.AJ. Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 WTF, never seen a file used on shock shafts before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead28 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Thats a bit of a mess and the end isn't even all the way on! What I normally do is to tap the ends with the right size machine screw first,usually works for me. Here he mentions he thinks he has a shock oil leak Edited February 17, 2015 by smeghead28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I use proper shock pliers now and before that I would use side cutters on the top of thread at the base of the shock shaft, it's painful to watch when he cracks out the "metal" file lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) That noise is painful, he is American so deep down you know that he is right. Edited February 17, 2015 by alex97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Is this a spoof? I always use pliers, not sidecutters, but wrap the jaws in insulation tape. I've never left a mark yet! What a tool! A file? That won't harm the already damaged highly polished finish that's there to protect the rubber seal. Tool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Stoner69 more like..... wonder if he owns any 1.1 cars wtfudge...wow...it ain't glass smooth... ya don't say!! too funny.... Edited February 17, 2015 by evssv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristian1995 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 "to un bur their ****" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 no the worst video is a so called expert force charging lipos. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I get some rubber tube around the shaft then squeeze like heck with propper plyers. Those was snips he used wasn't they. It was funny him calling people dumb stupid and so on and on. Then he goes and does that lol. I support small channels, but sometimes i cant believe they put some of the things out. What about drilling a hole into a small block of wood one size smaller than the shaft. Cut it in half the place both halves on the shaft and clamp on the grips. Its the long way round but shows ingenuity lol. A peice of rubber tube works for me tho. Then i cut the tube off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 after years of building shocks i wrap rubber around it until i can turn the end by hand or i use thin pliers right on the edge of the thread. the reason i do this as pressure on the shock shaft can deform it even though you cannot see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian w Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He`s extacting the urine `aint he Painful to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I use shock shaft pliers. The right tool for the right job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilbertRC1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I use a set of rubber tank tracks from an airfix kit and some pliers to build shocks. Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That was painful. I was going to mention that he probably has some leaky shocks, but it appears he does!! I have used side cutters, but as mentioned, JUST at the top of the rod end thread, else something inbetween good normal pliers and the shaft. Shaft must remain smooth - obviously!! Cringeworthy! I'd have used different grits of sandpaper, going very fine, then with brasso at the end.... LOL!! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I've used half a paper towel folded a few times so it's nice and thick and then used regular pliers over the paper towel and had zero marks. I rarely touch the shocks unless they really need attention so i see no point in buying a tool I'll barely use tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Easiest way is to form a thread in the shock end first. I got the right size tap...but as mentioned above...using the right size bolt works too. Then..if I have to grip the shock shaft at all, I wrap it in a rag and hold it in a vice. Side cutters.... no File .... NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo He managed to get a lovely scar in the plating, which he repaired by filing off more plating. Genius. Always use the right tool for any job. And this guy is a right tool for any job....The only thing he got right was that a metal file is actually used to file metal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatout! Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Iv never seen anything like that before (what) omg and he's showing people to do it that way, and has he actually got a pair of pliers, that was a pair of side cutters lol! Pmls! And thats not a file that he should be useing to do that job he was trying to mess up! That file he's useing there is a very course ******* file, for stuff a lot harder than a 5th scale shaft or what ever scale it was, what a mess my mrs wouldnt have used that tackle he's using lol! weirdo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead28 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) I looked in the comments for the shock video and one of them mentioned a Amain hobbies video about gluing tyres so went to have a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8hgBBQHS0 Edited February 17, 2015 by smeghead28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Why smoking dope is not advisable when working on your rc! Filming yourself making a stoned hash of your shock shafts and then placing it on the interweb is even less advisable. Eating cookie dough and drinking Pepsi would have been advisable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 my method works just as good. you throw all your shock parts in your mouth, fill up with oil. gargle three times why humming the ride of the valkaris. 7 tongue twists and a rubber band if ball rod end is stiff. lol i gotta get me a meaty arsed file like that bad boy. wouldnt have been so bad if he pollished those rods again and added a slightly smaller id rubber seal. then he may not have blown shock oil from the leaking rod he marked up. driving , meh, tracks more intune to 16th scale and smaller not 1/10th. jump spacing is wrong or they just dont dare wind that throttle open. grip roll on a dirt track, your canber and toe needs setting along with a stiffer oil and a slighly medium spring. and open hard on that gas too swing the trucks arse end out and use the drift steer. i mean chickening out mid way up the ramp, your gonna faceplant that nose into the next kicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadMeatUK Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 OMG, I'm gobsmacked. The noise of that file was awful! He needs to get out one of his many hand guns and shoot himself in the head! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraithstorm67 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 No point in watching vid 2 he put it outside for 15 mins if it's about 85 degrees lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Christ, Them shocks will get corrosion from the sight of water, niceee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_RCModelz Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well im now a little dumber and to think we have all been doing these jobs wrong all this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 he started off badly with his username. it when down hill sharply from there... not even sure what to say, i hope this level of dumb isn't contagious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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