Stripped Screw heads

[alfred]

After a days worth of long running i readjust my balldiffs front and back and i keep stripping the screw heads that go to the diff block. Got sick and tired of it. So today i was hoping to get something for a friend to send it too him way up there in Canada. What he needed wasnt there so i was looking around the lhs and saw some Du-Bros Socket head screws. Got the sizes that i needed and put them on. This is one small upgrade if you plan to take apart the 18t or to get to the diffs. For the screws that i needed was only under 4 bucks now you cant beat that at all.

[alfred]

here's some pics of the smallest yet biggest upgrade a person can do, and it doesnt require a lot of money.....:D

[alfred]

top....:D

[alfred]

last pic.....;)

[Big-Kid]

Nice:D I was having a brain fart when you told me Du-Bro, we have them here:eek:

The Dirt Hawgs LOOk bigger, but really are pretty close. They are just 2-3mm wider, and the height is just about the same. When you put them side by side, they're pretty close. I'll get a pix of them together when I get back home later tonight:cool:

[alfred]

Thanks man, i need some new tires really soon....:D

[Big-Kid]

Have fun:D

[Big-Kid]

I hope this is what you wanted. 3Racing has tire's at a good price, if that's the route you want to take. Around the same price as the Topcad one's, but a better looking tread:cool:

[alfred]

thanks for the tire recommendation....Big-Kid.:D So they are the same size as the stockers.

[Mondo]

Alfred,

I am eternaly grateful for the fact you took a photo of the packets with the part # displayed :D
That just makes life so much easier for me.

[alfred]

As far as upgrades this seems to be the best by far, i really hate stripping the screw heads to the point of not being able to take them off at all. (thats where the Dremel comes in---lol----) This is a good upgrade Mondo especially when it comes to cleaning time for the 18t. Did you also see what i did to the lower A-arms hinge pins. I used 2mm washers so i know the hinge pins are not going anywhere. And another good thing the cap heads of the Du-Bros are metric so they will last a long time without stripping.:D

[Big-Kid]

Those little washers are also good to hold down the hinge pin in the steering arm:D The one on the other side of the servo. I had mine almost completly rip out, when I was tring to remove the turnbuckle. I thought I was being carefully:rolleyes: , but you know how that goes. A washer in front and in back of the arm help keep things in place:cool:

[alfred]

Dude you cant be using Brute Strength man....lol...Dont be trying to man handle something so delicate....lol...Thanks for the tip i will do that tonight.:D

[Big-Kid]

I carry over the "tighter is better" mentalness, from working on real cars:D . Oh, was it more is better, whoops, my bad:rolleyes:

[alfred]

That phrase is not always true good buddy.....especially when it comes to RC's. Hey man i tried calling you......

[Big-Kid]

It doesn't always work with real cars too:( . I just get paranoid with something walking out of place:rolleyes:

Sorry man, I was tring to post and read a book to my daughter who didn't want me on the computer at the same time:rolleyes: I'll give you a ring after this:cool:

[alfred]

for automotive parts go with the industrial red loctite, some strong stuff....dont recommend it at all for RC parts lol. And hey man no prob, just like to keep in touch with people on the forums.:D