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Post by Threader on Aug 30, 2004 15:39:02 GMT -6
That's right, how do you align and why? Do you buy an axle straighter ( straight alxes go faster ) and then BEND them into alignment? This makes sense? Do you cut little pieces of wax paper, or something else, and spend hours tweaking the wheels so the car goes straight? If so on a three wheel car how do you do one wheels at a time on the back? Do you bend the axles on an angle and call that alignment like one of the movies I bought? Let's hear it and why......
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Post by drs on Aug 30, 2004 16:57:11 GMT -6
i use a staple out of my staple gun,cut off the ends and glue the flat part in the groove, it's about .020 thick.
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Post by woodenwonder on Sept 1, 2004 14:10:53 GMT -6
Wax Paper shims! But never have been able to achieve dead on alignment, despite spending hours and multiple days doing it. Lately I spend about an hour and make sure the wheels migrate out and not in against body and call it good enough. That is probably why I am not yet in the Elite category of builders.
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Post by Threader on Sept 20, 2004 14:24:55 GMT -6
Thanks Wonder,
Looks like you got it right this month!
Threader
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Post by woodenwonder on Sept 21, 2004 6:36:01 GMT -6
Looks like you got it right this month! Thanks Threader, but I am not ready to claim to know what I am doing. I think I got lucky because when I sent the car I still did not feel the alignment was perfect. For next month I will relube and try to align better. I may even make a new set of wheels using the same technology because those wheels have a bit of wobble. Thanks Again and good luck to all next month!
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Post by speedrr on Mar 17, 2005 17:45:35 GMT -6
Question for you guys,when I am aligning my wheels I always seem to damage the wheels from taking them on and off several times,how can I stop this?
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Post by WarpSpeedINC on Mar 17, 2005 21:44:36 GMT -6
One way is to decrease the interferance fit between the axle and the hole/slot. We like to run about a .001 press fit. This is plenty to hold the axle in a slot for testing and aligning. Reducing this also helps reduce wood being stressed. You may have perfectly straight slots or hole, but with to much "crush" , the wood may give inconsistantly, throwing off you're alignment. This will also aid in you're problem of harming them upon removal/installation.
Good Luck and Happy Racing!!
Warp Speed Inc.
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