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_paralyzed_ 05.30.2009 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16 (Post 291439)
still lost, do i want a hole or slot for the screw to go into?

depends on your wheel. the mushroom farmer used a slot.

trev3813 05.30.2009 09:41 PM

So basically, your doing a hex, and a pin style, like a pin on an evader car. I get it.

Patrick 05.31.2009 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16 (Post 291418)
I dont follow.

In the second picture you can see the screw head sticking out of the hex and through the slot in the rim.

If you are using wheel hub/hexes that have no extension, you can use a longer pin that holds the hex to the axle (drill bits work if you can't find the right pin). The part of the pin sticking out of the hex goes into the rim to do the same job as the screw aqwut used.
If you are using extended hexes then the pin will miss the rim and you would have to drill into the hex like aqwut.
Even if you slot the rim to put a srew or pin in personally I would still use the epoxy for extra strength.

_paralyzed_ 05.31.2009 02:43 AM

i've used drill bits, jb weld, two part epoxy. Your best bet is new wheels. You could make it work, but only for so long. Keep your nuts tight and you won't strip a hex. I know you said it was due to cartwheels or backflips or drug muling from el salvador or something but 17mm wheels just don't strip with tight nuts.

q8-maxx 05.31.2009 01:06 PM

I have 17mm stripped and I just glow the hub in the rim lol
is there any alloy wheel for e-maxx?

Chachi_RC 05.31.2009 01:50 PM

Yeah, I stripped a couple out too. My E-Revo wheel nuts came loose, before I grooved the nuts to bite into the wheel better, and no issues now. Here is what happened to mine:

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/o...C/IMG_4226.jpg
http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/o...C/IMG_4225.jpg

brushlessboy16 05.31.2009 07:44 PM

I ended up taking a scrap 17mm hub, coating it in cooking spray (dont tell mom :lol: )
setting epoxy on the rounded portions andpressing the greased hub into place, displacing the epoxy to fill the holes. Who knows how it will turn out.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...0531091931.jpg



Rim before epoxy... perfectly rounded.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...0531091922.jpg

Patrick 05.31.2009 11:13 PM

Hard to tell from pic, but it looks like the epoxy overlapped the hub a little bit. No problem, just cut the excess epoxy from around the top of the hub before pulling it out, otherwise not even mom's cooking spray will help get it out.

ZippyBasher 05.31.2009 11:27 PM

^^Exactly, should last a while.

lincpimp 05.31.2009 11:49 PM

Should have used jbweld, the clear crap is too flexible IMO.

brushlessboy16 06.01.2009 06:27 AM

Linc I literally just fell out of the chair when I saw your avatar.

lincpimp 06.01.2009 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16 (Post 291819)
Linc I literally just fell out of the chair when I saw your avatar.

Which one, I have had a few (not all done by me either...) in the last few hours...

brushlessboy16 06.01.2009 09:55 AM

The one with the bunny... that was kind of odd to explain what exactly it was to the teacher....

Arct1k 06.01.2009 09:55 AM

Don't no what you could possibly mean - I liked the submarine...

lincpimp 06.01.2009 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16 (Post 291849)
The one with the bunny... that was kind of odd to explain what exactly it was to the teacher....

Yeah, that was the old avatar, I have had dozens of requests to bring it back. I guess I will keep getting requests, since it was vetoed in favor of some boat picture? I put arms dealer kermit up to remind folks that I am in deed packin'!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arct1k (Post 291850)
Don't no what you could possibly mean - I liked the submarine...

I missed the boat, no pun intended, on the sub... Maybe you could explain Chris?


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