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I didn't see anything posted about this, I won't lie, this did make me smile a bit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYvHoEIKqFk

https://traxxas.com/recall/eu-slipper-pad-recall

Using a hazardous banned material in their parts. Sounds like grounds for lawsuits or a class-action. Certainly seems like something Traxxass would do if the shoe were on the other foot.

R6cowboy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 6:29 pm Using a hazardous banned material in their parts. Sounds like grounds for lawsuits or a class-action. Certainly seems like something Traxxass would do if the shoe were on the other foot.

The remedy is extremely painful. Traxxas has to cover the shipping of any cars to a repair facility, pay for a technician to repair it and send it back. This is not a simple send customers a new part. I can't imagine it being less than $30 for each and every car.

JosephS wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:32 pm The remedy is extremely painful. Traxxas has to cover the shipping of any cars to a repair facility, pay for a technician to repair it and send it back. This is not a simple send customers a new part. I can't imagine it being less than $30 for each and every car.

Sounds pleasing

I could have fun with this as I probably have about 10 qualifying vehicles....

This would be funny if it wasn't dangerous !

Even if it were a higher concentration, they are safe to change in wet conditions. I'd blast mine with Electri-Clean and change them.

Most of us got exposed to tons of it when younger from brake dust and clutches.

My body soaked up so much trichloroethane from motor cleaner, solvent and gas from the auto shop, and breathed in enough dust from the cutting of carbon and g10 over the years that I don't think it will be the little bit of slipper dust from Traxxas that's gonna get me

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 2:54 pm My body soaked up so much trichloroethane from motor cleaner, solvent and gas from the auto shop, and breathed in enough dust from the cutting of carbon and g10 over the years that I don't think it will be the little bit of slipper dust from Traxxas that's gonna get me

I make benzene and toluene for a living.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 2:54 pm My body soaked up so much trichloroethane from motor cleaner, solvent and gas from the auto shop, and breathed in enough dust from the cutting of carbon and g10 over the years that I don't think it will be the little bit of slipper dust from Traxxas that's gonna get me

This exactly. While I'm not sure why they decided to use asbestos, its not really a problem at this size/quantity. I can't say the same for the people exposed daily making the parts though.

Shoulda stuck with the rulon pegs. But, no, they had to go....

They had to do as-best-as-they-could.

In Traxxas' defense, their lawyers are too busy terrorizing the rest of the industry to waste time reading import restrictions, hazardous material handling guidelines, etc.

If I am being honest, I think the dangers of {insert item here} are often overblown.

RogueIV wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:58 pm

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 2:54 pm My body soaked up so much trichloroethane from motor cleaner, solvent and gas from the auto shop, and breathed in enough dust from the cutting of carbon and g10 over the years that I don't think it will be the little bit of slipper dust from Traxxas that's gonna get me

This exactly. While I'm not sure why they decided to use asbestos, its not really a problem at this size/quantity. I can't say the same for the people exposed daily making the parts though.

They use asbestos because it is cheap and very effective. It’s used in all sorts of items, right down to clay pots, bee smokers, and has even been used in garden mulch. Some countries (Australia for example) have a zero tolerance to asbestos, others (USA for example) have a tolerance of a small %