my poor bit

cflcr · #1 12-24-2002, 09:45 AM

after i used WD-40 and grease on my bit, the rare axel seems to slip of it place and my bit became noisy, i think it's a result of the axel pinions not touching the small pinion in a proper way, one of the mates told me WD-40 and grease eats plastic, how can i fix this ? i think it's imposiable ...

hogjowlz · #2 12-24-2002, 09:52 AM

buy a cheap clone. use the gears and pinion from that. or just use the clone. use graphite. it doesnt attract dirt and doesnt eat plastic.

cflcr · #3 12-24-2002, 09:57 AM

it's not about my gears it's about the chassis, i have the gears set i've tried different gears ... and still the same problem ... i think WD-40 made the axel place abit bigger ...

hogjowlz · #4 12-24-2002, 10:09 AM

oh ive had a few cars do that. you can either try superglue but that doesnt usually work or some washers or something.

cflcr · #5 12-24-2002, 10:15 AM

super-glue ? i don't think so
about the washers ? how can i fit washers between the axel and the chassis without breaking the axel ?

anybody can help ?? i payed 70 $ on my bit ... i don't want to throw it in the trash can ...

hogjowlz · #6 12-24-2002, 10:15 AM

a temporary fix is to wrap cigarette pack foil around the axle. but that isnt permanent and you will lose a little torque.

cflcr · #7 12-24-2002, 10:17 AM

i'm out of cigarettes now, when i get a pack i'll try that, can't i use the regaular foil ?

hogjowlz · #8 12-24-2002, 10:21 AM

straight up aluminum is too rigid. cigarette foil is smoother and bends better. try some other kind of paper.

jei$ · #9 12-24-2002, 10:25 AM

u messed up that loctite skyline??
crap
this will prolly not help but,
take what u can from the totaled one
(well everything u can take off from the chassis such as motor
heatsink, all of the gears pinion, idler, axel etc.)
also take of the front steering knuckles, front rims and all
(if u really want to keep that really cool look=).
with the black rims and all.
then buy another bit and re-install everything u took off
there
that help???

DakarV · #10 12-24-2002, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lucifer
after i used WD-40 and grease on my bit, the rare axel seems to slip of it place and my bit became noisy, i think it's a result of the axel pinions not touching the small pinion in a proper way, one of the mates told me WD-40 and grease eats plastic, how can i fix this ? i think it's imposiable ...

I know that WD-40 makes things extremely loose, the reason I won't use it again in my minivan. As for your bit char-g, I suggest using a little soak water to wash the grease and WD-40 off (that is without soaking the chasis, take a paper towel and moisten it with soak water and pass it where the axle fits.). As for the loose axle, somebody else on the forum mentioned a way to rebuilt the axle clips with glue.