no wheel
rcdemon
02-22-2007, 07:30 PM
hey everyone, i love this site and the information is give a noob like me, i have a little problem, when i was putting the tire on the kit is broke, so now i don't have anything to attach the wheel to car.
MPWR
02-22-2007, 07:37 PM
More details, man. If you want a useful answer, tell us everything you can....
rcdemon
02-22-2007, 07:53 PM
well, the best way to discribe my situation is basically i can't attacha the wheel to the disk brake.u the wheel have small it pint the go into the disk brake the hold it in place. the little pin broke on all the wheel so now i have no idea on how to attach it.
i hope this is a better explation
i hope this is a better explation
SteveK2003
02-22-2007, 08:07 PM
What kind of kit is it?
It will take some lining up and eyeballing, but you SHOULD be able to glue the pin-less wheel to the brake disk. I would glue the disk to the wheel, and then the glue the disk to the rest of the suspension. If you can't do that, build the rest of the car, including the other three wheels, and use them to set it at the proper ride height, then maneuver the loose wheel into place and glue it so that everything lines up.
It will take some lining up and eyeballing, but you SHOULD be able to glue the pin-less wheel to the brake disk. I would glue the disk to the wheel, and then the glue the disk to the rest of the suspension. If you can't do that, build the rest of the car, including the other three wheels, and use them to set it at the proper ride height, then maneuver the loose wheel into place and glue it so that everything lines up.
rcdemon
02-22-2007, 08:30 PM
all wheel are broke, and the suspention is clue on it allready.
so my best choice is to eyeball the wheel to the disk brake and clue it
so my best choice is to eyeball the wheel to the disk brake and clue it
willimo
02-22-2007, 08:52 PM
Yeah, clue it real good.
SteveK2003
02-22-2007, 09:10 PM
Well, if all 4 are broken and the kit is already glued up, you'll just have to eyeball it all.
Try this: See if you have enough material in the wheel to make a dimple or depression where the pin used to be, with a drill bit a little bigger than it used to be. If so, get some wire or styrene rod and put it in the brake disk, sticking out a little bit. Then use that as a guide to help center the wheel. It won't be strong enough to hold up the car, but it should provide a starting point.
If the wheel isn't thick enough for that, prop up the chassis to the right height on something (Stacks of coins, balsa wood, etc) and then hold the wheels in place while you glue them. It will be tricky to get them lined up front-to-back in the wheel wells, but the car will sit flat-footed that way.
Try this: See if you have enough material in the wheel to make a dimple or depression where the pin used to be, with a drill bit a little bigger than it used to be. If so, get some wire or styrene rod and put it in the brake disk, sticking out a little bit. Then use that as a guide to help center the wheel. It won't be strong enough to hold up the car, but it should provide a starting point.
If the wheel isn't thick enough for that, prop up the chassis to the right height on something (Stacks of coins, balsa wood, etc) and then hold the wheels in place while you glue them. It will be tricky to get them lined up front-to-back in the wheel wells, but the car will sit flat-footed that way.
rcdemon
02-23-2007, 09:34 PM
thank guy for the help, i will do the in monday, because i have to do my week at drill
Verminator
02-24-2007, 06:34 AM
Yeah, clue it real good.
:nono: Not nice to take the p*ss really. Maybe English is not their main language.
:nono: Not nice to take the p*ss really. Maybe English is not their main language.
blubaja
02-24-2007, 05:47 PM
:nono: Not nice to take the p*ss really. Maybe English is not their main language.
His info says Bronx NY...But then again, that might be English he's slewing..
His info says Bronx NY...But then again, that might be English he's slewing..
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