B44 breakages
 

As it says whos broke what so far.

As some of you might have guessed so far the time has come and i had a boo boo!! wit mine. only broke a wishbone, hing pin, and snapped the top off the shock :P

has anyone have a shock snap before(just under the top screw on the cap) or is it something with the new design

i saw quite a few break at the MK GP a couple of weeks ago & they pretty much all did wishbones & shock caps!
they just broke the mounting lug off the plastic cap, you must have just been unlucky to break the shock body :(

no thats wot i meant i did. so if this a flaw with the new caps or just a design flaw wit the car???

its more a flaw with the driving if you're hitting things hard enough to rip the caps off the shocks :p

i don't think there's anything fundamentally wrong with the design :)

i killed front diff as shred the gear ring last weekend
just bought a yokomo one way diff ;)

I've seen BJ4's snap the top off the front shock when the wishbones gone :rolleyes:

Just think how much force is put into the shock cap when the wishbone goes, its probably the thing holding that corner on the most at that point. Things break ;)

There are some B44 spares in the for sale section :p

G

Yeah I've seen that once too, I wonder who was driving at the time...?

/Points at G :p

I've seen a few B44's break the rear topdeck where the camber link mounts, but other than that normal stuff you might break.

I think Jim was in control wasn't he? :confused::rolleyes:

G

Jim said his car just kept going North:D

It was ace when you broke that lol also you had a pin fall out of your cvd. God and you mocked me and my cr and i beat you 2 rounds and in the final lol with a 2wd against your b44 lol

A

Maybe these will help :)

http://rctopnews.net/?p=315

That rear top deck looks like it will be popular seeing how many have broke. Why does the rear top deck break:confused:

lil ben

the ball stud hole is too close to the edge of the top deck, so it is very weak

i think thats why anyway :D

hth

Associated have mentioned on RC Tech forums that they are looking to release a better version of the top deck which should be stronger.

I had a 501X prior to the B44 and that originally had problems with the rear alloy camber link support breaking and Tamiya then released a reinforced one.

Every new car has its bugs but I am sure that Associated will iron them out with updates.

for a b4 you can get a wide bumper im wondering if it would fit a b44 to protect from arm and shocks?

Big bumpers are for people who bat the wrong way.

protects the back pocket tho!

I broke another front shock shaft today :(

first run today. very happy with the handling. No breakages despite a few good attempts:rolleyes:

Where do people get spares from, both crews and decks/arms etc?

Dave

If that is supposed to say screws, click the link below ;)

G

Thats cos your an animal Cris :p! See you tommorow at the EGM, is it at the place we normally race?

Mark

Mark,
As you probably know at Hereford there are two big buildings...one is where we race...t'other is at the end of the complex by the other end of the astro pitch.
Go in their and ask at reception where the car club meeting is :)
There is also a bar on the first floor ;)

As far as breakages go....1 x shock cap, 5 x shock shafts, 1 x wishbone.
Flanders is using B4 Unobtanium's so im gonna get me a set of them bad boys :)

Yes, I think they are slightly longer, so you will need to put a spacer(s) under the piston to get the same downtravel on the front suspension.

CU Wednesday
Mark

I thought they were 0.74 (B4), whereas the B44 was 0.80-ish?

Confusion reigns!

Here is how two use a b4 front shock shaft on the b44

You got it the b4 shaft is shorter but they work fine. Tighten the eyelet on all the way (so no threads are visible) then back it off approximately two full turns. Works fine.

Does the 1.02 go on the rear? Or is it a different size again?

i broke it again!!! anyone found sumat stronger than the kit rear top deck?? cos i gotta get one now

Two top decks? Seriously though it might be worth doubling it up in places, i've seen how hard you hit stuff :woot:

Mike,

I think towerhobbies has one or two in stock, I just ordered 2 off them!

Try putting a washer under the nut which holds the ball joint in place. This should help spread the load more, and reduce breakages on the rear top deck.

Definately put a large outer Diam washer on the nut side and the ball side of the inner camber links on the top deck if you are breaking them frequenty.

also it might be worth a dab of blue thread-loc - I think some of the breaks on the top deck have come from the ball working loose and 'snatching' out of the top-deck.

it starts breakin when i had the ballstud in the outer hole and it started to bend it. bigger washers might work. but wont i need longer ballstuds, where can i get them from

You can get long ball studs from losi

My mate has these in his store; maybe better than the kit one?

http://mungomodels.com/xtreme-racing...plate-p-7.html

just face the facts mike if it was made of steel you would still break it
you animal:woot:

yer i prob would.

HAHA you know mike so well lol

A

saw 2 shock shafts go today and 2 rear decks

A

who broke what on the B44 @ Temple Park Leisure Centre today?