Need center drive shafts

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Plenty of them available from hobby shop here in Australia
I just did a Google search for centre drive shaft for Losi, at least 10 hobby shop have them
 
Are you looking for front or rear?

Everything seems to be on backorder right now on this platform. Can't even get a straight answer from horizonhobby. I ordered a arrma typhon roller last week and still hasn't shipped and it is in stock.
 
niz55 said:
Are you looking for front or rear?

Everything seems to be on backorder right now on this platform. Can't even get a straight answer from horizonhobby. I ordered a arrma typhon roller last week and still hasn't shipped and it is in stock.
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Both front and rear
MCD dood said:
Plenty of them available from hobby shop here in Australia
I just did a Google search for centre drive shaft for Losi, at least 10 hobby shop have them
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Please elaborate, give me the sites please.
Rep732 said:
@evssv he needs 2.0 center shafts
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I’ve looked hard to come by which is weird because the truck is still being sold every where
evssv said:
irc do sum nice shaft upgrades.(y)...infact i gotone on way as we speak :cool:
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I’ll check those out!
 
niz55 said:
Are you looking for front or rear?

Everything seems to be on backorder right now on this platform. Can't even get a straight answer from horizonhobby. I ordered a arrma typhon roller last week and still hasn't shipped and it is in stock.
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Both front and rear.
Rep732 said:
@Darnell gotcha, if they weren't bent you can press the pins out. You running a small block or a big bore?
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Small block, but hell! How do u press the pins out?
 
Do you have access to an arbor press or a hydraulic press? If you have a harbor freight near by pick up an arbor press and then return it lol.

So you'll need a 1/4" socket that when you rest the ball of the dogbone on it the socket won't let the dog bone move when you press the pin out. Set the dog bone up on the socket and use the press to push the pin out, when you can't drive the pin down any further take a new pin and line it up with the old one and start pressing that one in... use a pair of needle nose to hold the pin so your hand isn't going to get crushed.
 
Rep732 said:
Do you have access to an arbor press or a hydraulic press? If you have a harbor freight near by pick up an arbor press and then return it lol.

So you'll need a 1/4" socket that when you rest the ball of the dogbone on it the socket won't let the dog bone move when you press the pin out. Set the dog bone up on the socket and use the press to push the pin out, when you can't drive the pin down any further take a new pin and line it up with the old one and start pressing that one in... use a pair of needle nose to hold the pin so your hand isn't going to get crushed.
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Nice, learned something new thanks brother.
 
Not a problem. To make it easier for you and if you don't have a spare set of hands to help try and find a tad smaller pin or something hardened and drive the old pin out and set up the new pin. My warning tho is don't try and drive it out with a hammer, my wife had to dig a shard out of my stomach.

Also the pins are 5mm×24mm. McMaster carr sells them and I've used kraken vekta.5 drive pins for my 2.0 so there's plenty of availability to help you out. If you go the kraken route their long so you'll have to measure and then just grind about 6mm or so off each side

Hardened Dowel Pins, 52100 Alloy Steel, 5 mm Diameter, 24 mm Long https://www.mcmaster.com/91595A364

https://www.ddmracing.com/KV9908

Also another member here has pressed pins.
https://www.largescaleforums.com/threads/dog-bone-pin-replacement.28749/
 
Maybe this might work?

https://www.vitavon-racing.com/prod...haft-bearing-support-for-losi-5-ivet-2-0-gas/


If your front center is not bent you can press the pins out and press in new pins like rep723 mentioned. I have done it and is not too hard.

The rear you can use the vitavon kit.

Is pretty hard to bend the front shaft as it is thick as hell and not too long.

Make sure to buy aluminum chassis braces also to help with chassis flex.
 
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Rep732 said:
Not a problem. To make it easier for you and if you don't have a spare set of hands to help try and find a tad smaller pin or something hardened and drive the old pin out and set up the new pin. My warning tho is don't try and drive it out with a hammer, my wife had to dig a shard out of my stomach.

Also the pins are 5mm×24mm. McMaster carr sells them and I've used kraken vekta.5 drive pins for my 2.0 so there's plenty of availability to help you out. If you go the kraken route their long so you'll have to measure and then just grind about 6mm or so off each side

Hardened Dowel Pins, 52100 Alloy Steel, 5 mm Diameter, 24 mm Long https://www.mcmaster.com/91595A364

https://www.ddmracing.com/KV9908

Also another member here has pressed pins.
https://www.largescaleforums.com/threads/dog-bone-pin-replacement.28749/
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Wow a wealth of information, I owe u one! I appreciate it sir.
niz55 said:
Maybe this might work?

https://www.vitavon-racing.com/prod...haft-bearing-support-for-losi-5-ivet-2-0-gas/


If your front center is not bent you can press the pins out and press in new pins like rep723 mentioned. I have done it and is not too hard.

The rear you can use the vitavon kit.

Is pretty hard to bend the front shaft as it is thick as hell and not too long.

Make sure to buy aluminum chassis braces also to help with chassis flex.
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Yea u may be correct I believe it’s only the back rod that’s bent.
niz55 said:
Maybe this might work?

https://www.vitavon-racing.com/prod...haft-bearing-support-for-losi-5-ivet-2-0-gas/


If your front center is not bent you can press the pins out and press in new pins like rep723 mentioned. I have done it and is not too hard.

The rear you can use the vitavon kit.

Is pretty hard to bend the front shaft as it is thick as hell and not too long.

Make sure to buy aluminum chassis braces also to help with chassis flex.
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Man U guys are good!
 
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