Rep kraken 5 build

[PortCityRC]

Have you tried green loctite? its actually studlock, but it comes out with heat

Orange..same strength as red but removable..green is bearing retainer

 

[spents]

just a bit of a question,
what is everyone using in the front diff ?
what i mean is , is everyone using the 500k that comes with the kit in front and rear diffs ?
had a look through some build threads and cant seem to find any posts about it

 

[Rep732]

I used 500k front and 20 million rear. And I have green thread lock.... its ment to wick into threads with a nut already on it @RcJunkie13

 

[spents]

I used 500k front and 20 million rear. And I have green thread lock.... its ment to wick into threads with a nut already on it @RcJunkie13

thanks ryan, i have some 1million here so may use that in the rear and the 500k in the front and see what happens ,
everyone has different preference i know, was just curious as to what others were doing with the diff fluid

 

[Rep732]

The truck does good how I have it setup so I doubt you'll have an issue

 

[spents]

The truck does good how I have it setup so I doubt you'll have an issue

gonna get a start on my kit very soon rep,
just moved it from house to workshop and am clearing my bench off

 

[Rep732]

Excellent i can hardly wait

 

[BrapppnBuds]

Thanks John .....the body was a little bare at the moment so im improvising with some of the decalsView attachment 71621

Badass v5 kinda sexy without any decals

 

[Rep732]

Thanks @BrapppnBuds

 

[Seandonato73]

I used 500k front and 20 million rear. And I have green thread lock.... its ment to wick into threads with a nut already on it @RcJunkie13

There are different types of the green loctite, the wicking is a low strength retaining compound. The stuff I get you either need to melt out or cut apart. Typically used on press fit bearings, or sleeves to help keep them from spinning. There are several formulas, just like the other colors. I will say this, the orange is not a replacement for blue or red. It holds harder then blue, but doesn't have the stress resistance the red does. We tried it out on a few applications at work that have from mild to extreme vibrations and pretty much decided to stick with blue and red in their proper applications. Basically the parts that need the medium loctite were too hard to take apart for the weekly inspections, and we had issues with fasteners keeping full retention now were talking a lot bigger then rc, but I see no reason for me to get a boutique product that doesn't outstrip either of its predecessors.

 

[Rep732]

Installed FFRC shock socks and a killer rc on/off switch

 

[John Parks]

Installed FFRC shock socks and a killer rc on/off switch View attachment 72389View attachment 72390
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Careful running that switch if you go bigbore lol.

 

[Bizzer]

What’s with the Killer RC switch and Big bore combo or am I missing something?

 

[Rep732]

John parks had an issue with his battery switch getting flipped to the off position while driving his big bore kraken

 

[Bizzer]

Thanks Rep. So, is related to the physical location of it on the Vekta coupled with the big bore install? I was planning on running one on on my future Losi 5 big block build, but still parts hoarding and haven’t ordered it yet.

 

[Rep732]

@John Parks .. I think it may be the vibration or something

 

[Bizzer]

Just revisited his build, yeah he attributes it to vibration possibly. I might have to rethink using that switch if they already prone to that!

 

[Rep732]

Yea I wasn't paying attention.. this rig probably won't be big bore but im thinking of doing that to my 5t

 

[Rep732]

Added shock wears as they were DOD on ddm the other day so I said eh what the hell.

 

[blackrain]

Added shock wears as they were DOD on ddm the other day so I said eh what the hell.View attachment 72695

Came out sweet looks very streamlined love the way it sits