Evo wobbly wheel fix!

[Joe.]

Ok, after seeing somebody post about the wobbly wheel fixed, I figured I would write a small tutorial explaining a good way I found a while back on a different website, you'll need the following.

screwdriver (xmods one will do fine)
lug wrench (for removing your wheels)
1 small length of wire.
Brass tubing (optional, read on)
C.A Glue

Alright, basically, we are going to insert a small piece of wire into the back of your xmod wheel/knuckle assembly, and that's going to reduce the wobble/play of the wheels.

First up, you'll want to take your xmod Evolution chassis (duh!)



Now, point your eyes towards a wheel!


Remove the wheel..


Now you're going to want to remove your brake disk cover, like so...

unscrew the screw that's holding it in place..


Now take your screwdriver and pry the little catch until the cover breaks free.


Remove the cover and you'll have this...


Pull out the axle shaft...and the bushing that's inside...


Now take your screwdriver, and coil a piece of thin hobby/craft wire around your xmods screwdriver once, and trim it,


now CA glue it in place and it should look something like this, make sure it is flat against the back lip of the piece.


reassemble the wheel assembly, check for any binding/friction ,and move on to the other 3 wheels.

Here's a bonus mod that I found improves the play in the wheel in the same way... used with the mod above, improves it very much.

I found a piece of brass rod that fits around the axle shaft holder, and cut small washers with the dremel


I placed these over the axle carrier like so..


And there you have it, 2 great ways to reduce the play in your xmod Evolution wheels!

[REDisFASTER]

This is one of the best tutorials I've seen yet! I'll give it a go once I have at least one of my two 'dead' Evos built back up

[Joe.]

Thankyou! Once I get a little further with my project I'll be writing a few, more detailed tutorials for everyone, this one was just a quick one I whipped up for somebody asking about the wheel wobble in another thread.

[SUPERSHELBY]

thats a nice tutorial

[joe913]

That is an excellent tutorial. Those are by far the highest quality and clearest pictures I have seen in any tut! BTW you really need to do a cleaning job! That's a ton of dirt and crud around that gear cover!

[DRFTKO]

great tut man, keep it up

[RodsRUs]

VERY NICE!
10 stars for sure!
Iv done this before but best tut Iv seen on it!

[Joe.]

Thanks all, appreciated comments!

Originally Posted by joe913

BTW you really need to do a cleaning job! That's a ton of dirt and crud around that gear cover!

Suuure, I could clean it but, it's a rally car.
Besides, it's only around the gear cover, it's clean as a whistle on the inside.

[Joe.]

This thread is slipping, any chance it could be a sticky ?

[XMDrifter]

i used to rally my xmod. I had a problem with the suspension always creaking on landings, and wearing out the parts, so i stopped rallying.

do you have that problem with your rally car?

[Andrew7447]

isn't rally cars in dirt? and hits jumps and that stuff? Sorry if this is a stupit question lol.

Anyway Great Tut.

[Tightan]

Originally Posted by Joe.

Thanks all, appreciated comments!



Suuure, I could clean it but, it's a rally car.
Besides, it's only around the gear cover, it's clean as a whistle on the inside.

lol, my titan's an offroader and i clean it!! It's really satisfying as well! I recommend it..

TIGHTAN

[coolcar24th]

This is a really nice tutorial. Cheers to Joe. It really helps with the new evos.

[Joe.]

Thanks guys.

Something else I noticed too, when I'm running gen1 wheels, with the first mod, I get almost no wheel wobble!

[sevor]

Good tut and great pics. Thanks!

But what's up with that green surface the chassis is on? Looks like you love using superglue, hehehe....

[Joe.]

Originally Posted by sevor

Good tut and great pics. Thanks!

But what's up with that green surface the chassis is on? Looks like you love using superglue, hehehe....

That's a cutting board, and it's over 6 years old, so yea, a fair bit of superglue and glue, and paint, and other stuff all over it in that time.