Raider dogbone question

[mikecel79]

Hi All,

First post here. I recently pulled out an old Kyosho Raider Pro that I had when I was younger and now I am looking to restore it back to working condition. It's in surprisingly good shape but I am missing dogbones for it. I have 2 pairs of worn out ones and I'm having trouble finding new ones. The Raider Pro used metal dogbones as opposed to the plastic/metal ones the standard Raider used. Unfortunately I do not have a manual for it anymore and I can't seem to find one for the Raider Pro online (I have found the standard Raider manual) so I don't have a part number for them either.

I measured the old ones and using a tape measure I get 2.5" or about 63.5mm. Looking around it looks like OT-6 from an Ultima are 62.5 mm. It seems you can use the OT-6 in a Rocky which is pretty close to a Raider as far as I can tell. Does anyone know if these would fit?

Mike

[GoMachV]

Ot-6 fits, it's been a few years but I remember upgrading people with the ot6 when the plastic ones broke

[mikecel79]

Great thanks! I just ordered a pair on Ebay. Since the dogbones are the same would the W-5062 universals work also?

[GoMachV]

The length of the wheel shaft are different. I want to say the rocky is longer but I can't remember for sure. The raider and rocky had a different part number for universals.

[ron]

check out this old post on the drive shafts for rocky, raider
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=19856&hilit=kyosho+turbo+raider

the shaft should be 62.5mm from dogbone pin to UV joint. The plastic ones are plastic in the middle but have metal dogbone ends. Must have been done to save cost If you want the w-5061, the gold rare ones that are in the manual as upgrade option parts, fireboy on ebay has 3 pairs(new) selling each pair for above $50. The w-5061s are black ones and go for $40+.