HELP: bent chassis?
08-30-2009, 10:48 PM
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HELP: bent chassis?
Need some help with my XLB. When everything is put together and I roll it forward, the front wheels get stuck after several inches. I'm thinking it's a bent chassis or some other bent part because if I apply pressure to the shock tower and push it forward / downward, it rolls just fine. Is this the sign of a bent chassis? I tried bending the two tabs on the plate that secures the top of the front end to the servo saver, but that didn't help (unless I bent the tabs the wrong way, 3rd picture). As you can see in the first picture, the mounting points do not line up (1st picture). Any ideas?
09-01-2009, 11:42 PM
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RE: HELP: bent chassis?
ORIGINAL: kgreenwalt98
trash it. it'll just put a bigger hole in your wallet.
trash it. it'll just put a bigger hole in your wallet.
You might want to check your drive axles, if it will not roll, one of those could be bound up.
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RE: HELP: bent chassis?
Doubt it is a bent chassis, but take the wheels off and put it on a known flat surface. You will be able to tell pretty quickly if your chassis is bent.
Sounds like there might be a bent driveshaft, or something of that nature causing your problem. What about a bent shock shaft? Start pulling bits off around the problem, it wont take long before you notice something is bent/broken or out of place
Sounds like there might be a bent driveshaft, or something of that nature causing your problem. What about a bent shock shaft? Start pulling bits off around the problem, it wont take long before you notice something is bent/broken or out of place
