Hinge Pins & Disappearing E-Clips!

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Harold Bascom

Harold Bascom

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I was bashing with my Rovan Baja 5b in my backyard track and was really having fun ... until it began tracking badly. I knew, immediately, that something was off. So, I killed the engine, went over to it, and saw that something was off, literally: one of the e-clips on the hinge pin of the bottom left suspension arm was gone. As such, that arm failed and the hinge pin, barely holding on was bent.

I hadn't a spare, so I straightened it with a hammer on the even garage floor, reinserted the pin and secured it with a spare e-clips. (That same day, I ordered spare hinge pins for the 4 corners of the buggy. Also, after the above mishap, after-bash breakage-checks became a ritual.)

A few days ago, after having had another enjoyable bash, I checked for breakage/failures. To my surprise there was another missing e-clip from a hinge pin, this time, from a front suspension arm. I guessed it was my luck that I caught it before the entire pin withdrew and caused a real problem.

Now, I'm left to ask: Where can I find hinge pins for the Rovan Baja 5b that carry nuts instead of E-clips?
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Z.hb71 said:
That, or kraken rc clipless pins but Mike's method /\ will be cheaper
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I don't think that Mikes method would work. Top hinge pins go into the bumper bracket and there's no room for a nut on the lowers. Take a look at your BAJA Z. I'm just talking about the rear. I didn't look at the front.

The problem with c-clips is the stretch easily. Once they stretch a little they are done even if you bent them back to where they belong. The retainer clips that Crucial and I posted are made of spring steel .
 
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