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Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:09 pm
by Ad Lav
Yep that's the polish one with add on armour and skirts :D

Doing some more tonight when the kids go to bed.

Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:26 pm
by Ad Lav
Managed to get the front and rear road wheel suspension working!
By following the instructions it won't work. You need to assemble the arms and bolt together after you have the spring under tension. The instructions would have you bolt it all together and then try and get tension. Don't work lol

Can now move on to the gearboxes.

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Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:30 pm
by Max-U52
Ad Lav wrote: By following the instructions it won't work. You need to assemble the arms and bolt together after you have the spring under tension. The instructions would have you bolt it all together and then try and get tension. Don't work lol
This is exactly why I'm so grateful for threads like this. When I finally get my own you'll have saved me some real headaches.

Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:37 pm
by c.rainford73
Looking excellent

Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:38 pm
by Ad Lav
Gearbox time! And very nice they are too! Copies of the tamiya T1 box according to my friend in Singapore.

Bearings etc in the case and very sturdy. Not sure how good the motors are.

Nice metal gearbox mount too.

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And had to fit these little buggars, they stop the swing arms pulling out of the hull and go behind the spring. Fiddly is an understatement!

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Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:46 pm
by tomhugill
Those little horseshoe clips bring back memories, or should that be nightmares! Following this one.

Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:02 pm
by Ad Lav
So much for gearboxes being fixed in tonight! Three hours and I'm left scratching my head!

Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:09 pm
by c.rainford73
Ad Lav wrote:So much for gearboxes being fixed in tonight! Three hours and I'm left scratching my head!
What happened? Is nothing lining up? Just curious

Re: T55 new build

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:57 pm
by c.rainford73
I'm very confident you will sort them out very soon!

Re: T55 new build

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:55 am
by Ad Lav
What a pain in the butt! I went to bed as it was truly winding me up.

The new kits have a metal gearbox plate, drilled for the mounts underneath and bolts for gearbox in top.

Fix the different studs underneath in the order they tell you gearbox won't fit. The mount goes uphill lol

Bolts for gearbox won't fit the mount unless you dismantle the gearboxes bit first lol

Long story short, spoken to Carson and a mate in Singapore and he said have to change stuff in the instructions to make it work!

I'll document the problems after work.