Glad you put this out, hope it gets Traxxas to address this, at the very least it'll help out other consumers, thanks.
@davidtomasello8820 Жыл бұрын
Life long mechanic here ! you are absolutely correct and Traxxas is never going to admit they have poor workmanship.
@netcruzer Жыл бұрын
Instead of fixing these they came out with the Extreme upgrade kits that use the much larger MAXX style plastic axles.
@TheTankRC5 жыл бұрын
Sadly the problem is most people won't even call Traxxas due to the low cost of the replacement axle. But since you're making people aware it might help in getting people to call in. Good job keep it up.
@erikarchaga9946 Жыл бұрын
On the list now
@GreatLakesRC5 жыл бұрын
I broke an axle in that spot. The entire ear broke off for me. And I was bummed that I had to buy the entire assembly when only the bottom pastic ujoint broke! Excellent detective work 👏👏
@stixdrones77204 жыл бұрын
I have broken over 12 axles on the Stampede 4X4, also spoke with Traxxas, who doesn't seem to care too much, and offered absolutely no solution or apologies. I ended up installing these Extreme Heavy Duties and it has solved the issue so far. The killer is that htes axles are not listed for the Stampede and Traxxas again didn't seem to care that this would be a better stock option than the garbage it comes with.
@netcruzer4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Glad the extremes are holding up for you hopefully manufacturing has improved since I made this.
@RazorRC5 жыл бұрын
Good find and thanks for making a video explaining the problem.
@stevemoon21365 жыл бұрын
Great information & well presented. Personally, I wish Traxxas would stop the plastic driveshafts, just not a fan.
@cwatson427855 жыл бұрын
The plastic is not the problem, the design and type of plastic is the problem. My 3s granite has yet to pop a single plastic axle. But traxxas wants you to have to keep buying parts!
@racerj2.035 жыл бұрын
I had the problem of the transmission overdrive breaking at the same place on my 2wd Slash. When I called Traxxas for replacement outdrives, the closest hobby shop is now 40 miles from me, the support tech said that Traxxas had steel overdrive upgrade parts. I bought them even though they cost $20 when the stock plastic part cost only $3. I have had no problems since, even though I am running a Castle brushless system in my trusty old Slash. I have never had an axle issue in my TRX-3, TRX-T, Teluride, which is also highly modified with brushless and drive train upgrades, or my 4tec 2.0 brushless car.
@RichD5 жыл бұрын
I’ll inspect my axles, my rears are still intact. I had problems with the other end breaking. In fairness, my kids and I are mean to the Rustler and can’t complain 😀 Very informative. Thanks for sharing!
@noeysfastrc32915 жыл бұрын
Good observation you have a valid point. I don’t have the new Rustler 4X4 but made a good point. Hate to say it but making those axles weak makes people buy more.
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
Yes, had I not broken mine first run I might have not looked so closely. They will break eventually, but this seems prone to premature failure.
@noeysfastrc32915 жыл бұрын
Netcruzer RC TECH CARS, I have the original Rustler didn’t have much of an issue but the way they apear now they break prematurely.
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
What do you think? Do your new axles look like that? It's definitely the weakest area, and it shouldn't be.
@phil950025 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Broke an axel on my rustler vxl 4x4 on my second use. Been bashing a slash for two years with broken parts only being required when it’s my fault. Clearly a weak link.
@idonthaveaname27194 жыл бұрын
buy the steel ones
@rayn99834 жыл бұрын
i dont have a name, the metal axels are $80 per set I think.
@yamabushisama5 жыл бұрын
ho man I just bought a rusler 4x4 vxl im checking mine right now...thank you for the information and calling traxxas telling them to fix it and letting the rc world know you are the man thank you.
@josephgreen77802 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right I been breaking axles on the first run out. I just got new ones and look at them they have that big notch taken out. And there is even a big piece of plastic on the end of the pin from where they tore it up putting them together
@Tommyp3603 жыл бұрын
Hi JK, Just received my traxxas 6851A replacement driveshaft assembly and noticed the notches on the U-joint. I agree with you, this does compromise the integrity of this design. Keep up the great work on uploading videos for us.
