Almost a year after my first TRX-4 hit the road for the first time, so it was about time for a full maintenance. By that I mean taking everything apart and give it a good clean :ror:
I didn't start a build thread for this. It started as a TRX-4 Chassis Kit and TRC D110 Defender hard body. That's how it ended up eventually.
It was a tricky process, but it was fun. The purpose of this thread is to encourage people to ask any questions or maybe give some info on how I did things along the way.
So, after a year of use I took everything apart. Applied a new coat of marine grease in the axles and transmission, lubed the shocks, resoldered the JST cable on the ESC that i somehow managed to take it off. It's been a busy week but definitely worth it. The chassis looks great again.
It was a good chance to finally implement something that I had in my mind for a while. Change the mounting system on the body. Magnets were great for the occasional trailing, but as soon as there was an incline, the body would come off. They simply couldn't cope with the weight.
When I saw the new Bronco mounting system, I knew I had to try that. So here goes
Of course a lot of trimming is required on the fenders to actually fit the hard body. The front ones were easy. I had them before, so used that for a guide. The rear ones were a little bit tricky, because of the interior and the rear bed. I decided to get rid of the whole bed inside the cabin and trimmed a small portion of the fenders.
The mounting clips on the back were easy to install and hide inside the cabin. I'll come up with something to close that gap. Maybe use the cut piece or make a container out of foam.
The front ones were trickier because the bolts are visible. Good thing is that they come out on the exact spot that I was thinking to put some scale details, like a shovel and axe, so I'll probably use them as a mounting base for that.
So, was it worth it? You bet it was. I had my doubts going into this project, but these things hold great. I can lift the whole rig in the air, holding just the body and it won't move a bit. I had to take it out for a test drive and check how it behaves on some inclines.
The clips hold the body on the chassis, in places that the magnets would have failed. Big improvement and definitely a better way to mount a heavy hard body, than magnets.
I didn't start a build thread for this. It started as a TRX-4 Chassis Kit and TRC D110 Defender hard body. That's how it ended up eventually.
It was a tricky process, but it was fun. The purpose of this thread is to encourage people to ask any questions or maybe give some info on how I did things along the way.
So, after a year of use I took everything apart. Applied a new coat of marine grease in the axles and transmission, lubed the shocks, resoldered the JST cable on the ESC that i somehow managed to take it off. It's been a busy week but definitely worth it. The chassis looks great again.
It was a good chance to finally implement something that I had in my mind for a while. Change the mounting system on the body. Magnets were great for the occasional trailing, but as soon as there was an incline, the body would come off. They simply couldn't cope with the weight.
When I saw the new Bronco mounting system, I knew I had to try that. So here goes
Of course a lot of trimming is required on the fenders to actually fit the hard body. The front ones were easy. I had them before, so used that for a guide. The rear ones were a little bit tricky, because of the interior and the rear bed. I decided to get rid of the whole bed inside the cabin and trimmed a small portion of the fenders.
The mounting clips on the back were easy to install and hide inside the cabin. I'll come up with something to close that gap. Maybe use the cut piece or make a container out of foam.
The front ones were trickier because the bolts are visible. Good thing is that they come out on the exact spot that I was thinking to put some scale details, like a shovel and axe, so I'll probably use them as a mounting base for that.
So, was it worth it? You bet it was. I had my doubts going into this project, but these things hold great. I can lift the whole rig in the air, holding just the body and it won't move a bit. I had to take it out for a test drive and check how it behaves on some inclines.
The clips hold the body on the chassis, in places that the magnets would have failed. Big improvement and definitely a better way to mount a heavy hard body, than magnets.
