AX10 Drive Shaft Problems? First try lowering your rig. With the AX10 at full ride height the angle of the shaft puts an excessive amount of strain at the joint (connection point of shaft and yoke) and contributes to the shaft popping off. The AX10 can easily be lowered by installing a spacer underneath the piston inside the shocks.
Like this:
Either use the spacer provided with the AX10 kit, or use some fuel line common to Nitro RC vehicles.
Lowering your rig will also help eliminate rollovers by getting your COG (center of gravity) down lower to the ground.
The next thing to consider for prevention of shaft problems is the exposure of your drive shaft. With bent lower links installed the drive shafts become more exposed, as seen here:
This shows bent lower links installed in the rear as they typically are. Often this creates a situation where the rear drive shaft becomes hung up on an obstacle, rather than the links supporting the rig, your drive shaft is supporting the rig, while it is trying to turn. If the connection point of the shaft and yoke (the joint) is stuck on a rock, entirely supporting your rig, and the shaft is turning, this can often cause the shaft to pop off. With this in mind you may want to reconsider lower bent links, or try to adjust the angle of your axle to prevent the shaft from being the lowest object.
Building Suspension Links from Brakeline
3/16 Brakeline
6-32 Dubro Ball links
6-32 All-thread
6-32 Tap
Tube cutter
Vise Grips
Cutoff tool (Dremel, nips etc)
Measuring device
Marker (Thinner the better)
Drill or Tap Handle
Place the 6-32 Ball Links where you need them and measure the distance between the 2
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