Hello Jon,
Just read your blog on the hornet....Being a 30 yr old guy i to loved R/C cars when i was a kid..(And still do now.) I had a Monster Beetle and a Thunder Shot 4 wheeldrive car. It made me laugh to read your blog because i also bought myself a Hornet Re-release and i complained to my wife....and remembering all the stuff also with the wheels and body etc. But i thought half the fun is building these things.
Check it out....wanna fix that rear axl torque when you punch it!?
I assume your mechanically inclined....So here is what i did....
Get yourself a number #43 drill from the hardware store (ACE,HomeDepot etc.) And a 4-40 tap. And get (2) 4-40x3/4 nylon screws and nuts. Simply drill from the top down into the plastic that the rear pivot moves up and down in and tap it and run the nut on the screws up to the head and run the screw in the plastic till it touches the metal pivot then back off a whole turn (because you need a little movement in the pivot plastic for power transfer or you'll just spin the tires off) and then run the nuts down lock it. Now you have full adjustment on the pivot for on or off road!
Good Luck
"Here's to childhood toys!"
Jamie.
Jamie
Hello Jon,
Just read your blog on the hornet....Being a 30 yr old guy i to loved R/C cars when i was a kid..(And still do now.) I had a Monster Beetle and a Thunder Shot 4 wheeldrive car. It made me laugh to read your blog because i also bought myself a Hornet Re-release and i complained to my wife....and remembering all the stuff also with the wheels and body etc. But i thought half the fun is building these things.
Check it out....wanna fix that rear axl torque when you punch it!?
I assume your mechanically inclined....So here is what i did....
Get yourself a number #43 drill from the hardware store (ACE,HomeDepot etc.) And a 4-40 tap. And get (2) 4-40x3/4 nylon screws and nuts. Simply drill from the top down into the plastic that the rear pivot moves up and down in and tap it and run the nut on the screws up to the head and run the screw in the plastic till it touches the metal pivot then back off a whole turn (because you need a little movement in the pivot plastic for power transfer or you'll just spin the tires off) and then run the nuts down lock it. Now you have full adjustment on the pivot for on or off road!
Good Luck
"Here's to childhood toys!"
Jamie.