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[cmac]

Try these guys.
http://rc4speed.com/index.php?route=...roduct_id=129?
It will take a few weeks to get to Austin, but it's less time than waiting for everyone to get them back in stock. They take Pay pal. So just as Neil said on the first page of this thread your covered.
Good luck,
Mike.

[thirdcliff]

Whoa - I totally missed that link. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I just created an account and are awaiting approval from RC4speed.com before I can order.

Do you remember how much it costs to ship here? I converted the price of the gear which was 10 Euros and it's about $15 which is the same as the stateside companies are charging. As long as the shipping isn't too outrageous I will use them.

Thanks again for the link.
- Cliff

[cmac]

O.K next problem. Neil do you know what my options are as far getting a new set of these plastic pillow ball retainers? Or can I use something else. I got a set of used U.E. upper and lower Supermaxx A-arms, and knuckles. The plastic retainers were marginal at best. Will I be able to use stock length CVD's with this setup? I guess I will have to drill this stripped retainer out, and try not to damage the threads.

[cmac]

I don't remember what the shipping cost, but I don't think it was all that much.

[suicideneil]

Hmm, now you're asking good questions..

Looks like you have either RacerX or the EXT knuckles ( same thing, different strength so far as I know ) there with bearings designed to take the 6mm cvds by the looks of it ( you'll need to double check the size of the bearings- should be 6x16x5mm or 8x16x5mm ), in which case you need the EXT cvds to match- both are out of stock and may never return however:

http://www.unlimitedengineering.com/...re/13501S.html
http://www.unlimitedengineering.com/...re/13502S.html

Luckily ebay always comes up trumps:

http://cgi.ebay.com/e-t-maxx-2-5-UE-...item415b1dd854

http://cgi.ebay.com/traxxas-t-maxx-u...item3a6630ed3c


a snip at $200 per set of 4- there are Titanium ones too for $500

I would grab some quick before they sell out really- bare in mind they dont use a little cross-pin to hold the hex in place, they use a keyed stubaxle to take their own proprietory 14mm hexes- if you want to run larger hexes, you have to find some 14mm > 17mm/23mm adapters, though that isn't so hard thankfully.

The pillow ball retainers look to be the same size as the ones on the stock old 3906 emaxx knuckles, so finding stronger replacements should be a bit easier- there are alloy ones around so just add blue threadloc and fewer worries about stripping the hex drive:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-4934-Alu...item35b21c86c6

http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-E-Maxx-A...item23124a4384

The UE version is ofcourse out of stock and also may never return.

As for your stripped retainer, I would heat up a flat bladed screwdriver, push it in, let it cool/ set, then just unscrew the retainer, quicker and easier really :)

[cmac]

I would like to continue to use my various 17mm wheels. So where could I find 17mm adapters?

[cmac]

I just bought the CVDs. It's the same guy who I bought the other UE parts.

[cmac]

would the 6mm to 17mm hex adapters from FLM work?

[WEB]

No they will not fit go to UE site and see how they work???
Great work:)

[cmac]

Thanks

[cmac]

I went to there site, and I can only see a picture of it. I don't have the CVDs yet so it's hard for me to see how they work.Web do you have any sugestions of what I need to get 17mm hexs on my truck?

[suicideneil]

The UE cvds have a little hex onto which the actual hex adaptor fits, so no regular hex or hex adaptor will work ( which uses a cross pin to hold the hex onto the cvd ), only option besides voodoo magic is to get a 14 > 17mm hex adaptor which sits on top of the UE 14mm hex, like so:

http://rcb.shopnz.biz/catalog/produc...938&osCsid=af7

Axial supply them with some of their rims, but pretty much everywhere else only sells regular style 17mm hexes, or 12 > 17 & 17-23mm adaptors, no 14 > 17mm.

[cmac]

so these will work? I really don't want any wheel slop.

[cmac]

Hey Niel I think they only ship to New Zealand. Are there any other places that sell that Item, or something like that.

[suicideneil]

If you google for 'S.U.T 14 TO 17MM HEX ADAPTERS' it turns up all the places selling them- I didnt check all of them myself to see what countries they were/ ship to as several weren't English language sites :-/

I'm not sure what else to suggest really besides the 14-23mm adaptors and new rims; only other option besides cross-drilling the cvd stub axle to take a pin & regular hex would be to try and change the end of the cvds for something like a traxxas or MIP brand part, but I have no idea if that would work.

The issue with UE is that they make alot of their parts proprietary so that they aren't compatible with other brands or stock parts, only their own parts; the other issue is that UE havent made anything new for years so they havent kept pace with things like wheel hex sizes - it's either 14mm or 23mm, the use of 17mm on a truck is a fairly recent development which came along with the buggies and truggies when they suddenly shot into popularity. Anyone building a UE based truck these days is using 3rd-hand parts with very little manufacturer support, just gotta learn to adapt or make your own parts even..