New X6 Gearbox and Shock tower...

[bigred5765]

we found a bearing that does the job about half the width of a wheel bearing

[rcracer]

i thought about a bearing aswell i'll have a look through me box...cheers

[Chrislong]

The spacer which goes between the bearings in the XX4 front hub is the perfect size, and easily available, it is cheap too. This is what should be used.

[paulc]

have you got a part number for the bearings please

thanks paul

[bigred5765]

no sorry part bin used was
carls odds and sods box lol

[Chrislong]

The spacers I mean are LOSA3016 when using LOSA9986 axles on an X-6.

[Mike Hudson]

I've found the cf shock tower holes to be very diffficult to screw onto the bulkhead as they are abit tight for the screws so loosened them up abit with a drill, also the 2 screws that attatch the motor support T plate from the bottom of the chassis don't sit flush so again i drilled the 2 holes very slightly so they were abit wider and the slightest bit deeper so the the screws now sit flush

[bigred5765]

cf tower is tight on the screws we had to loosen them as well
i take it you have the new kit we had to drill are old chassis
just bought the upgrade
but works sweet

[Chrislong]

Yep, the holes are tight. This is for the first batch only, the manufacturer struggled to cut the 4mm carbon and I think we wore out his tools... but we'll be fine for the next batch made.

What I did, is use the Losi tap screw (the silver one) to screw in each hole and over tighten to strip the threads. Then I run a normal 4-40 with a 3/32 head (because its less likely to strip the screw head than a 16th) through the holes and work them til the screws are loose.

No harm in redrilling them, but don't go mad, if the screw rattle in the holes its useless.

Chris

[Lee]

I cant believe people are complaining about tight holes

[Mike Hudson]

Thats just dirty

[rcracer]

Originally Posted by Lee

I cant believe people are complaining about tight holes

The sooner Jimmy creates the off topic thread the sooner you will be happy Lee

[niggs98]

hurrah mine is here at last lol now to get it built for play time

[Mike Hudson]

My X6 looks so nice now, New shell and pimped out with blue and just be4 i converted to the 4gear it drove so nice so hopefully it can only get better
I cannot wait to race it this weekend at the YORCC regional

[mattym0310]

my car was built yesterday night, stil got a few little finishing touches to make. the new shell nd CF rear tower look sweet will post pics later on if any1 is interested.

great work x-factory, now lets see how it drives.

[rcracer]

Originally Posted by Big E

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I know what the 2 holes are for as I designed some of the plate shape and put the 2 holes in but I am sworn to secrecy for the moment

a fan

[Mike Hudson]

Didn't you read, it's a secret

[niggs98]

well mine is built but will have to wait till next weekend to run it i will post up pics once all the radio gear is in it

[MikePimlott]

Personally my first time out with new bits on,

Car seemed really good, The take off with the 4 gear gb is excellent but it was very slippy on sports hall floor.

What are your thoughts on new bits???

[Mike Hudson]

Rear end feels lighter and slides out abit more and the steering feels to be abit less than before but that may just be the way my car is setup, after racing at yorcc yesterday the car was good but not at it's best, i've changed the way its setup now to have more grip and steering other than that its really good, sticks to the ground better aswell under high acceleration and also great while in the air