My first Losi - an experience in frustration!

[photogRC]

Hello everyone. New guy here. I used to race back in the day - my first was a Tamiya Falcon (woo hoo!), and then the Traxxas bullet. Lots of good memories.

A few years ago in my adult life, I decided to check out the R/C scene again and I bought a new Team Losi XXX-4 (and I have since bought other buggies [mostly vintage]). I started the build immediately but then ran into some missing parts (bearings, bearing spacers, and MIP hex adapters), so I shelved it... for a few years.

Recently I got bit by the bug again and picked up where I left off (doh - missing parts!), and ordered what I needed. So... last night, I was assembling the front stabilizer turnbuckles. First one was a piece of cake.



The second... well, I think someone at Losi wants to see me in the funny farm.

Here's the problem. Careful, discerning eyes will spot the issue. I am very mechanically inclined, but I've never seen this happen. Unfortunately, it took me 10 MINUTES of cramping hands and sore fingers to find it out. See the problem??



Here's a good vs bad comparison, if you need a little hint:



Anyone else ever run into this?

-New guy

[GoMachV]

Yup! Seen quite a few bitd it wasn't just losi either. I still have a hard time understanding how it can happen, but can testify that it does!

[photogRC]

Well that makes me feel a little better . I was twisting that thing in vain! Fool me once...

[Lonestar]

Never had one and it's hilarious

[scr8p]

Could be worse....

[kink]

They don't make them like they used to

[photogRC]

Could be worse....

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Wow, that's pretty bad too! That's about as useful as a steering wheel on a train. I imagine you guys have seen a lot of strange and anomalous parts over the years!

On the bright side, I would have been able to see that the threads were missing, rather than believing that a "ribbed" shaft was a threaded shaft

Ironically, those blue turnbuckles are how I solved my problem!

They don't make them like they used to

Nope!