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gofastturnleft
03-01-2010, 08:02 PM
I broke both front and rear bumper mounts. the rear body post. my buddy bent a dogbone and blew up his rear diff. I will post pics of that after he sends (bulletproof diff)
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/gofastturnleft/DSCN1076.jpg
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/gofastturnleft/DSCN1077.jpg
gofastturnleft
03-01-2010, 08:03 PM
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/gofastturnleft/DSCN1078.jpg

body posts snapped
gofastturnleft
03-01-2010, 08:04 PM
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/gofastturnleft/DSCN1076.jpg

rear bumper mount

im still learning the art of FLYING
USMC-716
03-01-2010, 08:11 PM
Damn... Wow.. Sure you'll get better at flying.
gofastturnleft
03-01-2010, 08:31 PM
I have a tendency to want to adjust before I need to and then over correct.
Ascender
03-01-2010, 11:14 PM
lol, bumper mount screws don't count as damage. They're consumables, like fuel, filters, and glow plugs. I think I break at least one every other day out.
BTW, throw a couple zip-ties around the bumper mounts just in front of the suspension pin retainers. The mounts turn out in a wreck and let the pins slide out, which drops the whole suspension, then you have to spend half an hour looking for the pin and your dogbone. Don't pull the ties all the way tight, though; leave them slightly loose or they just snap.
maximusraylius
03-01-2010, 11:32 PM
Nice fun flinging time you had I see. Good stuff. Bash on.
frddyj
03-02-2010, 06:01 AM
yeah you dont need much brake to correct, (with nitro) just a "flick"

Flux handles no way near a nitro in any way so you gotta get used to it.

Nice piece of bashin bro.
MikeK1981
03-02-2010, 10:37 AM
How do you guys get the broken screw out of the bumper mounts? Do you just get a new mount or is there an easy way to get them out so you can just throw a new screw in?
AsianAzze
03-02-2010, 08:55 PM
You can get a screw extractor set, it drills a hole into the broken screw then you put in a different type of bit and it will screw it out.
Mickey
03-02-2010, 09:17 PM
me i usually (depending on how deep the screw is) just cut a small piece of the plastic away and get pliers on the screw. then reinstall with one size bigger screw
AsianAzze
03-02-2010, 09:37 PM
You could do that, I normally extract screws at work.
88gtanotchback
03-02-2010, 10:19 PM
thats impressive to blow a bullet proof diff. must have been hard on the throttle on landing.
gofastturnleft
03-03-2010, 10:50 AM
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/gofastturnleft/photo1.jpg
MikeK1981
03-03-2010, 10:53 AM
Those screws are very small, seems like it would be pretty tough to extract them.

Did you actually blow the ring or pinion gear? Those are the only part of the diff that is "bullet-proof".
gofastturnleft
03-03-2010, 04:45 PM
this was on my friends flux and he said it was actually just the ring