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Old 07-07-2014, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by InspGadgt
As I recall mine had a bit of metal flashing in them due to the process of pressing the hex into place for the hex driver to tighten it. I use a 3mm tap to clean out the pivot ball first otherwise the screw will not thread all the way in.
Originally Posted by liljohn1064
Spot on. I cracked one and used a Tamiya pivot ball instead. Every SP ball has flashing from pressing in the hex on top. You have to make sure it's all clear before putting the screw in.
Good info! I never noticed and would assume this is why I thought mine was tight when I built my LMP car, only to find out after a test run that it wasn't as tight as I thought and the rear pod loosened.
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