toyotaman
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
I’ve been working on some usa-1 driveshafts lately. I feel my latest ideas are very promising. So much that I just couldn’t wait any longer to post pics of them. There not quite done yet. Just let me know what you think of them.
Universal joints:
I saw on eBay one time were someone drilled out the stock universal joint and glued a stampede universal in side of it. I wasn’t crazy about that since when the stampede joint failed the hole piece would useless, but it got me thinking though. So instead I wanted it were I could be able to change the stampede joints whenever they need to be. So what I did was;
First- I cut over half of the stock outdrive off and used a file to clean it up.
Second-I drilled out the center the outdrive to allow a shaft to be put in it.
Third-I took a jato wheel shaft and cut it down in lenght, so it would fit in the hole I drilled in the stock joint.
Forth-I used jb weld to secure the shaft in the joint.
As you can see in the pic it is just a little bit longer than a thorp ball diff joint. I believe I can modify it to be a little bit shorter.
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Wheel axles:
I simply removed the black universal joint on the shaft. What you’re left with is a hex shaped piece at the end of the shaft were the black part was molded over. I then cut the sides of the hex shape in order to keep the shaft as long as possible. Next I filed the shaft down enough to slide the stampede universal joint on. Follwed by drilling a hole through the shaft to insert a pin. Now the shaft ended up being a little short do to the new universal joint, so to fix this you will have to drill out the steering block enough in order to push the bearing in further to have the bearing in its correct place. That part I feel is the hardest part to do. If you have a drill press drilling into the steering block may not be that hard.
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Heres a pic of a stock stampede driveshaft, stock usa-1 driveshaft and my custom one.
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I’ve also started working on new driveshafts. I decided to use different steering blocks. These are from a 4x4 slash. I modified them a little and got them to work. I plan on using some clod wheels with stampede wheels glued in them to get the proper width. The cool part about using these steering blocks is that I can probably use the aluminum versions of them as well.
I’ve been working on some usa-1 driveshafts lately. I feel my latest ideas are very promising. So much that I just couldn’t wait any longer to post pics of them. There not quite done yet. Just let me know what you think of them.
Universal joints:
I saw on eBay one time were someone drilled out the stock universal joint and glued a stampede universal in side of it. I wasn’t crazy about that since when the stampede joint failed the hole piece would useless, but it got me thinking though. So instead I wanted it were I could be able to change the stampede joints whenever they need to be. So what I did was;
First- I cut over half of the stock outdrive off and used a file to clean it up.
Second-I drilled out the center the outdrive to allow a shaft to be put in it.
Third-I took a jato wheel shaft and cut it down in lenght, so it would fit in the hole I drilled in the stock joint.
Forth-I used jb weld to secure the shaft in the joint.
As you can see in the pic it is just a little bit longer than a thorp ball diff joint. I believe I can modify it to be a little bit shorter.
Wheel axles:
I simply removed the black universal joint on the shaft. What you’re left with is a hex shaped piece at the end of the shaft were the black part was molded over. I then cut the sides of the hex shape in order to keep the shaft as long as possible. Next I filed the shaft down enough to slide the stampede universal joint on. Follwed by drilling a hole through the shaft to insert a pin. Now the shaft ended up being a little short do to the new universal joint, so to fix this you will have to drill out the steering block enough in order to push the bearing in further to have the bearing in its correct place. That part I feel is the hardest part to do. If you have a drill press drilling into the steering block may not be that hard.
Heres a pic of a stock stampede driveshaft, stock usa-1 driveshaft and my custom one.
I’ve also started working on new driveshafts. I decided to use different steering blocks. These are from a 4x4 slash. I modified them a little and got them to work. I plan on using some clod wheels with stampede wheels glued in them to get the proper width. The cool part about using these steering blocks is that I can probably use the aluminum versions of them as well.
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