what have you broken?

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stampede killer

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Just thought it would be interesting to see what parts most wk owners are breaking.

dont forget to post pics.


i have only broken the battery door on my truck, the little tab..
 
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Aionism

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I've had a bunch of things wear out (front lower links got curvy, axle stubs, dogbone pins, ring and pinion gears, hexes in the wheels are getting a bit round) but the only real break I can remember was the top transmission gear when I switched to lipo batteries.

 
william g

william g

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I was busting axles like twigs till I pulled out the lockers and went to a standard diff. Have not broken one since.

 
JKRacing37

JKRacing37

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- The "L" shaped arm on the front axle that actuates the steering (head on collision with a Rustler).

- Stripped a rear diff before I learned about shimming the diff.

- Top gear in the transmission (twice!)

- Blew both shock caps off the rear when I was jumping it a *little* too high.

- Bent two axle stubs. Amazingly with a rubber mallet they will bend back.
 
kevinatfms

kevinatfms

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here are some things i found to be weak recently:

~center mounted servo w/ clod tires, snapped the arm off the side of the mount and broke my steering servo in a few spots.
~stock slipper and gears from running it quite hard.
~1 shock tower from a fall down some stairs.
~steering link #'s 1 and 2 both with a run into a brick sidewalk.
~wheely bar took a dump when my dog grabbed the bone that was tied to it and started running around with the WK strapped to it. took about 10 min then broke the center section out of it.
~also it dont know if it counts but the original HPI battery took like 30 charges then crapped out.
 
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OSRC

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-snapped a shock shaft in the front on a hard landing
-destroyed 2 of the slipper gears in the tranny
-once I went brushless, ate quite a few stock ring and pinions no matter how well shimmed they were.
-stock HPI battery made it through 3 charges before shorting out

tough truck though, have beat on it pretty good and usually comes out ok.
 
kevinatfms

kevinatfms

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the level 3 center unit broke at the bottom of the side post. it was a pretty hard hit and i am not blaming level3. it was crazy how it snapped, like a twig.

i wish i had video of the dog. i was laughing so hard since she is scared of the truck as it is then tag along that it was behind her the whole time. ill see if i can get her to do it again with the 1 stock WK i have...i gotta find a toy that she "must have" and tie it to the back again.
 
joe

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i havent broken a lot of stock parts, but after brushless ive chewed down the ring and pinion on both trucks.
on the 2wd it wouldnt even go any more so i changed it. the 4x4 is still ok; its just starting to click.
also, i keep flinging the rear drive shaft off the 4x4. i just cut down a revo shaft to test for a while.
ive also broken shock caps (maxx) but they seem ok after going to aluminum caps.
so overall, whats stock seems to be holding up ok for me.
 
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jetboat

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running them as crawler parts...

several axle shafts
gears in the trans
ring and pinions (axial hardened gears work great as do e-savage)
stock knuckles and c's
 
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stampede killer

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lol after reading some of the posts i forgot the plastic links, and the top gear in the tranny along with 2 spur gears.


any links on how to shim the diffs? im getting the sidewinder 3800 sct system for it
 
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bpare207

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3rd time firing mine up (yes I finally got one for christmas) I busted that stupid plastic servo saver ring in the stock steering. I'm going to be upgrading to a better servo saver and eventually to alum pieces or axle mount. All in due time though!
 
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OSRC

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Snapped 2 shock shafts - landed from a hard jump and overarticulated the front. Both snapped at the threading near the bottom on the left side - have never had that happen on a rig before, much less 2 times. Odd.

Chewed apart more rear ring gears than I can count until I finally invested in shims/tougher gears

Broke one of the plastic upper link mounts

Destroyed the center gears once of course. :)

Mine have been beat, but they keep going - tough trucks overall.
 
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