BryTXT1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Any one explain to me how a parcel from china takes 3 working days but myhermes took 5 to deliver my truck from bout 200 miles away... Not sure I can wait 6 or 7 days ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Never ever, ever, ever use Hermes Economy if you can help it. Slowest courier service I've ever had the misfortune to encounter. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 I used the tracker and it's rediculous goes throught about twenty different vans I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Bearings ordered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 So iv got Couple of brushless motors Couple of esc Couple of new servos New 3 ch Some bearings on the way 2nd bat on way Y lead for esc Any suggestions for what I should burn some more money on.. Decided I going to completely strip, any suggestions on best greases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I think you've got it pretty well covered. Let me see, Doubled side tape for fastening ESCs etc. down. Do your new ESCs come with battery connectors? One minor thing is the length of the leads on the new servos. If they're on the short side you might need an extension lead. I had to use one on mine. For grease I used the Tamiya Ceramic for the gears and general use and Ansman dif grease. Really any of the name brand RC greases should be OK but The Tamiya is particularly good if expensive but you don't need much of it. The Ansmann dif grease is good and not too expensive for the 90g tub. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 No they don't but think iv got some lying round. Was going to order some tape but forgot... Servo leads is a very good point This thing takes some taking apart... How do I take the rods off without snapping the ****ers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Needle nose pliers are good for easing the rod ends off. Once you've got one end off though the other end can just be done by hand. One warning though the rod ends won't stand being taken off more than about two times before they start to get really sloppy. BTW I presume you've got a copy of the manual. http://www.tamiyausa.com/pdf/manuals/58280ml.pdf John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Yea bloke I bought it off sent manual and box with it. Girlfriends not going to be impressed when comes down in the morning to find bits of monster truck all over the coffee table..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Is it worth having the batteries in the truck for the radio gear or should I just run off the esc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 No you don't need a receiver battery nowadays. Just leave it to the ESC. If you need more power for your servos fit an external BEC (battery eliminator circuit). I'm using a heavy duty BEC as I'm using Savox digital servos which are notoriously power hungry. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Rebuilds going well, 3/4s way through building the rear axel I fired an e clip across the living room never to be seen again, half an hour of searching through my dads very large garage and finally finding one I finished the axels. Now trying to take transition apart to change bearings and grease and the **** I bought it off seems to have used a bottle of lock tight on each screw and to top it off he rounded the heads so now I'm going to have to drill them out but obviously I have no replacements.. Very frustrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) Having fun are we .................. it's so easy to round off the heads on Tamiya screws if you're not careful, and I'm gathering whomever put your TXT together was a little heavy handed. John Edited August 15, 2014 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 My lighter helped me get some out but had to drill a couple, now hoping I can find something to put it back together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 finish stripping the truck adding the rubber sealed bearings and re greasing as I go, fitted two 4000 brushless motors with 2 80 amp esc, fitted new servos as it only had front steering when I got it, fitted the 1inch wideners and running it with 2 batteries, all changed over to deans connectors had a brief test run before coming in for few adjustments, its an animal, faster than I was expecting, torque twist not as bad as I expected but still bad, still pretty easy to roll and/or flip and the turning circle is still not great. amazed nothing broke yet tho great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Progress, that's good. You're running the single shocks at each corner aren't you? Turning circle shouldn't be too bad at low speed. On mine it's 1.4m. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 turning circle is much better now iv adjust the rear steering to the correct position, my cheapy radio doesn't have 3ch trim function so had to do it manually just running the standard suspension at the moment as havnt sorted some of those gmade piggybacks yet, still undecided whether I want to do away with the cantilever or not, the torque steer although rather impractical is highly amusing definitely rolls a lot.. think stiffing up the suspension will help a lot, and the other main problem I think is because the tyres have no inserts they squash a lot under hard steer and it really throws the centre of gravity over, before it being delivered I had envisaged putting something in them but I discovered they were already glued on, I suspect if I try to get them off I will Fthem up and don't fancy buying new ones I also need to come up with some sort of Velcro system if im going to stick to the two batteries there is some times a mild grinding noise when attempting to set of (goes away if release the trigger and then go again) im thinking this is possibly the esc's occasionally not running completely in synch?? how big a difference do lipos make?? worth the hundred quid to get a charger and couple batteries??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 You might try taping over the breather holes in the wheels. I have beadlocks that form a pretty well airtight seal so the tyres act more like full size ones and don't "squish". I'm assuming you're using sensorless motors so the grinding will be cogging. Sensorless brushless motors aren't always in sync when they start up and it can take a moment before they fall into sync. Without sensors the ESCs have no way of knowing what the position of the rotor in the motor is. Hence the difference between sensored and sensorless motors. Can't really get rid of it, however it can be kept to a minimum if you use LiPos with their slightly higher voltage. LiPos don't just give a higher voltage. They have more punch as they can put out more amperage when you start off. Makes a noticeable difference. Couple of 5600mah 2s LiPos and a charger can be had for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 yea just been looking on hobby king as it pretty cheap, maybe my next purchase once iv got my piggybacks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Tape was a good suggestion mate certainly stops them instantly compressing, if tape all the holes tho it lets some air out but not back in so they stay compressed so think I may try sealing the inner holes with glue and leaving the outside ones open, hopefully will improve it but still leave a bit of travel in them and not make it all too stiff. seem to have an issue with one of the rod ends coming off on lower arms, think may have messed the thread up on the rod during disassemble and re assemble. any one point me in the right direction to get some decent replacements for the rods and the ends?? may try to bodge it back together for time being as it definitely needs playing with more, certainly not a shelf queen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 If the tyres are that soft, maybe. I drilled breathers into my beadlocks from RC4WD, and put inserts in. Blocking the holes will make the truck more bouncy. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 I had intended to put inserts in but they are very well glued on... yea going to only block some in hope of finding a good balance between not being too solid and bouncing and not being too soft and throwing the truck over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Wondering if whomever built it put some extra breather holes in the wheels. On my Clod tyre compression isn't a problem and it just has the stock wheels. I've found superglue seems to do a good job on loose rod ends. Doesn't take much on the thread. Doesn't so much glue the rod ends on as fill out the worn thread. I'm looking for some replacement rod ends myself. Not that I need them right away but I know the stock ends will wear. Tried some Traxxas M4 ends but the balls in the ends didn't allow enough angle. Bad design as normally using some cone washers will allow extra angle but not with these Traxxas ends. Angled M4 ends would be perfect. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 had crossed my mind to superglue it on at same time of playing with the wheels, however iv had a bit of an instant short coming with that plan, I don't seem to have any superglue.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Seen a stock txt 1 go for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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