@t2nate1375 жыл бұрын
Traxxas needs to just add steel axles from the factory. This is just getting ridiculous.
@traxxasfreakrc7015 жыл бұрын
Yes they do i think
@rsracing-mb1tr5 жыл бұрын
Mine are gonna break soon at the pivot balls as well
@t2nate1375 жыл бұрын
2rsracing 239 they don’t have pivot balls. Do you mean the axle yolk? Or ball stud?
@rsracing-mb1tr5 жыл бұрын
@@t2nate137 yes my bad idk my I said pivot balls lol I just changed the a arms on it the other day yes the ball stud they have a lot of slop an the holes are growing lol
@godwetrust14365 жыл бұрын
Revo are steel
@owendavis49974 жыл бұрын
Mine looks the same I just bought them and was trying to learn how to put them on I didnt think that would ever be like that
@lucaperaita39925 жыл бұрын
I’m going to get a Traxxas Rustler 4X4 VXL for Christmas I’m exited 😁😀
@theibault5 жыл бұрын
You are the only person I've seen have this problem. I've had no able issues after 30 packs of 3s running. Maybe it's your driving. (That's a joke bud, hope you don't run into the problem again, and I'm not even going to check mine as that's when it'll break lol)
@brandonkoziol21773 жыл бұрын
March 2021 and I got my Rustler 4x4 VXL yesterday and broke a rear axle on the 3rd battery. Checked my axles, still have that notch you're showing.
@wesmish4 жыл бұрын
I just bought a Rustler 4x4 VXL..... started with bad rear shock caps... didn’t drive it for 5 mi s before one popped off and shot oil everywhere... then next to fail was the axle... so I bought a set of the heavy duty axles today and I see that weakened spot on my new ones.... I’ve already ordered the steel CVDs but geez Traxxas.. everything else it great with this truck so far.
@28daballa5 жыл бұрын
I'm done with Traxxas because of stuff just like this. I've started buying Arrma and I'm much happier. Just my opinion.
@nullnull51855 жыл бұрын
I have purchased a couple of arrma trucks (such as the 2wd granite mega) and my only major complaint was the shock caps fly off very easy and I know this have been resolved but I lost my trust with them. I do love my 2wd traxxas slash and find it better in many ways on the design and build quality of the chasssis
@NobodyNoWhereElse5 жыл бұрын
@@nullnull5185 Shocks caps are an issue on all the traxxas off-road 1/10, even on the Rustler 4x4, traxxas hasn't still not learnt the lesson. Traxxas still use 20yo plastic CVD, just good for brushed motor. I own a 1992 traxxas buggy and the CVD are same as the current slash. Arrma is by far better and is faster to improve their cars. The Traxxas business is to sell spares and sue other brands for irrelevant patents.
@nullnull51855 жыл бұрын
Yeah good point @switch off when not in use just with the Arrma the caps would pop off even with a 15 turn brushed motor...
@NobodyNoWhereElse5 жыл бұрын
@@nullnull5185 That's why arrma doesn't use shock caps on their new 3s BLXs, not like Traxxas who use the same crappy shock caps for years.
@dylanwhite65395 жыл бұрын
FPV FANATIC my arrma was nothing but a piece of junk last time. Traxxas has been good to me BUT I’ve not had anything new off road yet.
@CruseCondray4 жыл бұрын
I started using the proline badlands tires and I started braking those axles all the time on my rustler so I ordered some of those hot racing metal axles to see if that will solve the problem.
@RCsBigAir5 жыл бұрын
Great observation! Hopefully Traxxas will address.
@freakazoid59073 жыл бұрын
I am way late to this game but I just looked at the Traxxas website and saw that the 6828X is available for purchase, cost is $4. If you look closely at the pics on the Traxxas page, you will note that the notches are molded into the part.
@TecGuy8 Жыл бұрын
Just purchased a replacement axle from local dealer and low and behold it snapped as you described. Seems 5 years has not made a difference 2023 and same design flaws. Have ordered new axles on Amazon and can't get A on Amazon they only have X .. or it's back to local dealer for another potential failure. Hope the X can keep up with the Rustler.
