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 Rank: Beginner Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 08/12/2021 Posts: 6 Points: 18 Location: Crestline,CA USA
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Anyone else having trouble getting this screw to stay in the top of the transaxle ? mine keeps coming out no matter how tight it is in the bracket. Thinking about using a larger diameter screw ?
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 Rank: Pro   Groups: Registered
Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 230 Points: 657 Location: Northeast USA
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I had the same problem, it stripped out, found a slightly longer and thicker screw in spare parts box and super bonded it in.
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 Rank: Super-Elite       Groups: Official Builds, Administrators, Moderator, Global Forum Support, Registered Joined: 04/06/2011 Posts: 4,508 Points: 13,684 Location: ipswich
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I haven't got those parts yet but I'll watch out for this issue...
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Rank: Beginner Level 3  Groups: Registered
Joined: 31/07/2020 Posts: 22 Points: 72 Location: South Salt Lake City, Utah
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My Kit 19 was delivered here in Utah Tuesday evening. This single attachment becomes a pivot point for the transaxle/suspension. I ended up drilling and taping the hole for a 3mm Hex Socket Button Head Cap Screw, with a little super glue, solved the problem. And the cap screw does not show when the exhaust is installed. Trying to post a picture, not working, will try later. mortyjeff attached the following image(s):
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 31/07/2020 Posts: 22 Points: 72 Location: South Salt Lake City, Utah
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I am also working on converting the 'Straight Exhaust' into the 'Bundle of Snakes'. Almost complete, will attach pictures soon. 
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Rank: Beginner Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 08/12/2021 Posts: 6 Points: 18 Location: Crestline,CA USA
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Thanks you guys !
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Rank: Beginner Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 08/12/2021 Posts: 6 Points: 18 Location: Crestline,CA USA
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OK found out the boss that the screw goes into on the plastic top cover for the transaxle broke off completely. There is just too much load on this one little screw with the engine not bolted into the chassis. Someone here in another thread suggested leaving the rear wheels & tires off of the assembly until Stage # 88 and I think that's an excellent suggestion since this one screw has to hold the transaxle, engine & crossmember in place until then. So what I did was drill through the plastic top cover in the existing hole and through the metal transaxle case with a .085 drill bit and insert a M2.5x8 allen head self-tapping screw into the hole to secure the crossmember to the transaxle. Gonna handle this assembly very carefully until stage #88 ! Jimmy attached the following image(s):
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Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,827 Points: -13,348
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I re-tapped thread
Re drilled hole to slightly bigger diameter
Used a Allen key bolt and secured with a Allen key
Used model filler to fill hole
Then sanded surface smooth
Then painted in TAMIYA flat aluminium
Hope this helps you all out
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 Rank: Vice-Master  Groups: Registered
Joined: 05/03/2017 Posts: 531 Points: 1,710 Location: Midlands, UK
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@mortyjeff I absoluetly love what you have done with fixing the exhaust manifold. Care to share how you did it and what materials you used as I desperately want to do this with mine, if an when the parts ever turn up - been waiting since September now Building:
Ghostbusters Ecto-1, Ford GT40, Gone in 60 seconds Eleanor mustang, Shelby Cobra
Complete:
R2D2, Red Bull RB7 RC, Battleship Bismarck, Shelby GT500 'super snake'
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