Faulty Axle Housing? My New TF2, not so happy....

[milestone]

hey guys i just got my TF2 today and started assembly, i got to the leaf springs where it says to mount them to the axle with m3 6mm screws, well i did and every single one has stripped, so easy, like i didnt even apply much pressure they just didnt want to bite into the housing of the axle...

Did this happen to anyone else?

I think im going to throw a 12 mm screw in there and a nut... with loctite for now, but i dont even have enough 12mm screws.. I feel i must have a faulty housing on my axles...

What would u do?

my unboxing video here..
RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Unboxing PART 1 - YouTube

 

[milestone]

plz help

 

[boosted4lyf]

Contact Rc4wd man they should get you taken care of.

 

[northkona]

Yep , same thing happened to mine. I love fixing and modifying these things so it wasnt a biggie. I put bolts with a nyloc on all leafs and its better than original. Hit up your local hardware store for a heap of 3mm bolts and nuts, guaranteed you'll use any extras you get "thumbsup"

 

[milestone]

Great to know someone else had this problem, thanks for your help. I think ill put long bolts right through for now, I think rc4wd is gonna send me a new set as well! Thanks

 

[BillBergman]

I've tighten the screws very cautiously and have stripped a few on different parts also....

 

[lipbr302]

I just got my tf2 yesterday and it happened to me. It was only on the front axle though

 

[northernerbill]

It happened on my first Tf2, they showed me a revised instruction when I contacted them showing to use a longer screw that travels all the way through and pop a nut on as you say.

It's actually worth doing even if they havnt stripped tbh, makes good engineering sense.

 

[milestone]

What is the length of the screws you put in the axle which go right through to the other side.... I need to order some

 

[milestone]

need i mention I dont have my tf2 at home

 

[Mr. crawl]

I had that same problem,along with the threads in the front axle that hold the knuckles on,no quick fix for that.

I'm gonna do what you guys are sayin tho on the leaf mount holes,any other problems some of you are having we might wanna address before it becomes a problem?

 

[xigtc]

What is the length of the screws you put in the axle which go right through to the other side.... I need to order some

I used 16 mm M3 button head screws. Perfect length for up to 3 springs and the supplied nuts.