Broken ORV susp. trailing arms. A solution.
I'm sure most every ORV based Tamiya car owners have gone through the unfortunate experience of breaking the rear suspension trailing arms. Well, this is what I did to solve the problem.
This how-to guide is based on the excellent work that Tcer KingPin did back in 2008 with pieces of meccano (see this: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=80234&sid=21600). Myself, having no access to such thing, I solved the problem with a 2mm thick piece of aluminum. Have a look at my work, because I am sure this can be of help to many of the ORV owners in here.
You all have a GREAT weekend! :)
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Comments
BeetleOne
Linda solución y sweet how-to-guide
7.2inchdriver
That looks like a pretty good fix, and looks it may keep them from spreading and striping the axles.
pininy
thanks! fantastic tutorial!
mongoose1983
Thanks y'all for the positive comments. I guess one important thing to say about this toturial is that you can get the idea and then make it look and/or work better in your own model car!
JWeston
Smart work and I love Creedence Clearwater Revival!
J
mongoose1983
Thank you John and Rosey. Well, adding an extra bit to the surface where the stopper lays makes a big difference. Even the axle works better after that. Will post some pictures of that later on this weekend. You all have a great Friday!
karooha MB
Hey there EB, long time no speak. How are you? Thats a great fix. I have been lucky and as yet I have not needed to repair, my spare rear arms have kept my MB's going, but this will undoubtedly be of use over the summer, and I reinforce my suspension mount holes with a cable tie around it! Rosey, try sapping out teh Brat/Frog Stopper Ring for the MB type, they are more secure. I could machine a pair of Ali items with the extra hole (3 screw holes as per MB type) if needed. Ben
scoobysport
hice repair job erich and good tut. going straight to my fags so vie got it for reference when i need it .cheers mate. neil
Ram318
Great how to guide!!! I currently do not have any cars on this chassy but good to know. I'm planning on getting the rere brat..
Fernado Alonso
Old I-pod?
Nice work EB thanks for the nice tutorial
You to have a nice weekend.
Cheers Alex
KingPin
Has it really been that long?! pleased to say my 'meccano job' is still holding strong, pleased i could help!
def4x4
It woudt never broke again, very nice tutorial.
berman
haha yeah OLD ipod? I would've expected an eight track or transistor radio to be 'old'
Awesome mod, I bet it could take some beating too! Looks pretty robust!
Naxman
Great tutorial Erich! Excellent idea!
mongoose1983
Thank you Ben, Neil, Alex, Brian... for the positive comments.
RE: iPod. Well, for kids out there this 2005 model is pretty much a Flintstone iPod. Starting from its b&w screen. Oh, and yes, Neil. I sure remember listening to the Bee Gees on 8-track. I still have my Panasonic 8T deck!
netsmithUK
Thats a great tutorial. Hope there are more to come.
2qwik
Whats an ipod? Man, Im still playing Driver!!
Thanks heaps for this.
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