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So I just want to post an issue i had to fix for a customer and also show that I have my hands on these things just as much as you guys.
So the issue I have come across is the intermediate shaft cup lost 1 out of 2 set screws and 1 backed out which caused it to pretty much be front wheel drive.
I advise anyone with a dbxl 2.0 to immediately pull them out and use red loctite and tighten them down good before you run into this issue. It seems losi used some sort of loctite but not one if yet seen as it resembled dry pudding really it was crusty and lacked any adhesion to the metal.
I took it one step further and drilled into the shaft a little to give the screw a countersunk hole to bite into so it's up to you guys if you choose to do so but at minimum check your intermediate shafts.
also the rig has about 30 minutes total run time and the pull start broke so I added my cable pull start to permanently fix that issue.
So the issue I have come across is the intermediate shaft cup lost 1 out of 2 set screws and 1 backed out which caused it to pretty much be front wheel drive.
I advise anyone with a dbxl 2.0 to immediately pull them out and use red loctite and tighten them down good before you run into this issue. It seems losi used some sort of loctite but not one if yet seen as it resembled dry pudding really it was crusty and lacked any adhesion to the metal.
I took it one step further and drilled into the shaft a little to give the screw a countersunk hole to bite into so it's up to you guys if you choose to do so but at minimum check your intermediate shafts.
also the rig has about 30 minutes total run time and the pull start broke so I added my cable pull start to permanently fix that issue.