Not feeling the love with my B-max 4 111 but it's coming

[jokersat]

i just became yokomo owner i notice the max4iii has 2 major isseus
1.the front carbon tower cracks very easyi have made metal to protect us xray has
2.Gearbox top at tower hold cracks with no hard crash just updown and caboooomm

i have change from kyosho to yokomo because the kyosho has some isseus and the max4iii has some manufacture major isseus with front end

[Loheswaran]

Originally Posted by wylie

I wasn't moaning about the car, I realise that all cars break when you crash hard enough. I just wanted to complete a day without issues, whether there my fault or not.
On the subject of wheel nuts, can you get serrated nyloc nuts that will fit the front as there is not a lot of thread left when wheel is mounted. ?

I hope you aren't jinxed with Yokomo

I regrettably have that problem with Schumacher cars - I think they are great cars, but every time I have ownership of anything schumacher - even shims on a car - I have a car that either doesn't finish a race or drives horribly.

Joking aside I am an average TC/club driver - rubbish at off road - but I have noticed that even the likes of Stafford/MArtin etc make mistakes and crash - very different to TC where you can't get away with a mistake - simply put it's easy to have a little accident - especially when getting used to a new cars handling - don't let it put you off though.

[wylie]

Ah at last someone who understands, thanks for kind words as opposed to some of the other comments.
I do plan on running the car for at least a year maybe two, I kept my Durango for over three years, mind you it's a bit like Triggers broom!! but the Durango was driven to an inch of it's life and had some crashes over the years.
All I was trying to say that the car has been unrelaible in my hands and from what I have recently read on rctech forum a few others are having similar problems, I can't see why manufactures sometimes make backward steps ie; serrated nyloc wheel nuts, twice the security, and why such short front stub axle's so you can only use low profile nuts, there isn't enough material arond the bottom of the shock tower to fasten against the upper part of the gearbox casing.
And to those who say don't crash, I try not too, but some times I make mistakes, the Durango was a strong car perhaps I was expecting something better.
Better stock up on front gear box cases now.
Awaiting the Yoko lovers too respond!! (It's all my fault) makes me laugh along with people who can't type anything but +1. lol

[Loheswaran]

Try the corresponding parts from the first generation Bmax4 - I think the plastic used maybe a little more relient although a tad less stiff

[wylie]

Finaly had a good morning with the car and have now found the major cause of the noise it was to much up and down movement on the centre spur gear, I have now drilled the alloy top plate and tapped two m2.5 holes and loctited two grub screws too hold the bearings down but not squash them, I had always discounted the spur gear as it looks like new so thought that all was well, I would have been expecting to see some wear marks on the teeth as it was chattering along.

[ReneT]

Originally Posted by wylie

Finaly had a good morning with the car and have now found the major cause of the noise it was to much up and down movement on the centre spur gear, I have now drilled the alloy top plate and tapped two m2.5 holes and loctited two grub screws too hold the bearings down but not squash them, I had always discounted the spur gear as it looks like new so thought that all was well, I would have been expecting to see some wear marks on the teeth as it was chattering along.

Yeah, it can be pretty noisy.
You can also put a small piece of thin foam between the bearing and the top plate.

[Al3xis007]

Originally Posted by neallewis

xray is a great car for high or medium traction. I spent a year trying to get it to work on low traction indoor tracks and it doesn't.

That's a joke, didn't the xb4 win the euros on dirt aka slippy loose track? It took me a few meetings to set it up for slippy conditions, now it's sorted
Yes the set up options are misleading, so just work it out for yourself, or copy someone else's set up off Petit website