dex210 rear wheel clogging on grass track help!!!

[Steve Gray]

Hello,

Our club runs an off road track on a Thursday evening, and due to the time of year the grass becomes dewy, and as a result im having issues with grass cuttings getting in the inside of the rear wheels and 'packing' between the inside of the rim and top of hub/camber link causing resistance on one of the driving wheels, and the effect on the performance is horrendous as you can imagine.

anybody got any tips for me??

Thanks

steve

[danDanEFC]

Try getting hold of the alloy rear hubs as there is more clearance, or dremel the front of the hub off to make more clearance.

[charlesk]

Another little trick you can try is making some little deflectors like these:

They help to keep most stuff out of the rear arms/shafts/wheels. I tend to use them only in the wet on astro, but on grass they'll be handy all year round....
Just need some flat lexan (off cut of a shell/wing) bent and cut to your size and some decent double sided tape.

[Steve Gray]

Originally Posted by charlesk

Another little trick you can try is making some little deflectors like these:

They help to keep most stuff out of the rear arms/shafts/wheels. I tend to use them only in the wet on astro, but on grass they'll be handy all year round....
Just need some flat lexan (off cut of a shell/wing) bent and cut to your size and some decent double sided tape.

Hi Charlesk.

yeah ive already done that lol, pinched the idea from a guy up my club, cheers tho!

Ive also just filed about 1-1.5mm of the top of the hubs and theres alot more room now. So tight before its stupid!

[HOTSHOT III]

Are your 210 hubs fitted the right way round? A batch of 210RTRs were supplied with the hubs fitted back-to-front.

The flange for the ball stud should be nearest the front of the car and the ball stud itself should be facing backwards, i.e mounted on the back of the flange

[K-Brewer]

U could try something like this

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm?itemId=371155695602

[Steve Gray]

Originally Posted by HOTSHOT III

Are your 210 hubs fitted the right way round? A batch of 210RTRs were supplied with the hubs fitted back-to-front.

The flange for the ball stud should be nearest the front of the car and the ball stud itself should be facing backwards, i.e mounted on the back of the flange

thanks hotshot, they are on the correct way, mines not an RTR anyway. Did get me thinking for a minute thou lol!