Home grown One Way Shaft
 

Lads, this is an easy to make hopup. I came up with it when I made some center shafts for my BL Revo. Got inspired by the Quickturn thingy.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/DSC00381.jpg

Here's what you need:
-Maxx slider shafts (f/r)
-Maxx yokes
-Maxx stub axle
-6mm one way bearing

And here is what it looks like on the inside:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...x/DSC00382.jpg


The build up is pretty self explaining. I modified the female slider on a lathe. Took the outer diameter of the OWM minus 0.5mm as an inner diameter for the shaft.
The OWB got pressed into the shaft on the lathe, and it fits very well.

You can do this without a lathe, just use a 9.5mm drill bit and a vice to press the bearing in.

The OWB, in my case, sits nice and strong in the shaft. I was worried about it turning in the shaft, but so far it worked very well.

Keep in mind, it's only useing Maxx shafts and yokes, so it's not bullet-proof. It's good enough for some experiments, but if you like it, I would suggest the Quickturn.
A front OWB requires a completly different driving style, and I only use this goodie for experiments. You loose front brakes (not necessairily a bad thing, but I like 4 wheel braking better) but you gain off-power steering.

My vote still goes to a center diff, though.

DAF

thanks daf!

Drive it like you would a stadium truck, tap brakes to get it to slide then punch it when it's pointed in the direction you want.

Yeah, I know. I'm rather good at it. Can spent hole packs at my tight wood track without ever hitting one tree :D Pure adrenaline.

Come to think of it, Crazy, that's how I drive all my trucks. But with the OWB, it slides its back out, instead of the whole truck. Kinda hard to explain, but I guess you know what I mean.

Cheers
DAF

Is that it. I thought it was going to be hard to do. Thanks daf. I may try me one for my stocker. See how it does. I like the way it turns in two wheel drive better.

Yeah, that's it. Told you it's simple, almost not even worth posting. A rather obvious thing to try.

Nice DAF,
I always wondered what this looked like.

I would recomend trying both a center diff and a OWB. That way you could get the benefits of both. Just a thought anyway.
Although for me, it would require me to use an emaxx style tranny instead of the automatic two speed. NOt necessarily a bad thing, I just really like the automatic shifting.
:cool:

Cheers

Cheers! :cool:

I think when I get a solid centerdiff, with steelbones to the f/r diffs, I'll stay away from flimsy owb makeshifties. (nice word, does it makes sense at all? :L: )

a center diff with a owb. That sounds like 40mph with no brakes. Have to run some thick oil. I don't think I will try that. Could be hard on the front end. :D

When i raced my Emaxx that's how i drove. If i had a owb in the front i could turn tighter. I could already turn on a dime, maybe i could get change with that one-way.

Cool Dafni, you did take my hint for serious.. ?

Squee was asking for it.

Daf you said you modified the female slider on a lathe. Do you took the grooves out of the slider then pressed in the bearing ?. Also is that a wheel axle with the threads cut off ?. Thank's

Yeah, it's a stub axle. Cut at the hole.
And you're right about removing those grooves. I had a 10mm OWB, so I lathe'd the slider out to 9.5mm.

DAF

Did you cut the axle behid the hole closer to the yoke ?. What kind of abuse can it take ?. Can it handle racing a 9L on 14 cells week in & week out ?.


Mike is shipping my modifed diff out tommorow. So my buggy will be kicking some nitro butt this weekend:eek: .