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Trucking in space

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So I blew out a bearing in the wheel hub, or whatever you call it, behind the red thing. It's the rear one, and in the front, to release the red thing from the CVD (driveshaft in the case of the rear), all you do is remove the grub screw, the pin comes out, and you can easily pull the red thing off.
I used a lot of thread locker, including thread locker on the pin that goes into the red thing (sorry I don't know its name) because it kept falling out.
But I can't get this red thing off, after removing the grub screw and pin.
What do I do? Just hit the driveshaft stub axle with something, while holding the red part steady ?
Because pliers and a metal spudger tool are not loosening the red piece.
Am I missing something? I've never taken this apart in the rear, but the front just falls off nicely when the pin comes out.
Thanks for any input.

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The threadloc probably made its way in between the stub axle and the hex wheel adapter (the red metal part 😁 ).

You can try heating it up a bit to see if that'll help the hex to budge from the stub axle, but don't heat it up too long; you don't want to warp anything. If that doesn't work, you can try putting the hex in a vice and then find an appropriate-sized punch. Be as gentle as you can to avoid marring the aluminum hex.

Worse come to worst, sell the whole thing.

JK. 😄 Worse comes to worse purchase new CVDs and wheel adapters. Then get your dremel cutting disc and go to town.
 
Put a soldering iron in the hex adapter. (Red thing) And wait till some smoke comes out.
Don't worry, it's not the magic smoke. 😁
Or use a small torch. This will loosen the locktire.
The pin may still need some persuasion to get out. I usually tap it out with a small screwdriver or center point. Tapping the pin may cause it to go flying, so be careful.
The hex itself i just twist off the stub axle by putting a clamp on the axel and a wrench on the hex.
 
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I've seen KT have this problem. Perhaps prevention is better than cure here! 😝😁

Thread lock can be a real pain. Heat should loosen it up, but care has to be taken due to the proximity of the composite parts.

Once you've heated it up, you should be able to drift the pin out with a similar size spare pin - use a small hammer to tap the the pin/s through.

Good luck! 🤞
 
Horatio said:
I've seen KT have this problem. Perhaps prevention is better than cure here! 😝😁

Thread lock can be a real pain. Heat should loosen it up, but care has to be taken due to the proximity of the composite parts.

Once you've heated it up, you should be able to drift the pin out with a similar size spare pin - use a small hammer to tap the the pin/s through.

Good luck! 🤞
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lol, prevention/moderation! 🤣
 
VaporTrail said:
The threadloc probably made its way in between the stub axle and the hex wheel adapter (the red metal part 😁 ).

You can try heating it up a bit to see if that'll help the hex to budge from the stub axle, but don't heat it up too long; you don't want to warp anything. If that doesn't work, you can try putting the hex in a vice and then find an appropriate-sized punch. Be as gentle as you can to avoid marring the aluminum hex.

Worse come to worst, sell the whole thing.

JK. 😄 Worse comes to worse purchase new CVDs and wheel adapters. Then get your dremel cutting disc and go to town.
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LOL, I actually have new hexes because I bought from Jennie's and they gave me 4. And a new drive cup. I just want to salvage the plastic bit, which is also funny.
 
Horatio said:
I've seen KT have this problem. Perhaps prevention is better than cure here! 😝😁

Thread lock can be a real pain. Heat should loosen it up, but care has to be taken due to the proximity of the composite parts.

Once you've heated it up, you should be able to drift the pin out with a similar size spare pin - use a small hammer to tap the the pin/s through.

Good luck! 🤞
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Thanks. The pin is out, I just have the stub axle stuck onto the red hex adapter part.
I bought budget thread locker gel from AliExpress and it's sleeping at the bottom of my trash can. It's too thick and though labeled 242 and blue colored, it's way too sticky.
Story of my life: try to save $10, end up with a $20 headache.

I'll get my hammer out, or buy a new plastic bit.
And I've got a start learning the names of these parts, but the manual isn't really helping with that part.

So, to answer my own question: I might be slightly idiotic for buying cheap thread locker. Never again.
I hear good things about VibraTite thread lock gel. Do RC on YouTube can't praise it enough, and he is a straight shooter.

Thanks all and happy holidays.

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Yeeeah...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that perhaps there was an overly-zealous application of the gel. Moot point since it's at the landfill now, but in the future, a small dab on a brush should be sufficient.

For some reason the Madagascar penguins are popping into my head. The scene where they're trying to land their plane after the engines stopped. Lol.

"Gently, now...". 🤣
 
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