common problem...

The only fix I've seen to work with that is to solder the bushing to the motor can. Several in our club have been doing that for a while now and it works just fine.

this tip came from a fellow club member who told me that's what he and others did in their slot car racing days. Many thanks to flying buddy Geoff!!!

Use a dremel cutoff wheel to clean a spot on the can and on the bushing. Make sure the bushing is fully seated before starting.

With a hot iron, quickly solder the bushing to the can. Loosly mounting the motor in a vice would probably help as a heat sink, alhtough I've never had to do this.

I solder both sides of the bushing at spots 90 degrees to the screw mounting holes.

after soldering there will be a little ridge of solder from the bushing to the can. I use the dremel wheel to carefully grind this away from the front face of the can to allow easy remounting of the motor....

nothing to it really.

works like a charm

cheers
Papa Sharptooth

Bouncing about the living room, my then three year old grandson declared himself "a kangaroo".
"If you're a Kangaroo, what is Grampie", I ask.
His reply: "you a dinosaur"