Knuckle Question......

[DarkTari]

I'm taking the rear ZZ hubs off the axle and want to mount them on Tomy knuckles. When I finally get the Tomy hubs off the knuckles and fit the ZZ hubs, the pin (front axle) is too short.
Now should I cut down the ZZ hubs or find something longer for the pin?
What is an easy method for removing the pins from the knuckles?
Is there an easy way?


Thanx

[Awaken]

what i do is put the knuckle or wheel in a vice (carefully!) and get some pliers and pull on them until it comes apart

[eman1]

I hold the knuckle in my fingers. Then i use ridged pliers and grab the pin and twist and pull it out. Easy as pie, and its the only way that ever worked for me. I spent 2 hours on other methods that got me nowhere. Then i pulled them out in 15 seconds.

[Clownn]

yo this is a pic of a Big Lots TC clone on zz dubz
i used some thin finish nails to exdend the akle and super glued the end
it can be done



by the way hog said it was ugly so i said some very bad stuff to him and he kicked me out of bit pimps
is it really ugly?

ill try to post a better pic

[eman1]

Clown, i would kick you out for posting such a HORRIBLE picture. The car is like 2% of the picture. All i can see is that it has a clear body.

[Clownn]

like i said ill try to post a better pic
im using a camera phone to take pics and i dont have a good phot host to get the URLs to post pics im using Picture Trail and when you upload it from ur computer the quality gets bad
so if anyone knows a better place to host pics let me know

[eman1]

you can use webshots if you want.
put this url http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/ infront of your webshots url.
if the webshots url is

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and you try and post a picture it wont work
but if you put http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/ infront so the url is now

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it will work.

[DarkTari]

Originally posted by eman1
I hold the knuckle in my fingers. Then i use ridged pliers and grab the pin and twist and pull it out. Easy as pie, and its the only way that ever worked for me. I spent 2 hours on other methods that got me nowhere. Then i pulled them out in 15 seconds.

Damn Eman!
What kinda fingers you got that you can hold the knuckle and pull the pin out with pliers???? CrabClaw? LOL

Thanx for all the suggestions all ! I've been body modding all weekend and haven't had a chance to try them. Now that bodies are drying, I'll get to the wheel mods this week!
Got some wicked rides comin out Da Bady Shop! Stay tuned....

[Awaken]

cant wait to see!!

[Micro S2000]

the easiest way i've found to get the wheels off is with a screw driver you ther it between the wheel and knuckle and use it like a lever, slowly add more pressure and the wheel slides right off

[Awaken]

oh yeah micro i forgot about that i used that method a few times..but you should get something to hold one side down unless you can hold it hehe

[eman1]

Originally posted by DarkTari
Damn Eman!
What kinda fingers you got that you can hold the knuckle and pull the pin out with pliers???? CrabClaw? LOL

Thanx for all the suggestions all ! I've been body modding all weekend and haven't had a chance to try them. Now that bodies are drying, I'll get to the wheel mods this week!
Got some wicked rides comin out Da Bady Shop! Stay tuned....

hahaah
You need good pliers, i couldnt do it with my pliers, but when i got my friend's pliers with ridges about 1mm or 2mm deep, they were perfect. I squeezed as hard as i could on the pin, and just twisted and pulled. It came right out.

I tried using micro s2000's method of putting two screwdrivers inbetween the knuckle and wheel to pry them apart, and i couldnt do it. It was just distorting the knuckles.

[ib311]

DT did you try the fullsize wheel mod at RCmod.com? i think it answers some of yoru questions.

gj to your boy for the 2nd place win at RCmod!

[DarkTari]

Thanx Pimp, He was too happy he won something in his first contest. We're starting another for him soon from Team DarkTari so watch out!