Losi xxx SCB
07-04-2016, 04:07 AM
#1
Losi xxx SCB
Hey guys.
I recently got a Losi SCB for a steel of a deal and have been taking it apart and putting it back together just for fun between charges. Am I the only idiot who does this for fun?
Any way, Look at the sketch below. The servo mounts when mounted on the steering servo do not line up with the holes on the chassis or the top plate. I think this thing is 95% the Losi SCT so someone must have run into this issue before. Or am I the only one?
I recently got a Losi SCB for a steel of a deal and have been taking it apart and putting it back together just for fun between charges. Am I the only idiot who does this for fun?
Any way, Look at the sketch below. The servo mounts when mounted on the steering servo do not line up with the holes on the chassis or the top plate. I think this thing is 95% the Losi SCT so someone must have run into this issue before. Or am I the only one?
07-07-2016, 02:20 AM
#6
. Just kidding.Rob to the rescue. It always helps to have a "second pair of eyes", or another person's view (politically correct way of saying it?) of things. Been there, done that plenty of times.
Last edited by RustyUs; 07-07-2016 at 02:43 AM.
07-23-2016, 03:02 PM
#10
07-31-2016, 04:25 PM
#14
OK, so I went and did some bashing/racing the last night and I broke a turnbuckle on the front of my SCB. I was looking online for some aftermarket ones but as always, never know where to begin looking. I found the exploded parts view and the part# is LOSA6044 but I was more interested in getting these parts in metal. Something compatible with LOSA6074. How do you figure out how long these things are? Does it matter given the adjustability?
On a side note, I need to voice my continuing frustration with my local hobby shop. I keep breaking things on my buggy so I rush over there to get an upgrade. I bring in the broken part or maybe even the RC itself (often just left in the truck). For example, I had a shock go out that I asked ya'll about in a separate thread. I didn't want to wait for an ordered pair to come in so I rushed to the store. With the shock in hand, I ask the guys to sell me something close to what I had. All they cared about was what RC if was from. They heard the name Losi SCB and they all smirked and rushed off to the internet (I too can go to the internet from my own home guys). I ended up pleading with them to just get out various sizes of shocks and I would pick from there. It took me about 1/2hr. to get them to just put 4 different sizes/venders on the display case for me to choose from. I half/***** picked a shock that looked close and made it work. I ended up getting a set of shocks that went on a traxxas stampede. Besides the weight of the spring being to stiff, they work perfect. My frustration is these stores only want to look up your vehicle and pull a part# then give you a direct replacement. There isn't any ingenuity. Like tires, I would have thought that they would just have a general area for shocks and let me pick a pair that worked. What I think these stores and RC manufacturers need to do is be more specific in their part descriptions. Here I want to get a new set of turnbuckles and instead of finding out the size and length, I have to search by model and then see what they sell.
Anyway, there was my rant for the day. So what turnbuckles should I get for my SCB? Is all metal the way to go or should I stay with plastic ends as a sacrificial part?
On a side note, I need to voice my continuing frustration with my local hobby shop. I keep breaking things on my buggy so I rush over there to get an upgrade. I bring in the broken part or maybe even the RC itself (often just left in the truck). For example, I had a shock go out that I asked ya'll about in a separate thread. I didn't want to wait for an ordered pair to come in so I rushed to the store. With the shock in hand, I ask the guys to sell me something close to what I had. All they cared about was what RC if was from. They heard the name Losi SCB and they all smirked and rushed off to the internet (I too can go to the internet from my own home guys). I ended up pleading with them to just get out various sizes of shocks and I would pick from there. It took me about 1/2hr. to get them to just put 4 different sizes/venders on the display case for me to choose from. I half/***** picked a shock that looked close and made it work. I ended up getting a set of shocks that went on a traxxas stampede. Besides the weight of the spring being to stiff, they work perfect. My frustration is these stores only want to look up your vehicle and pull a part# then give you a direct replacement. There isn't any ingenuity. Like tires, I would have thought that they would just have a general area for shocks and let me pick a pair that worked. What I think these stores and RC manufacturers need to do is be more specific in their part descriptions. Here I want to get a new set of turnbuckles and instead of finding out the size and length, I have to search by model and then see what they sell.
Anyway, there was my rant for the day. So what turnbuckles should I get for my SCB? Is all metal the way to go or should I stay with plastic ends as a sacrificial part?
08-01-2016, 08:49 AM
#15
My initial thoughts would be to have look at Traxxas rod ends, but the hollow ball accepts 3mm screws, and Losi probably uses #4-40. A known size of the hollow ball that Losi uses on the SCB might also help out with finding an altervative rod end.
So you snapped the turnbuckle itself, or just the rod end broke?
I would not go with a "metal" rod end on a turnbuckle...not on a buggy anyway. I can't remember the last time I seen some on a RC...4x4 scalers/crawlers maybe. Turnbuckle rod ends need to endure very abusive situations. If it were me, I'd stick with the stock turnbuckles and ends. Look at it this way, at least the turnbuckle took the punishment and maybe saved a higher priced chassis component. Is that a possibility? I don't know without seeing all the damage.
So you snapped the turnbuckle itself, or just the rod end broke?
I would not go with a "metal" rod end on a turnbuckle...not on a buggy anyway. I can't remember the last time I seen some on a RC...4x4 scalers/crawlers maybe. Turnbuckle rod ends need to endure very abusive situations. If it were me, I'd stick with the stock turnbuckles and ends. Look at it this way, at least the turnbuckle took the punishment and maybe saved a higher priced chassis component. Is that a possibility? I don't know without seeing all the damage.
08-01-2016, 03:17 PM
#16
Only the turnbuckle end snapped. It definitely saved some more expensive parts. You have confirmed what I already thought which was to keep them stock as sacrificial parts.
