Just dang kinky
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Just dang kinky
allright jokers, here's the deal, my friend owns an old Team Losi JRXS. He runs it practically every weekend and even though he has little problem finding parts for the car at the lhs, whenever he breaks a belt (it doesn't happen too often, but it DID happen), of course he has to get a new one. Now, the issue isn't that he can't find one, its just the fact that nearly every belt he finds is "folded" into two loops in order to fit into the packaging. The problem here is the fact that any belt he can find has been in the packaging for a LONG while (essentially when Losi was Team Losi). This belt "fold" that occurs during packaging is then stored on the LHS's shelves for god knows how long.
This forms the dreaded belt kink.
Its perminate as well, and we are weary about soaking the belt in any form of solvent to try to "get rid" of it. This dreaded kink cause godaweful problems such as drivetrain cog and the innevitable chance that the belt will flip over, which has occured.
I dont want a solution such as "tighten the belts" because that doesn't solve the problem, it just masks it.
So is there any way to take the kink out of these belts?
Thanks guys, sorry for the long post for a short problem.
-Kyle
This forms the dreaded belt kink.
Its perminate as well, and we are weary about soaking the belt in any form of solvent to try to "get rid" of it. This dreaded kink cause godaweful problems such as drivetrain cog and the innevitable chance that the belt will flip over, which has occured.
I dont want a solution such as "tighten the belts" because that doesn't solve the problem, it just masks it.
So is there any way to take the kink out of these belts?
Thanks guys, sorry for the long post for a short problem.
-Kyle
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Its just as bad as when he opened the package. You can't tighten the belt, bend it by hand, etc, it ALWAYS goes back to its dang kinkyness.
thanks though
-Kyle
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Im pretty sure the kevlar chords are fine, its just the urethane that has been warped (again, only due to packaging). I dont think losi is creating belts of this legnth any more either, so a new, fresh belt is out of the option.
thanks though
Kyle
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Horizon still sells the belts. Buy some new ones from them
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=LOSA3302
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=LOSA3302
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Larry, how "new" are the belts, does that mean they have been in stock for a year or so, or does that mean that they just recently packaged some fresh belts?
he can get a belt no problem, its just the rarity of finding one that hasn't been sitting in the packaging for a while.
I can suggest soaking it, but it would suck to turn a problem belt into a "toothless minimal friction" problem belt.
thanks guys.