lazkopat

For the cost of a brushed motor, just replace it? Once it's smoking, there's not really any going back.

agree with dan it would of soaked into the brushes by now and will wear alot faster

WD40 really has no business being in a brushed motor, for future reference. It doesn't clean up mud etc any more than pressured water. What it does do is leave behind oily residue that dirt loves to stick to. 

If you wanna spray something into your can, use something like electrical contact cleaner. 

If i were you i'd get a can (Halfords, around £4 if i recall correctly), flush the motor out with it (you need to get rid of the "oil"), and cross your fingers. 

Just note that you need to lubricate bearings afterwards, if applicable.

lipo batteries and fireworks have the same kind of warranty 

Not sure if you're in the market for any but i ordered two yesterday from Makeitbuildit and they are on special offer so snapped two up!

Awesome guys thanks, top lads!!

yeah batteries and connectors!!

seems every time i look they have no stock, i wanted some 2s lipo`s other week, ended up getting them from Aliexpress

Lot of folk raving about these batteries at the moment:

https://chinahobbyline.com/

Word on the street is that these are the same as Graphene Panthers just under a different brand and a lot cheaper.

i would imagine u would need a more waterproof marine grease Laz

"Technically marine grease has additives that make it hydrophobic (repels water). Standard grease is somewhat hydrophobic but not nearly as good as marine grease and standard grease will mix much more readily with water. ... Marine grease is much more resistant to this mixing."

It needs to be marine grease and don't overdo it, a little and often is much better than packing loads in and not changing it for months.

ok, i'll get some M2 and let you know the outcome LOL 

@Paul Busby its an M2 🥳

*wipes sweat off forehead*

😄

I`m sorry to say at the moment i wont buy from MS, they need to address the postage and reply to emails a bit faster than 3 day also i seem to end up with faulty items from them, this is just bad luck but i always end up with the return costs

I ordered my scout from a different shop I know ms do price matching but I just couldn't be bothered with the faf so saved a fiver and got free next day delivery from the other place.

I don’t think they’re doing price matching at the moment. I’ve never had an issue so will continue to use them.

Yeah I agree but sometimes it just gets to you when all your models are not working or they  all need some sort of maintenance lol I've got 6 to look after mate 😅 

Keep one or two running and tinker with the rest. Excluding bare chassis I think I've got about 10 on the go now, at least 5 of those I can pick up and run.

Meet the family mate. Well the first half 😂 

Just get some rubber shield from RCbearing.co.uk, they last a good amount of time anyway as they aren't subject to the same heat and friction as a fast RC.

And don't put it away wet......

Yeah WD-40, topman Holic, AJ, Original, and beard 👍

it is operating smoothly, what i don't understand is that i did at leat 10 runs with my new Kyosho truck, and recently i noticed the front shock leaking, the shocks are made out of plastic. could it be the case of a crack on the shock forcing oil out from the cap bit?

Sorry I may have misunderstood, it sounded like it was working fine and you took the cap off to check it for some reason?

It was leaking before you removed the cap?

If so, then I'd hazard a guess at damage yes.

Or if it uses a bladder/seal, then perhaps a rebuild kit is needed.

there might a damage to it some where but i cant seen any visible damage, this is most baffling shock problem i've encountered throughout my rc history 🤣

i think it started to show a display of leak after a side impact from a concrete garden object. it just dosent add up as the shock looks mint as the truck is still fresh and the truck has been used a handful times until now, I will get metal shocks for the truck..

Normal mate, theyll be fine

top man , thanks for that. i'm even more happier now

i just took the motor out, i need to get the shimming right so i don't tear up the plastic main spur gear cry

Always a pain with savage clutches, the stock flywheel is thinner than most to get the right clearance and its caught me out a few times now

i've broken the bank already 🤣  but the 1060 looks spot on replacement for my burnt Orion 45amp esc for the truck 👍

It will be better, no doubt about it.

top man, thanks

Depends entirely on the buyer, they may not see value in the new shocks and other stuff, FLM can be a bit hit and miss on quality, some is good, some not so good, so that may also factor into someones decision.

I just bought a running rtr DBXL with a Flysky/servos with a Zenoah 29cc, Bart Pipe, Fid Tank, Fid Aluminium front/rear braces/clutchbell mount/upper deck/tank/ front knuckles for about what your saying. RC second hand Markets stuffed at the mo....

Id expect my 3/4 week old K&N DBXL to get £400 all in with engine etc

Not the most reliable servo going by the amount of failures I've heard of, I would get a Hitec 845 instead 

spot on. I sent my servo back without a receipt and servo was replaced. look here - 

Would it be cheaper to import from Europe for cheaper or is it not worth the hassle and just go find a UK stockist for the 9020s?

y?

hey laz, do you still bash with Ben and the petrol guys ?

so u got any tasty db bits for swell then????get in there early.......before the vultures do....

I hate the update since that happened I can't upload pics I just get http error. Nobody has tried to sort it out either I can't be the only one. 

I could use the laptop but I don't use that thing for anything.  If my phone can't do it I can't be botherd lol but wish it would get sorted out.  

When I get my galaxy s7 and find out I still can't paste links/pics I've selected and copied I will be jistd. 

What picture host are you using? 

I tried to pate the link from photosuckit the other day but it wouldn't directly embed. Link address was ending with .html & not .jpg so wouldn't work. Had to use the "insert other media" button  and copy the "direct link" address from PB. Such a faff using the extra steps 

I made my own out of 4mm hardened steel dowel pins 

I need to buy em mate any links lol 

Losi 5t? Aren't they so similar to each other.

There's a losi 5t roller on ebay looks fairly tidy and its  it's a  bid auction. £300 something atm . Has 30° body tho.  

Buying 2nd hand is always a gamble mate, I'd rather sell DBXL and put money on top to buy new 5t instead 

Probably around the £450 mark mate

nice one mate

Anyone ...

I've had petrol 1/5ths. Loved them while racing but when the track closed I moved back to 1/8th as I didn't find them fun as a basher. Had loads of brushless but recently got the nitro bug back and converted my Savage  As said, each to there own. Enjoy

The only good badger is a brushless badger. As far as I'm concerned. 

its like saying once you've had garlic , you'll never go back to dairylee

Yep, run fronts all round, I found Losi red springs worked best on the front shocks

I take it that these shock absorbers are good product in quality wise mate

No one has complained about them