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Old 04-22-2011 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by miku
I have read the mini's require slop but I have an M05 pro that I have just finished building and want to know is it normal to have 2mm of space between the wheel hex and the bearing. It seams strange that the bearing should slop about.

Should I shim or just leave?

Michael
I leave most of the slop alone in my minis, but for the axles I do use thin teflon shims (Traxxas PN 1985) on the back side to remove that side to side slop. Works for me anyway.

Jim
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