@netcruzer Жыл бұрын
Yeah T came out with the Xtreme Duty upgrade kits which use the MAXX axles, instead of fixing these ones IMO.
@davidnieuwland5 жыл бұрын
After 20+ years of driving mainly HPI, Losi, TLR, Tamiya TRF and Yokomo cars I have recently bought a few Traxxas cars ( rustler 2wd vxl's ) for playing around with the kids. All I can say about them is that the quality is a lot less compared to the other brands I mentioned above. Yes traxxas parts are highly available wich is a great thing but in my opinion that's only because you will need the parts to keep replacing them. It's part of their game plan. You simply have to upgrade to aftermarket parts as much as possible and you will end up with a car that's 50% more expensive than a "real" race brand like TLR or AE just to name a few. The original traxxas hop-up parts are very expensive too. I'm very dissapointed in traxxas to say the least. I really hope they fix this axle issue for you.
@jamesbegg33054 жыл бұрын
I recently purchased a Slash 4x4 vxl. All 4 drive shafts broke exactly where you are indicating. Spent $40+ to get replacements from the local hobby shop. Didn't check them for that problem and needless to say they all broke again. This is a fatal flaw with design. I've replaced them now with Integy drive shafts, problem solved. Traxxas needs to address this issue and find a solution.
@Krazeeman5 жыл бұрын
thank you for bringing this out i was going to pull the trigger on some take offs glad i didnt now.
@jasonmartin21033 жыл бұрын
Broke this part running my very first lipo on my rustler 4x4 vxl
@jac_mih_ners85765 жыл бұрын
About a month after I upgraded to a 3s in my rustler VXL 2wd I started braking the plastic shafts like crazy, and they were the old ones that came undamaged. I upgraded to MIP metal shafts and it’s the best thing I’ve done to the car since I put the 3s in it
@credintuals4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, i recently bought this rustler 4x4, non upgraded and find myself spending twice as much on upgrades just so it can handle simple driving. I upgraded to the brushless and Lipo combo, within 5 minutes, same thing, front driver shaft broke, same issue. I reported the issue, they were nice enough to send a replacement, that I have not received yet and it has been over a week. I bought metal/ aluminum after market shafts. It seems like they put VERY inadequate upgradable parts on these, to the point where the parts which fall apart when you upgrade. A shame for such a big brand in the game.
@BlakeBeardsley3 жыл бұрын
Just got a rustler 4x4 vxl and have broken that part of the driveshaft EVERYTIME I have dtiven it. Sucks you made this video 2 years ago and it's still a problem. I just put in an order for complete set of hot racing steel drive shafts. Hoping they work well. Thanks for this video. I was wondering if I was just really unlucky. Guess not.
@ShenRC5 жыл бұрын
😃👍great video. I do also think traxxas made them like that because they are so much thicker now and you can't bend them tabs to pop in the ball when they are thick but traxxas probably though that that extra cut slot would not cause breakage..👍 I would try placing them in some hot water for a while it may make the plastic less prone to cracking.
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shen. I looked at the exploded parts diagram and there should be a minor shallow groove, but not a big gouge on one side according to the cad drawings.
@ShenRC5 жыл бұрын
@@netcruzer Yea but like always the drawings sometimes are nothing close to what your parts actually look like....😁 traxxas probably was dreaming they came out like the drawings!
@SHOKona-wp4vr3 жыл бұрын
After all the $$$$$ I spent on replacing axles I found MIP and never looked back. Out of 5 Traxxas vehicles I have only had 1 failure which turned out to be a loose locking screw. In the long run MIP's are cheaper than burning through stock or even upgraded Traxxas axles.
@MrNiteriders15 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man. Always nice to know these thing. Great video 👍👍
@ScottzillaRC5 жыл бұрын
Great info. The old ones were hard enough to put together. But that's not good
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how you can assemble these new ones. I couldn’t do it and it’s likely why they don’t offer the parts individually anymore. No wonder they just jam it thru!
