Tekno RC EB48.4 Thread
#708
Anyone else ever tighten their enclosed wheel nuts to the point where the wheel nut bottoms out on the end of the wheel hub? This can inadvertently cause the wheel nut to loosen and over tightening the wheel nut could cause a wheel to come off during a race. I'm going to file off a bit of material from the end of the threaded hubs to see if it helps, but was curious if others have done anything similar to this?
Last edited by suzukipro; 04-12-2017 at 05:04 PM.
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Anyone else ever tighten their enclosed wheel nuts to the point where the wheel nut bottoms out on the end of the hub? This can inadvertently cause the wheel nut to loosen and over tightening the wheel nut could cause a wheel to come off during a race. I'm going to file off a bit of material from the end of the threaded hubs to see if it helps, but was curious if others have done anything similar to this?
#711
I think the issue develops as the wheel material around the 17mm hex/wheel nut wears out slightly from use. I lost a wheel mid race and this is the only thing that makes sense as to why it came off, wheel tightness was triple checked before it hit the track.
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Painted body Tekno EB48.4 - https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0iJ0DiRHJFFnyP
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Getting through the build... so far, so good... great fit/finish.
This is my first 1/8 scale, so not quite sure what the go-to wheels are. I see EVO by Avid, and various "83mm" wheels that advertise more forward traction. I'm going to be racing on med- to high bite clay. What's the best wheel choice?
This is my first 1/8 scale, so not quite sure what the go-to wheels are. I see EVO by Avid, and various "83mm" wheels that advertise more forward traction. I'm going to be racing on med- to high bite clay. What's the best wheel choice?





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