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Old 09-11-2010, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon Moore
As 'Reeltech' said, remove the shields and grease. Run them dry...

I used to use this method and still found that it wasn't always accurate. I finally purchased the following...

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXD712&P=SM

Since then, I haven't looked back. This thing works perfectly! I just used an extra hub and nut to secure the wheel/tire and go from there. It's saved so much headache.

If you need help setting it up, PM me and I'll send you pics of mine.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXTDS1&P=Z
Is all you really need. 2 drinking glasses of the same height, place shaft on rim and place on top of the glasses.


But yea, a Dubro is a nice thing to have.
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