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[offshore1987]

Hi guys, just a random question

I need to grease the sharft, but in the included "Assembly Instructions" it dosnt say or show anything todo with the sharft or rudder, dos anyone know a easy way of doing this? Just wanted to ask before i make a hash of it lol, from just lookin at it i cant see a clear easy way to move the rudder 

Ta  :)

[Stavros]

Any chance of a piccie


Stavros

[Robert Davies]

In all sincerity, what's a 'Majestic rtr TT'?

-Rob

[offshore1987]

Thats the boat :) iv never had one before where the rudder has the thing under it  ??? but it looks like they have put the rudder in then put the thing/beam on after and fixed the rudder well in place  iv broken the prop looool trying to get the thing off so need to get another one ( opps )

seems like they have maybe fitted it and havnt given an easy way at it, but i could be lookin at it the wronge way

il ask at the model shop tomorrow, when orderin another prop 

Ta anyways

[Robert Davies]

What's to stop you removing the motor and taking the propshaft out from inside the boat?

-Rob

[banjo]

1987...

A picture of the rudder would help even more....

BTW Are you using that shop in Fratton Road??

[offshore1987]

banjo yes

i tryed in there today, but the boat guy wasnt in, so they couldnt help, he said it could take upto and probs 3 months for another prop... just lol at that

R,D when i get the prop off il have to go that way  though it dosnt use a normal prop its one of them slide on ones

I think when i get it out il try and get a diffrent sharft then put on a normal brass prop

Il post pics in a abit :)

All the best

[offshore1987]

they have kindly jamed it right in there 



550 motor my own speed controler as the stock one was abit ify, going to turn her 2.4 when i get another reciver  :)

[offshore1987]

Got it out, what a work up

the metal cap thing was cross threaded onto the sharft, then i couldnt get the other bit off up the sharft  so i sawed that off too ( didnt wanna risk messin the tube up so took the easy option )

what they have done is... fitted then glued the rudder sharft in place... which has jamed the rudder in so much it cant be lifted at all to get the rudder out  :-\ 

next thing todo is buy a new sharft hopefully a normal one, and brass or something prop 

some pics










all the best

[offshore1987]

Oks back from the shop, they dont have any 3mm shafts which this TT uses ( seems they went all out on odd things with the rtr boats )

silly prop, silly sized shafts 

the options the guy at the shop said were....

cut the keel off... then get the shaft out and put in a 4mm one...

or

cut the keel off and try to drill the stock shaft bigger..

or use some 3mm rod and glue the prop to it..

now i really dont wanna cut the keel off :( mainly because it will look proper naff when refitin it  ::) would anyone know somewhere that sells good 3mm shafts? or the thunder tiger ones ( would be a great help  )

all this just to regrease the shaft  happy days lol

all the best

[Shipmate60]

Offshore,
SHG sell 4mm shafts with a plastis based  end caps.
You could drill out the inner  bearing and fie out the outer.
With a bit of careful filing of the SHG shaft ends, you could fit them in with a smear of epoxy and use a standard 4mm prop.

Bob

[Shipmate60]

There is an alternative, you could reamer out the bearings to 4mm and fit a 4mm shaft.
Such as these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180249853048&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=008

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160249679302&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=006

It might mean bending the rudder a bit to get to the rear bearing though.

Bob

[Shipmate60]

Offshore,
SHG sell 3mm shafts.

http://www.shgmodels.com/acatalog/

Bob

[offshore1987]

Cheers shipmate 

i forgot to post been abit busy, we have got the cap ends of the tube out, and are going to try and drill them to 4mm and then use a 4mm shaft and a brass prop  :) just gota get a good 4 mm drill bit, if that dont work then i guess pull the tube out and put a new everything in  :-\

Thanks again ship, was very helpful of you 

il keep updated when something happens

all the best

[Shipmate60]

Offshore,
Just order the cap ends from SHG £1-00 for 2 and a shaft, much easier to shape a nylon type material, plus if it is a good push fit they can still be changed at a later date.
The 4mm shaft will allow for "standard" size props to be used.

Bob