Stretched e-Muggy (Baja-style) Build Thread

[brian015]

Since I've been posting about the Pro-line extended 23mm hexes, I'll show how they look on my buggy. One of the four on the buggy must have bent slightly (or the axle itself bent) because I was unable to get it off the axle. I wasn't able to see any bend in it, but something must have happened to it at some point.

I've been rebuilding the back end, so just replaced the extended hexes with new ones. Since they extend beyond the axle, I can use a large 5mm bolt to hold the axle pin in place instead of fooling around with grub screws. It will look like this after the hex is put on:



I use the hex, a 3mm pin, 2 shims, and the 5mm bolt. (These hexes also have holes for 2.5mm pins)



I put the extended hex on the axle, the pin through, and then can put the bolt in and tighten it down good:



The ones up front already have aluminum tape around them:



and they fit in the 24mm hex perfectly:



They do not stick out much, but it's enough:



So I tighten down the nut with this:



and then it looks like this:



I've never had one of these nuts come off.