MattLoaf Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Recently I have started installing new aluminium parts into my RC but getting the screws in is proving a pain. Anything I can do to make it easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Recently I have started installing new aluminium parts into my RC but getting the screws in is proving a pain. Anything I can do to make it easier? are you using the screw`s that came with the alloy parts? if not then they are there wrong ones and you may end up buggering the threads up. try to get some screws that are machine made more threads not like the hpi ones which have less threads made for going into plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattLoaf Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 are you using the screw`s that came with the alloy parts? if not then they are there wrong ones and you may end up buggering the threads up. try to get some screws that are machine made more threads not like the hpi ones which have less threads made for going into plastic Both stock and new screws are hard to get in. I have got the new ones in but I'm struggling with the screws that hold the bottom of the suspension on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr1zzle Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Are the screw holes clear of obstructions? Can you fit the screw through the hole but can't get them to screw into the plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattLoaf Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Are the screw holes clear of obstructions? Can you fit the screw through the hole but can't get them to screw into the plastic? I'm not screwing into plastic, just into aluminium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr1zzle Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Exactly which part are you working on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattLoaf Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 Exactly which part are you working on? The C-hubs (HPI MT2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe of loath Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Do you have a tap and die set that you could pre-tap the parts with first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldblades7 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 from the off you should fit with the supplied screws if you started with the stock screws you may have cross threaded a tap and die set is the way forward here can you link to the parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger906 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 as the parts are cheaply mass prodded so often the threads are not cleared using a plug tap after the original thread was cut.the proper way to use a tap is to do a half turn clockwise, then 1/8th anti, to allow burrs to free, and then repeat with a plug tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattLoaf Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) from the off you should fit with the supplied screws if you started with the stock screws you may have cross threaded a tap and die set is the way forward here can you link to the parts? These but in aluminium. as the parts are cheaply mass prodded so often the threads are not cleared using a plug tap after the original thread was cut.the proper way to use a tap is to do a half turn clockwise, then 1/8th anti, to allow burrs to free, and then repeat with a plug tap. I'll look into getting a thread tap then. Also, turns out there was screws with the parts but they are just the same as the stock parts. EDIT: Never mind, the supplied screws work fine! Edited March 28, 2011 by MattLoaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henzy190 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 To get things moving, use WD40. To stop things moving, use duct tape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattLoaf Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 To get things moving, use WD40. To stop things moving, use duct tape. Now that's good advice for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henzy190 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Now that's good advice for life. oh and to shut things up also use duct tape. useful on the wife when she gets really bad. (just kidding ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe of loath Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Well, as they say; Silence is golden, duct tape is silver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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