Chicken Sandwich
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The seals on my monster buggy are leaking. It looks like part number 6099 but i haven't had any luck locating it. Is there an alternative kit from another vehicle that will work?
Shock seal rebuild kit
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Traxxas has all their manuals on their web-site.
Also, great customer service, don't hesitate to give them a call.
Also, great customer service, don't hesitate to give them a call.
Chicken Sandwich
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I have the manuals and have contacted them. The stated no parts are available.
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Bummer , I know the customer service there is really good.
Maybe someone else here has a suggestion.
jeepfreak1972
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That buggy has been out of production many years. Ebay might be the only place for parts if they are specific to that car. If its a seal that is used for other things outside of rc, it could be out there.
Which seals? Is there a part number on the seal itself?
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I wondered about ebay as well.
This seems to be what happens over time , I have some older nitro on road cars I was going to run but parts are so limited for some of them I am afraid if I break it is probably going to go in a box in pieces instead of on the shelf.
So I did come up with a solution to this problem!.........................Buy a 1/5 scale.
Can you measure the shock and maybe find something else that might work , or like jeepfreak mentioned source a seal from somewhere or something else. Sometimes you have to get creative.
jeepfreak1972
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I guess I missed that they are shock seals. Lol. That's probably exclusive to the buggy.
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Maybe just a simple "O" ring if it is the shaft?
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The kit part #6099
Well the bushings are also sloppy. The seals were hard as a rock so i soaked them in acetone for a bit and they got soft again. Sadly they grew a little to big but i got them back in. But who knows how long they will last. I'll have to get out the micrometer and hit Hobby store.
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jeepfreak1972
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I posted that because I missed it was a shock seal you needed. Regular oil seals usually have the manufacturers part number on them which can be different than an end users part number. Below is an example. Seals and bearings usually have a universal number. Unfortunately, you don't need an oil seal for a rotating shaft. Its probably O-rings you need like mentioned above.
