Tired of your Hornet clicking on acceleration and braking but don't want to do a 3rd shock mod? Here's the answer!

[XV Pilot]

The other day I received an exciting package with a Shapeways logo on it:

 

 

Inside were a pair of Pintopower's no-need-for-a-3rd-shock-mod-on-your-Hornet transmission braces. Here is one prior to fitting:

 

First order of business is to clean out the mounting holes with a drillbit:

 

How big you drill the holes depends on your choice of mounting hardware. I found these in my bits box:

 

They were the right length, and the wide, flat heads meant minimal intrusion into the battery bay.

 

In preparation for installing the retainer on my runner Hornet, I had removed the gearbox:

 

It was then a simple matter of holding the retainer in place and using its holes to guide the drillbit when drilling the chassis tub:

 

The screws are then put in place, passing through the tub and into the retainer:

 

This version allows the use of the stock battery door:

 

One can then reinstall the gearbox:

 

The retainer fits perfectly and is very neat and unobtrusive:

 

In practice it works just like the central peg on the DT-01, allowing full articulation of the rear suspension while keeping the midpoint of the gearbox leading edge from moving up and down, thus avoiding the annoying "click" on acceleration and braking.

 

An excellent piece of design which I can thoroughly recommend!

[Gaz!]

And dare we ask how much?

 

i always drilled the axles mounts and run a threaded bar with nut at each end, did the job just as well, maybe not as good looking....

[XV Pilot]

At £8.65 they aren't dirt cheap, but hardly ruinously expensive either.

 

Here's a link to them on Shapeways if anyone is interested:

 

http://www.shapeways.com/product/RHD88KMMX/hornet-transmission-retainer-with-no-trans-tab?li=shareProduct

[Noj]

Wonder if this would work on the LB?

[.AJ.]

I had never heard of Shapeways, what a cool website! 

[XV Pilot]

8 hours ago, Noj said:

Wonder if this would work on the LB?

 

This version wouldn't, but the chap who designed it has made one that would.

 

Here is a link to it:

 

http://www.shapeways.com/product/G72GAY3NL/tamiya-cw01-lunchbox-pumpkin-montero-unimog-trans?li=shop-results&optionId=59473027

Edited March 27, 2016 by XV Pilot

[Noj]

Thank you fella, I shall order one 

[XV Pilot]

Please let us know how you get on with it.

 

Here is a pic of how it installs on a CW-01: