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Old 05-31-2015 | 09:12 PM
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buster8787
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Originally Posted by cjtamu
As posted many times, squeeze the crap out of the links with pliers. That usually does it. I have 2 buggies with perfectly free suspension sitting here and that's all it took. And I did it to someone else's RTR a couple weeks ago and it worked. If it doesn't, put some toothpaste or rubbing compound on the ball and use a drill to spin it in the link. If that doesn't work, you can sacrifice one of the balls and score the ball. You'll need a spare since you won't want to use that one any more. Spin it in the link with a drill. These are all old tricks. 8ight 3.0 isn't the first vehicle to have tight camber links.

Check your hinge pins for free A-arm movement also. If they don't move freely, just a light reaming with a drill bit should do it. I use the biggest bit that will fit easily into the A-arm hole. You're not looking to remove a bunch of material. Usually a quick spin does it. Again, old tricks.
I remember all of this. I squeezed them atleast 20 times, boiled them, heat gunned them and I gave up and just replaced the POS. Drilled out the A arms and now they are just ok. It's something in the shocks. (and no they aren't bent). New springs are on order.

Now getting back to the other guy, I would not recommend the RTR. It's a giant headache that I'm actually considering selling because of this.
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