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Old 09-04-2006 | 12:05 AM
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yj4x4
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Default RE: Tornado XP on eBay

Well, I'm not going to lie about why I'm selling it. Let me see if I can remember, in order the problems I've had.

1. Had a set screw come loose, so the drive shaft that goes from the center to the rear diff fell out, along with the "cv joint". Could not find them so I had to buy new ones. NOTE: It DOES run pretty good in front wheel drive only.

2. Pull starter broke. And not from me yanking on it to hard or pulling it to far out. Replaced THAT with the Roto-Start.

3. Was running it in my front yard. Came across the grass, over the sidewalk, back into the grass. When it went back into the grass in jumped maybe 3-4" high and 15-16" long. Broke the bottom A arm on the right side, bent the shock tower, and lost another drive shaft.

4. BOTH bolts holding the exhaust header fell out. Was lucky here and got replacements at a local hobby shop.

5. Lost 3 of the 4 bolts that go through the bottom and hold the engine mount in place.

6. Replaced the whole clutch when the spring broke.

7. Was running it in a dirt lot next to my house. NO jumps, just straight flat running and a few donuts. Broke the front steering. The part the axle goes through, and lost, you guessed it, another axle.

So far the time it's been broken and waiting for parts has FAR exceeded the time it's actually run. So I'm going to unload it cheap enough that's it worth it for someone else to buy the upgrade parts, and get a Traxxas Revo 3.3