Too tight/Too loose

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bikerdude
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Re: Too tight/Too loose

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Thanks thats good to know, I'll contact him tomorrow, he sells Henntec adjusters/tensioners for other tanks, and I've been on the Henntec site and think I've found 1 for the bulldog, so will see if he can get hold of 1 for me.
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Re: Too tight/Too loose

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bikerdude wrote::D I think it's my useless skills, buying parts from different manufacturers that should probably never go together, stupidly paid well over the odds for the gearboxes, from some German trader on eBay, because I forgot there were traders on here, and my part finding skills are well below par so couldn't see any alternatives, and the shafts on the gearboxes are slightly bigger than the standard Heng Long fitments. Managed to get the standard plastic sprockets on, with a struggle, but when it came to the metal replacements from Mato, I had to try and open out the hole a bit to stand any chance of getting them on without breaking the hull...
That's pretty standard for Taigen gearboxes. I usually take the dremmel to the edges of the flat area on the drive-axles. That makes the fit just right.
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Re: Too tight/Too loose

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Had the same problem with my bulldog, it does seem way to tight when you take out a link, but like Pete say's they loosen over time, mines still going strong after 2 yr's. Save yourself anymore hassle fella and just fit them on tight.
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Re: Too tight/Too loose

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jarndice wrote:If you want Heng Long Tanks And Genuine parts then I would recommend you go to ---
http://www.heng-long-panzer.de
when you get there CLICK on the German Flag and the Union Flag will appear CLICK on that and the site is in English,
A Trustworthy Dealer with a mass of Tanks and accessories I bought my CLARK board from this dealer as well as a lot of other bits and pieces.
Shaun.

Didn't see your post last night, thanks for the link, looks to be another good one for my bookmarks.

Son of a gun-ner wrote:Yes, well done Shaun, I keep forgetting the German site.
And failing that, there's also Welsh Dragon models, and Andrew at Haya UK LTD (ding ding on eBay)

Mick.
I've bought from ding ding previously, I believe he trades under a few other names too, that I've also purchased from. Personally find the Welsh Dragon Models website not overly user friendly, and selection of parts for the bulldog is non-existant.
Roboticus_Prime wrote: That's pretty standard for Taigen gearboxes. I usually take the dremmel to the edges of the flat area on the drive-axles. That makes the fit just right.
I did do that aswell, kept on sanding the shaft and inside the sprocket until I could get it to fit, though still very tight. Not too sure they're Taigen though, can't remember what the ad said, but I do know they've made the tank considerably slower.
Jake79 wrote:Had the same problem with my bulldog, it does seem way to tight when you take out a link, but like Pete say's they loosen over time, mines still going strong after 2 yr's. Save yourself anymore hassle fella and just fit them on tight.
Track link now removed, hope they stretch a bit as I did like having the slack on the top run, hanging down between the idlers.
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