Drive pin covers..

[Rebelrc]

I think the moral of the story is anyone running a car without the rear prop cover (410r) needs to be told and shown this thread just incase they are not aware of this hazard
So anyone sees a car without one let them know for their sake and ours as a sport.then all should be good. Rc does not need any injuries

[jamiekerr14]

Yeah think your right, it may not stop it but will certainly help. I have been meaning to get one for months.
But as I only used to race it once a month, I used to forget. And didnt realise the cover's come in that diff plastics kit. Either way that will be on order today! cheers for all the tips chaps.

[kayce]

Originally Posted by caneye

kayce - i don't dispute that. in fact, totally agree that it is a rare thing to happen.
just wanted to highlight the fact that when doing routine maintenance and checks of the car, there are some parts that are more important than others and this particular one should be at the very top of the list.

Originally Posted by Origineelreclamebord

It might be a rare happening, but if you don't use something besides threadlock and grub screws the pin might in the end still come out - with disastrous results.

Regular maintenance and checks do help, but on my TRF201 I had these pins come out halfway in the first 5 minutes of a trackday I went to recently. If it happened on your DEX410 might be enough to start eating into the case of your battery? In the case of my TRF201 it just means I had to pull over or I'd lose the pin - which is not widely available.

To solve it, I fitted some heatshrink around it and I didn't have the problem the rest of the day. It seems like quite a cheap solution to a problem that can grow to massive proportions in the wrong circumstances.

I guess that's my point, but at the same time pins have been working their way past grub screws since the first cvds were invented 20 years ago - and the fix was rather simple back them (combination - threadlock, flatspot on drivepin, heatshrink over cvd cup), so it's not a new idea - and yet it's a mystery to me that people are still having the same old problem.
Sometimes I feel as if I'm the only one on the planet that's never had one work loose (knock on wood ).

To me, it's about like driving a 1:1 automobile and being baffled each time it runs out of petrol.

[ghostdogg]

Originally Posted by Rebelrc

I think the moral of the story is anyone running a car without the rear prop cover (410r) needs to be told and shown this thread just incase they are not aware of this hazard
So anyone sees a car without one let them know for their sake and ours as a sport.then all should be good. Rc does not need any injuries

Well said rebel I agree!

[Rebelrc]

Thanks mate... I think if we do this it will deffo help address the issue

[Rebelrc]

Sorry admin but thought this needed bumping
Put the saver ring cover thing on!!! Lol
If you own a 410 and don't know what I am bangin on about read all this thread it's only short

[Big G]

I had big trouble trying to fit those rings to my driveshafts even after taking a knife to it like Jimmy did in the review. 1 finally went on and the other snapped. I haven't had an issue with not running them now...

A bit of heatshink is the best bet and make sure the grub screw in the linkage is flat against the cutout in the pin + threadloc it in. Just a tiny drop will secure it.

[Rebelrc]

If they do come loose with just heatshrink I have seen them wear a hole through The shrink and the pin then still pops out!
Did you have the saver the correct way around? As mine just popped on with quite a push.

[Big G]

the grub screw can't be in right if it does come loose. I haven't run a cover or heat shrink on either of mine for 6 months now and never had a problem. As long as that cutout in the pin is straight and the grub screw is threadloc'd in there I don't know how it could pop out

[Rebelrc]

If the joint runs dry and gets hot it loosens the TL and the grub screw may come out.
If you cannot spend 10 seconds putting on the proper TD item please don't spend minutes posting on here against a good idea that will help keep people/property safe
Cheers
Hope you can understand how this thread was helpfull

[jamiekerr14]

I agree, my 1st issue regarding it was the pin snapped I think. Well-I found a small remain that worked its way into my motor and stopped it. So it could have snapped the 1st time, but not 100% sure tbh.

2nd time was likely user error, I have ordered some new pins and will take some time this weekend redoing mine. And adding the cover's too. Its a useful thread though, i'm sure it had made other's double check theres!