sv2 problem
 

Taken my sv2 racing a couple of times now and I seem to keep stripping the threads on the top deck ball joints, went though 2 today. Not massively expensive but a pack a meet is excessive. Any ideas how to overcome the problem? I am returning to racing after a long time out so could it just be me being ham fisted or is there a hop up or upgrade for this part?

Cheers

Carl

I put a little superglue on mine when assembling, worked OK. I am using the moulded top deck piece now instead.

Wondered about that good to hear that it does work, thanks.

if you mean the bar that holds the top deck on , i actually took mine off , allows a little more flex

hey Drcarlos

Im not 100% sure if this is what you need, or if it can help you in any way.
But i think Schumacher have a Top Deck for competition thats a lot stronger, I dont have a Sv2, i only drive the KF/2 but i have seen som drive the Sv2 whit this top deck on.

^^^^^^^^ this i have not seen before, but i also have changed to a kf2

The one above is the SV +8mm top deck that comes with the +8mm chassis. You can attach the standard SV2 top deck in the same way by buying U3692.

Is there a part number for the top deck? And does it fit straight on the SV2?

Part number is U3848 but good luck finding one. It will fit the SV2 as it carried over the optional +8mm chassis albeit in aluminium.

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...psemk2hozl.jpg

For reference this is my sons SV2 which is an ex team car. The standard SV2 top deck is held in place with SV mountings (U3692)

Will see how I fare with the superglue method but this is good information and will be my next option if glue fails. Thought I wouldn't be the first person to experience this problem.

I could also go for that slim top deck as I'm using stick packs but I think I'll try a stick with standard for now.

Part number u3848 doesn't even show up on the Schumacher site.:(

This is how mines set up, I bought it like this so thought it was how they came :thumbsup:

this setup (with the moulded part on the back instead of turnbuckle) works much better for my son on astro surfaces.

Tried the ca glue method and the part broke around the ball. I fitted my last spare and it lasted the full race meet but I have ordered the parts to convert to the sv fixing method pictured above. One other thing I'm also lowering the weight of the buggy my moving from stick packs to shorties, this will save about 100g and so will hopefully make landings softer.

I have found that shorty rearward, shorty across works really well