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Originally Posted by jimmy
That IS a mare of a part to lose!
For the balls, you can get the steel ones made for the 501X - if you can find them. when I lost one of the steel ones I made my own from an alloy ball stud - the kind with internal threading. I drilled it out to remove the threads and so it slipped over the hinge pin. in my case it didn't last long since it was alloy in the alloy hinge pin brace on the 501X - but on the Durga it would be fine.
Bit of a farce but if you have the bits required and are handy, then it's not a big deal.
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Jimmy the rear hinge pin and ball ends on the 501X are the same as the TA04R ones, so I discovered but different parts numbers.
I assume the TA04 balls would still be available in most LHS's in UK, so should not be a problem.
Also the hingepin balls are the same on most TRF models dont know if any others use the same length pins though, but could be worth a look in the manuals section of say Time Tunnel spare parts section for Tamiya.
Hope this helps you out.
Typical Tamiya same part but different number saves machine time and makes money for them.