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Old 02-24-2009, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Kail

Anyway I am using those red sponges on the outdrives. Is that the source of the problem? Servos I dun think so as the car going some weird direction happens very consistantly at 2 parts of the track. Other places it is not that bad. That is why it is so weird.
Sponges are ok, but they also compress after a while and lose their springiness.
And what happens is that the outdrive can move slightly (sometimes at random points, but more often at specific places when the sideways load is consistent) and you lose drive momentarily to one wheel.
I'm not saying that's whats wrong with your car, but it's something I always get people to check on.

Or maybe Tim did something sneaky to your car last time he was in Sing...
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