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i just use a losi turnbuckle tool, there was a factory schumacher fibreglass tool but was very weak, im sure you could make something

The manual recommends puting the parts (not the one way section however) in hot water for a few minutes to reduce the likelyhoood of breakage. Then, use the tunbuckle wrench to pry it off. -Jeff

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I don't remember ever having a problem with the original tool, although I did file down the end to make it thinner at the tips - this lets it slip in between the cross and the plastic more easily. I'd just make one out of a spare bit of 2mm fibreglass or CF.
The trick is to ensure you don't widen the plastic lugs any more than you need to. Never broke a single one in all my years of racing. Personally I never found any benefit from boiling the parts in water but YMMV.

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Found this in my toolbox, very similar if not same as original apart from material of course, I don't have the dimensions to compare...

Wow, bling!

If you're making one then as long as the notch is wide enough to fit around the metal studs but narrow enough that the plastic lugs don't slip through it then that'll be fine I'm sure.

When using the tool to fit the metal crosses into the plastic driveshafts, wedge one pin of the cross into its hole first, then with the other end seated against the "closed" plastic lug simply slip the tool diagonally down around the pin and into the gap, lever the plastic lug upwards just enough to clear the cross, then push inwards on the tool. It should just pop into place.

I don't have my tool or I'd take a photo to demonstrate. Kinda hard to describe!

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fakiee wrote: Cheers for the instructions, I'm sure they will make sense when I have the tool and parts in front of me

just what i was thinking !!