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Hi. I posted this in another section but no answers yet so i was wondering if any of you could help me out..
I went to rebuild the VXL 380 in my mini but i could not find a way to remove those tiny scres on the endbell. What,is needed to remove them??
a very small screwdriver!
one of those jeweler screwdriver set
Isnt it a hex though?
[QUOTE=slashbash4x4;5348369]Isnt it a hex though?[/QUOTE]
No, its a TORX size T5
[url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gk3833-New-Small-T5-Torx-Screw-Driver-Screwdriver-Repair-/280754857326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415e4b256e[/url]
You should get one of those sets it is good to have them handy for cases like that,
[url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Torx-Slotted-Star-Ph-Precision-Screw-Driver-Set-Repair-Kits-Tool-For-Cell-Phone-/400324719957?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d35367555[/url]
I found one at the local hobby shop and it was a hex I think 1mm to open the motor, nothing really to rebuild though, just clean the inside out a bit and bearings
Holy next task try and find a 1mm hex
[QUOTE=slashbash4x4;5349005]Holy next task try and find a 1mm hex[/QUOTE]
Well, I didn't know they were supposed to be 1MM and I found an English .050 hex driver fit perfectly so I used that when I needed to take a Velineon 380 apart for cleaning.
Given that 1MM is .039 inches and a .050 driver fit with no effort to put it in the hex, I seriously doubt if they are actually 1MM.
Why you would find an English sized hex on a metric screw escapes me (interestingly the diff cup screws on a Losi SCTE are metric but also take an English hex driver) but since it worked, I will not complain.
No I said I think it was 1mm, this was almost a year ago and I sold my tools with my 1/16 slash so you're probably right
Lol I actually just found my old mini slash on kijiji lastnight and picked it back up after 8 months.. I'll get pics up later
[QUOTE=slashbash4x4;5349005]Holy next task try and find a 1mm hex[/QUOTE]
[B]It is NOTa hex[/B], read 6 posts above...
Sure, you can open it with appropriate hex, but eventually you will strip the screw ...
[QUOTE=mtc777;5351021][B]It is NOTa hex[/B], read 6 posts above...
Sure, you can open it with appropriate hex, but eventually you will strip the screw ...[/QUOTE]
Well, I have three different Traxxas 380 VXL motors in my possession and they all have endbell screws that are .050 hex drive. I've got a number of small Torx bits ranging from T5 up that I use for taking apart disk drives so I know what Torx bits are. None of the screws in my 380 VXL motors have the internal lobe structure characteristic of Torx drive (even when looking at them with a 10 power jeweler's magnifier). While two of those motors were used when I acquired them, one is from a new vehicle. So I'd say hex drive is more common than Torx on the VXL 380.
Maybe someone changed the screws on [U]your[/U] motor before you got it? How many Traxxas VXL 380s do you have with Torx drive screws for the endbell?
[QUOTE=ta_man;5352222]
Maybe someone changed the screws on [U]your[/U] motor before you got it? How many Traxxas VXL 380s do you have with Torx drive screws for the endbell?[/QUOTE]
I have only one Traxxas VXL 380 and I assumed that all are the same, but I guess I was wrong. I bought a new Merv, so chances that someone changed the screws are very flat. I will however check the screws on my motor again when I get home.