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New front arms.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 1:57 pm
by Eartnvirgo10
Hi, I'm relatively new here so sorry if my vocab is bad. I recently inherited my uncles old rc10. I don't know anything about the model except that is has an aluminum chassis with an A stamp. I was tryying to get to working aging and fixing throttle issues when one of the front arm things shattered. Does anyone know where to get new ones(preferably not for 30+ dollars)
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:17 pm
by SoCalSnakeEyes
Do some digging (search) around here for 3D printed arms. Otherwise, the high cost low parts availability is one of the joys of vintage rc ownership.
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:36 pm
by juicedcoupe
I just paid $28 for a set of 3D printed arms. Unfortunately, it's just part of it.
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:29 pm
by JosephS
Eartnvirgo10 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 1:57 pm
Hi, I'm relatively new here so sorry if my vocab is bad. I recently inherited my uncles old rc10. I don't know anything about the model except that is has an aluminum chassis with an A stamp. I was tryying to get to working aging and fixing throttle issues when one of the front arm things shattered. Does anyone know where to get new ones(preferably not for 30+ dollars)
I had this happen myself. The explanation why this happened is that parts are made of nylon. When nylon dries out is becomes brittle and shatters.
I had this exact thing happen to me. The solution is it remove the plastic parts from the car and soak them for a day. That makes the nylon more pliable and bend instead of breaking. Your looking at a series of broken parts until the plastic hydrated.
3D printing and eBay are the best places for new parts.
If you had a slightly newer car I have an extra arm.
I am just getting into restoring my rc10 to running condition.
Let me know how things shake out for you.
Good luck.
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:55 pm
by Eartnvirgo10
JosephS wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:29 pm
Eartnvirgo10 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 1:57 pm
Hi, I'm relatively new here so sorry if my vocab is bad. I recently inherited my uncles old rc10. I don't know anything about the model except that is has an aluminum chassis with an A stamp. I was tryying to get to working aging and fixing throttle issues when one of the front arm things shattered. Does anyone know where to get new ones(preferably not for 30+ dollars)
I had this happen myself. The explanation why this happened is that parts are made of nylon. When nylon dries out is becomes brittle and shatters.
I had this exact thing happen to me. The solution is it remove the plastic parts from the car and soak them for a day. That makes the nylon more pliable and bend instead of breaking. Your looking at a series of broken parts until the plastic hydrated.
3D printing and eBay are the best places for new parts.
If you had a slightly newer car I have an extra arm.
I am just getting into restoring my rc10 to running condition.
Let me know how things shake out for you.
Good luck.
oh wow that is super smart!! im totally gonna do that thanks so much!
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:08 pm
by JosephS
Eartnvirgo10 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:55 pm
JosephS wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:29 pm
Eartnvirgo10 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 1:57 pm
Hi, I'm relatively new here so sorry if my vocab is bad. I recently inherited my uncles old rc10. I don't know anything about the model except that is has an aluminum chassis with an A stamp. I was tryying to get to working aging and fixing throttle issues when one of the front arm things shattered. Does anyone know where to get new ones(preferably not for 30+ dollars)
I had this happen myself. The explanation why this happened is that parts are made of nylon. When nylon dries out is becomes brittle and shatters.
I had this exact thing happen to me. The solution is it remove the plastic parts from the car and soak them for a day. That makes the nylon more pliable and bend instead of breaking. Your looking at a series of broken parts until the plastic hydrated.
3D printing and eBay are the best places for new parts.
If you had a slightly newer car I have an extra arm.
I am just getting into restoring my rc10 to running condition.
Let me know how things shake out for you.
Good luck.
oh wow that is super smart!! im totally gonna do that thanks so much!
That is a bit of information I got from this board. Some people talked about boiling their parts to make them stronger.
I looking into it a bit and manufacturers of nylon have some guidelines on this. Properly hydrated nylon when manufactured will have between 1-3% water content. Less than than that and the nylon breaks. Boiling parts makes it absorb more water faster , but it's not recommended in manufacturing. Just dunking the parts in room temperature water for long enough makes them the right amount of pliable. I have read here that if parts are rattled in an empty can the dry parts sound different from the properly hydrated parts. I'm testing this out now on a few pieces of mine to see.
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:10 am
by Eartnvirgo10
JosephS wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:08 pm
Eartnvirgo10 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:55 pm
JosephS wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:29 pm
Eartnvirgo10 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 1:57 pm
Hi, I'm relatively new here so sorry if my vocab is bad. I recently inherited my uncles old rc10. I don't know anything about the model except that is has an aluminum chassis with an A stamp. I was tryying to get to working aging and fixing throttle issues when one of the front arm things shattered. Does anyone know where to get new ones(preferably not for 30+ dollars)
I had this happen myself. The explanation why this happened is that parts are made of nylon. When nylon dries out is becomes brittle and shatters.
I had this exact thing happen to me. The solution is it remove the plastic parts from the car and soak them for a day. That makes the nylon more pliable and bend instead of breaking. Your looking at a series of broken parts until the plastic hydrated.
3D printing and eBay are the best places for new parts.
If you had a slightly newer car I have an extra arm.
I am just getting into restoring my rc10 to running condition.
Let me know how things shake out for you.
Good luck.
oh wow that is super smart!! im totally gonna do that thanks so much!
That is a bit of information I got from this board. Some people talked about boiling their parts to make them stronger.
I looking into it a bit and manufacturers of nylon have some guidelines on this. Properly hydrated nylon when manufactured will have between 1-3% water content. Less than than that and the nylon breaks. Boiling parts makes it absorb more water faster , but it's not recommended in manufacturing. Just dunking the parts in room temperature water for long enough makes them the right amount of pliable. I have read here that if parts are rattled in an empty can the dry parts sound different from the properly hydrated parts. I'm testing this out now on a few pieces of mine to see.
Ok sounds good!
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 12:34 pm
by JosephS
Did you ever get this sorted out? I found a single left arm for sale on ebay for under $10 if that helps you out.
-Joseph
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 12:36 pm
by Eartnvirgo10
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:57 am
by JosephS
there is this set
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233987032204
that should be original to your car, if i remember correctly. If you go from the shorter to longer arms you will need longer steering and camber links to go with the arms.
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 12:44 am
by Eartnvirgo10
JosephS wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 12:57 am
there is this set
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233987032204
that should be original to your car, if i remember correctly. If you go from the shorter to longer arms you will need longer steering and camber links to go with the arms.
It looks like i already had the long ones
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 5:48 pm
by Eartnvirgo10
JosephS wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 12:57 am
there is this set
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233987032204
that should be original to your car, if i remember correctly. If you go from the shorter to longer arms you will need longer steering and camber links to go with the arms.
These are the ones it had on it:
https://imgur.com/a/vS0qPWh
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 9:49 pm
by JosephS
Those aren't stock arms. Maybe those are Andy's A arms?'
Have you gotten up and running yet? If not I could mail you a pair of 3d printed ones to get you running. They aren't nearly as good as manufactured ones but you can run them till they break.
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 10:07 pm
by juicedcoupe
I just put a set of 3D printed Andy's front arms on a car (from Shapeways). By the time I got them fitted up and working smoothly, I'd just assumed paying full price for originals.
Re: New front arms.
Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 3:58 pm
by Eartnvirgo10
JosephS wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 9:49 pm
Those aren't stock arms. Maybe those are Andy's A arms?'
Have you gotten up and running yet? If not I could mail you a pair of 3d printed ones to get you running. They aren't nearly as good as manufactured ones but you can run them till they break.
They don't need to be stock they just need to fit