doug72 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) I have many of these that have cracked end axle bushes and have tried fixing the crack with ABS liquid glue without success. A simple & cheap way to fix them is to use a loom band wrapped several times around the cracked axle bush to restore its clutch power. Will also work with the older 4L universal joints. In most case the band will not interfere with adjacent parts. Edited January 7, 2019 by Doug72 Quote
Jurss Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Simple solution. Maybe some kind of narrow, self adhesive band can be used? Quote
Johnny1360 Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Hmm, makes me wonder, how well would shrink tubing work? Quote
doug72 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Jurss said: Simple solution. Maybe some kind of narrow, self adhesive band can be used? Tried that before but self adhesive band tends to creep over time and loosen again. Heat strink tubing might work as do small "o" rings. Quote
TeamThrifty Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 ..or buy 50 off ebay for very little money. Thats what i did. Surely its easier than messing around with shrink tubing and elastic bands?! They cost me about £5... push the boat out!! Correction, they were 4.50 Eur off bricklink.. even less money than i thought Quote
gate Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Never broke a them simililarly to picture above. My u-joints always tend to break like this: Quote
1gor Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 42 minutes ago, TeamThrifty said: ..or buy 50 off ebay for very little money. Thats what i did. Surely its easier than messing around with shrink tubing and elastic bands?! They cost me about £5... push the boat out!! Correction, they were 4.50 Eur off bricklink.. even less money than i thought I know what you mean; I have bought 100 of them for few EUR and use broken to test particular solution (angle, distance...) and when I'm absolutely sure that solution is good then I use new ones... Rubber band usually is in the way in my case, so it is no help but nove from you @Doug72 for suggestion Quote
nerdsforprez Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Ive been doing this for a long time. Works really well. http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/441915 Of im not mistaken... @Didumos69also used this method on his rc buggy with success. If you place the band on the u joints before they crack you can avoid a break altogether. Quote
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