17mm wheel adapter

[ta_man]

Originally Posted by david lamontagn

Yah Fox, i'll make drill it on a lath, so it'll be realy precise.
And you just give me an idea about de heat shrink, i'll put heat shrink on the axle, mesure it and drill the adapter to fit over the shrink
And when the wheel start to take some slack because the shrink start to desintegrate, i'll only remove the old shrink and put new one

Thank you Fox

And i've no digicam to make video but a friend of me have one, so i'll ask him to make the video

If you are going to drill out the adapters anyway a better solution would be to get some K&S brass tubing one size too small to fit over the axle. Cut a piece long enough to fit inside the adapter then slit the tubing lengthwise so it can expand to fit over the axle. Then you can drill (or better: ream) the adapter to fit exactly over the brass tubing (which will not disintegrate over time).

Or you could wait for adapters that fit properly.

Originally Posted by ta_man

If you are going to drill out the adapters anyway a better solution would be to get some K&S brass tubing one size too small to fit over the axle. Cut a piece long enough to fit inside the adapter then slit the tubing lengthwise so it can expand to fit over the axle. Then you can drill (or better: ream) the adapter to fit exactly over the brass tubing (which will not disintegrate over time).

Or you could wait for adapters that fit properly.

Is the K&S is the tubing that we can buy at LHS in the plane section?

Thank you for the good tips

I have find it at tower hobbies
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXR826&P=7

The crt.5 axle diameter is 0.1875".

the 7/32 brass tubing have an outer diameter = 0.21875", with a wall of 0.014" (x2 to have the total wall tickness).
So 0.21875" - (2 x 0.014") = 0.19075" is the insinde diameter of brass tubing.

The gap between the inside brass tubing and outer axle diameter will be:
0.19075" - 0.1875 = 0.00325" (0.08255mm) i'am sure that all the slop will be eliminated

The only thing i'll have to do will be to put the adapter on the lathe and ream it to 0.21865" and press fit the brass tubing in the adapter with a dab of green lock-tite. And drill the hole for the lock pin

One more thing. The Slash adapters have a different offset for the fronts and rear so you need the same one either front or rear all the way around for it to be the same width.

Originally Posted by Foxracin

One more thing. The Slash adapters have a different offset for the fronts and rear so you need the same one either front or rear all the way around for it to be the same width.

Yes, i've order 2 set of front one, the larger one

Good deal. Just making sure your were aware.

Yes, thank you Fox

No problem.

[ta_man]

Originally Posted by david lamontagn

I have find it at tower hobbies
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXR826&P=7

The crt.5 axle diameter is 0.1875".

the 7/32 brass tubing have an outer diameter = 0.21875", with a wall of 0.014" (x2 to have the total wall tickness).
So 0.21875" - (2 x 0.014") = 0.19075" is the insinde diameter of brass tubing.

The gap between the inside brass tubing and outer axle diameter will be:
0.19075" - 0.1875 = 0.00325" (0.08255mm) i'am sure that all the slop will be eliminated

The only thing i'll have to do will be to put the adapter on the lathe and ream it to 0.21865" and press fit the brass tubing in the adapter with a dab of green lock-tite. And drill the hole for the lock pin

I think you would be better of getting the 3/16 O.D. brass tubing and slitting it as I suggested. You would be surprised how much wobble that .00325 of play will translate to at the outer edge of the tire. With the "one size smaller" tubing you can eliminate all the play. Also keep in mind that the dimensions on the K&S tubing are "nominal" and could vary a few thousandths, leaving you with more slop that you expect.

If you didn't already know, you can order custom size reamers from McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com) in half-thou increments.

[justpassedu]

if anyone would like my adapters and mohawk 17mm buggy tires id be willing to get rid of them for $55 shipped , selling my car soon and dont need them , email me at wurydaz@aol.com

[jhautz]

Mike had CRT.5 17mm adapters on display in the FLM/RCM booth this weekend at iHobby. They said they should be available in a couple weeks from what I remember. They looked sweet. Much better than shimming up the slash adapters. Return the ones from amain and hold out for the ones intended for CRT.5 is my opinion.

[RC-Monster Mike]

http://rc-monster.com/proddetail.php?prod=crt.517mm

Design works equally well with the crt.5 or mini hyper - the adapter fits over any 12mm wheel hex. The 17mm nut includes a locking set screw to prevent loosening, and is threaded to the stock axle(m4 threads). We may offer different offsets and perhaps different nuts(for 5mm axle, for example) in the future, depending on demand.