New Shock Shaft Design?
#1
New Shock Shaft Design?
I was wondering if this has been tried or thought of before:
Putting a hex at the very top of the shaft to speed up and simplify building them.
I personaly hate screwing on the cups and dread rebuilds because of this.
Even with a tap screw, its still a pain since everything is coated in oil making it even more difficult to get a hold of the shaft. And if you make a mistake, you scratch the shaft. I even tried those Tamiya non scratch pliers. They suck, save your money.
I included a picture to illustrate what I mean.
So whats up?, Animaniacs Style:
"Good Idea, Bad Idea?"
Putting a hex at the very top of the shaft to speed up and simplify building them.
I personaly hate screwing on the cups and dread rebuilds because of this.
Even with a tap screw, its still a pain since everything is coated in oil making it even more difficult to get a hold of the shaft. And if you make a mistake, you scratch the shaft. I even tried those Tamiya non scratch pliers. They suck, save your money.
I included a picture to illustrate what I mean.
So whats up?, Animaniacs Style:
"Good Idea, Bad Idea?"
#2
i think losi have done this on the jrxs shocks
#4
Tech Master
iTrader: (4)
Yokomo had a similar design on their shocks when they released the YZ870C Dogfighter (1989).
The piston end of the shaft was threaded, so the piston was held in place by a small nut. Better still, the other end of the shock shaft (the spring retainer end) had no thread - the alloy spring retainer simply pushed on and was held in place by a grub screw going through the side of the spring retainer.
With this design the shocks were always exactly the same length
The piston end of the shaft was threaded, so the piston was held in place by a small nut. Better still, the other end of the shock shaft (the spring retainer end) had no thread - the alloy spring retainer simply pushed on and was held in place by a grub screw going through the side of the spring retainer.
With this design the shocks were always exactly the same length
#6
scooby...It's a great idea, but manufacturing cost would be much higher. Would be a great aftermarket product from a manufacture
#8
Integy makes a nice set of shock shaft pliers number INTC22353 I have these and they work really well... there around 20.00
#9
Originally Posted by Jon Kerr
Gee, I wonder who could do that kind of machining.
are you thinking who i'm thinking of?
#10
Originally Posted by Jon Kerr
Gee, I wonder who could do that kind of machining.
P Dub:
Definitely an aftermarket part. I know manufacturers wouldn't want to do it for free. But hey, I would gladly pay extra for these. I know many people would.
#11
Tech Adept
I can't see how manufacturing these things would be THAT much more involved. After all, putting a hex at the end of it would pretty much make it a precision screw!
#12
Originally Posted by Goonish
I can't see how manufacturing these things would be THAT much more involved. After all, putting a hex at the end of it would pretty much make it a precision screw!
#13
i can only see 1 extra step.
instead of threading the outside of the shaft..simply drill a hole (doing this instead of the thread on outside of the shaft) and then thread that hole......then include a screw with the kit.
i don't see how drilling a hole can be expensive
instead of threading the outside of the shaft..simply drill a hole (doing this instead of the thread on outside of the shaft) and then thread that hole......then include a screw with the kit.
i don't see how drilling a hole can be expensive
#14
Tech Champion
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The area where the hex part meets the round shaft would become a stress riser and the shaft would snap there is the shaft is hardened or bend there if it is not.
It is a great idea but the shock shaft is so highly stressed in crashes that this would not be a practical thing to do.
It is a great idea but the shock shaft is so highly stressed in crashes that this would not be a practical thing to do.
#15
adrian...sign on aol