Front or rear driveshaft problem in dbxl

[davidea3320]

Hello everybody. often happens to me as in the picture. is there a solution or modification? thank you

 

[Seandonato73]

Flm center shafts. That will be a thing of the past

 

[davidea3320]

Flm center shafts. That will be a thing of the past

Oh thanks! Do you have a link?

 

[Seandonato73]

https://www.davesmotors.com/fastlane-flm32800-losi-desert-buggy-xl-center-dbxl-cvd-shaft
You may have to grind down the pin keeper screws a bit. Use the search function and look up "tear the ole girl down" I go over in detail the installation of the flm center shafts.
Use red loctite ad well. Make sure everything is clean and dry

 

[davidea3320]

Ok thanks. I search immediately and see if I can find the piece in Europe

 

[Jshaff16]

I'd shorten the screws down to about 2mm as well if not the front will hit your steering linkage

 

[Rick Durkovic]

There is a real simple fix to this with out spending a lot of money . I race oval with a G320RC motor race ported on a DBXL. The problem is the drive shafts set a such angle, that the pins create heat which causes the pins to come out. 1. What I did was cut a notch deeper in the pin, so the set screw will turn in deeper. Next use high temp red loctite . 2. and most important put 13/16 spring clamp over the pin. Cut tabs off the clamp after you slip clamp over the pin. 3. install grease in rubber boot. This also works on front cvds. Pins would work there way out and break the end of the axel. I raced a hole season with these mod and never had a problem. You can get spring clamps off E-bay. Make sure you get 13/16 . Sorry I can not post a picture.
The mod I did was on stock parts. This was also done on three other DBXL that I race with and one DBXL-E front cvd's only.

 

[Seandonato73]

there's no reason why you can't post pictures of your mod. Just hit attach files and load it off your phone or computer. Fairly easy to do. I would like to see it.

 

[Rick Durkovic]

I will try to do it when my son comes over.

 

[Jshaff16]

I'm curious as well

 

[Rick Durkovic]

Here's my modification



Same procedure for front cvds.

 

[Jshaff16]

Very nice! Genius thinking really. However I no longer have my dbxl

 

[Seandonato73]

Yeah I like that too, super simple solution.

 

[davidea3320]

Here's my modification



Same procedure for front cvds.

perfect. thanks!

 

[Guille321]

Wow, On it right now, thanks!