revo nut Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 i recently noticed that my air filter is rubbin on my spur gear upon inspection ive noticed two bolts missin underneath on the engine mount could my chassis be bent if so how can i tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4D TEMP3R 303 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 why do you think its bent just coz some screws are missing and if it was bent it wouldn't be hard to notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Usually the spur gear wear if it's a metal spur it will be harder to tell. But plastic spur wouldn't last long if the chassis was bent. The engine mount screws can easily back out tho. Fit new ones then twist the airfilter to clear the spur. Add a chassis brace too. Traxxas sell a chassis brace now. Or you can make one using a link and making a mount for the rear shock mount. Tbh tho the traxxas one looks better and is fairly cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revo nut Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, B4D TEMP3R 303 said: why do you think its bent just coz some screws are missing and if it was bent it wouldn't be hard to notice because the neck of the air filer is rubbing on the spur gear when in its right position .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4D TEMP3R 303 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 as I said would be easy to see if it was bent or just move the air filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spannermonkey Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 The carb will have twisted slightly, its fairly common on my revo. Simply slacken the nut slightly twist and nip back up. Dont adust anything until you have engine mountbolts back in though. The chassis only tends to bend after major inpact and you can normally see the white stress marks in the blue anodising. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revo nut Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 thanks spannermonkey i will try that .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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