TRF502x: Excessive play in front wheels/hubs

[Netmav]

Hi guys.

I finished building my new TRF502x yesterday, and I gave it a try around on my floor. First of all, I LOVE this car!

But I noticed that I have some play in the front. The front wheels are nowhere near as "tight" as the rear wheels, and as a result, they "wobble". This makes it very difficult to set it up as I want to, because If I set in to i.e. 1 deg. of neg camber, and give the car a tiney sideway push, I have 2-3 deg. of neg camber..

I have the optional 12 deg. Alum Caster blocks.

Anyone else experienced this? How can it be sorted out? I would love the front to be as "tight" as the rear.

Cheers.


\Martin

[DavidAMS]

are you sure they are on the hex? it can be difficult to get the wheel to fit the hex and tighten it up, you should not be able to see the hex when the wheel is tightened up..
hope you get it figured out

[Netmav]

Hi David

Thank you for your reply.
Yes, they are on the hex.

To be honest, when I remove the front wheels and "wiggle" the drive shafts (that part of the CVD that protrudes from the carrier), it actually feels like the ball bearings are i little too big (innder dia.). So the bearings don't "hold" it as tight as they should/could..?
I suspect that this might be the cause of the problem..

Is there an option part to the standard plastic front carriers available that fits this car?

Thanks again.
Cheers.


\Martin

[DavidAMS]

ok and is the bearing the correct size for the carrier, maybe it got confused with another one. measure it up to be sure.

can you take some pics or get some video of the problem?

[Netmav]

I only compared the bearing against the 1:1 "picture" in the manual, so I'll measure it when I get home from work tonight, to be sure.

I'll try to take some pics and/or video of the problem as well, when I get home tonight.

Thanks for trying to help me. I really appreciate it.

Cheers.


\Martin

[Netmav]

Here's a link to video of the problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b884uhcN5C8

I measured the bearings, and they are the correct ones.

Cheers


\Martin