Plastic bushings:1, Aluminum axles:0

[aconsola]

Picked up a junior-2 to restore. It was built with the stock plastic bushings on the axles. The wheels wobbled so much I thought one of the bushings may have been missing, but this is what I found when I took it apart.
I've never seen an axle worn that bad.

[scr8p]

yikes.

[mikedealer]

the rear axle of my trans am looked like that 2 weeks ago, cost me $700 to repair lol. guess i shoulda had that squeek looked at earlier

[geeforce59]

Picked up a junior-2 to restore. It was built with the stock plastic bushings on the axles. The wheels wobbled so much I thought one of the bushings may have been missing, but this is what I found when I took it apart.
I've never seen an axle worn that bad.

just the same thing happen to my Junior 2 on using the stock bushing this will should be replace with a new axle and bearings for sure.

[karnivool]

gee's that is worn alright never seen one that bad

[jwscab]

i had some tamiya ones that wore that bad, steel vs plastic bushing! that plastic is tough!

[vintage racer]

It really makes me wonder why any manufacturer would not include bearings in their kits,sure it makes it cheaper but perfomance and longevity outway the extra cost.

[geeforce59]

It really makes me wonder why any manufacturer would not include bearings in their kits,sure it makes it cheaper but perfomance and longevity outway the extra cost.

to cut down the cost especially for a budget racer and newbie

Junior Two is a budget race kit similar to the RTR now a days. that you will be tempt to upgrade it! in the long run it will be more expensive to compare with the Factory buillt kit.

[minimini]

OMG..........I can imagine if this axle combines with the bushings..........the wheel will become "shake shake shake spheres"........

[RichieRich]

I had some frog spindles that looked the same back in the day. Bearings were too expensive for me.

[jwscab]

yeah, that's the thing....back in the day, bearings were $$$$. with places like boca and avid offering nicely priced parts, its much more affordable now. 4 regular plain bearings would be easy $20.00 back then. almost a quarter of say, a grasshopper kit.

[delsami]

i never thought of it like 1/4 of a kit but yeah lol. now i just buy a new bearing for a buck but bitd i would do all i could to save a bad bearing.