@xmaxxfan18575 жыл бұрын
I have two stampede 4x4 vxl brushless I brought 10 of the u-joints replace two I've broken many driveshafts hopefully traxxas will fix the problem before I buy the rustler
@veganbear52125 жыл бұрын
I broke one and upgraded to the 45mm hot racing axels and I like them a lot serious bashing and no issues
@jerroldtaylor30475 жыл бұрын
I have not check mine yet just got it but I will now. Planning to upgrade to the metal cvd's I saw. thanks for the heads up
@jdpasltrains5 жыл бұрын
Happened to my Slash too. I had a hard time to put metal part into the plastic part.
@Zw30905 жыл бұрын
I'm on day 4 with my new rustler, and 4th CV shaft. I will be inspecting them closely before I install them now.
@00godlovesus5 жыл бұрын
Good information thank you for your time support and passion for the hobby:)
@teddygilman21354 жыл бұрын
I have snapped my front axles after 2 days of use and moderate use!!!! I just ordered aluminum axles to avoid any further axle yoke breaks!
@STEVOD3135 жыл бұрын
OH BOY here we go lol, not cool, not cool at all. I hope i dont have these issues on mine, hope mine wasnt built on a friday or a monday like urs must of been lol
@STEVOD3135 жыл бұрын
its their way of having job security lol
@GreatLakesRC5 жыл бұрын
@@STEVOD313 your gonna have this issue. I know how you drive 😂😂
@STEVOD3135 жыл бұрын
@@GreatLakesRC haha funny guy here, hey u need to come race on road with me at larrys ill show u how i drive lol
@GreatLakesRC5 жыл бұрын
@@STEVOD313 so you can crash into one of my cars? 😂 I'm in 👍👍 seriously though, I'm trying to figure out when I will be on your side of town again.
@nathanwood15675 жыл бұрын
Man I bought my rustler 4x4 Vxl 2 weeks ago, I’m running completely stock EVERYTHING! Mind you not only am I bashing this thing but I cut my 5 year old and my 7 year old boys lose with this truck, and we are all three jumping it from about a 30 degree ramp full speed on a 17t pinion most of the time and I or my kids have yet to break a part!!!! The only thing I do is clean the truck every 3 runs and oil all plastics with Hilco lube which comes in a spray can and is similar to wd40, idk maybe I got lucky and just got a great truck that was assembled correctly, I’ve landed this thing from 30ft in the air straight on the rear bumper and wheelie bar and still can’t break it!! Lol
@809nel5 жыл бұрын
I have a $tec 2.0 and its pretty well built but these off road vehicles dont seem worth it, until they change this design on their offroad stuff i'll go with Arrma
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. The 4TEC 2.0 is a tank. I’ve had some insane high speed crashes with mine and I’ve broken zero parts on it.
@flhandster43952 ай бұрын
While I know this is an old video, I’m just curious if you may know what could cause my Rustler 4WD to stop popping wheelies!?! I’ve adjusted the shipper clutch and still no wheelies. PLMK if you may have any thoughts or insights. Thank you for the video and your time. 😎🙏🏼
@golfpro55022 жыл бұрын
Well done, ive seen many issue like this over the years without anything being brought up. . We need more videos like this. Too many “how to” videos. Not enough comparison ones.
@trenthollifield69695 жыл бұрын
Yes mine is doing the same thing. Had the car less than a week and already had to buy 4 sets of Axel's
@MarkHayekNC4 жыл бұрын
mine break thru the shaft, a shear tearing apart of the shaft itself, in front of the hub by the wheel.. never had one fail by the u joint.
@InfiniteeBand4 жыл бұрын
Straight up blowing through axles left right and centre. (No pun intended, all the axles are weak on this car to be honest.) I found out very quickly that the rustler is a money pit of a car. Makes me kinda wish I kept my slash. They’re identical in a lot of ways but I’m having WAY more issues with the rustler.
@brianhileman91105 жыл бұрын
I have broke everyone of mine in that same spot. Traxxas sent me the updated version which is gray and I just broke one in same spot on my first battery with them. This is getting ridiculous. I've now put three sets of axles in this truck since February. Funny my 3906 emaxx coveted with dual brushless motors has the original non brusless axles in it.
@t2nate1375 жыл бұрын
You should get the tekno m6 ones for your slash 4x4. They are holding up great and allow you to adjust camber in the rear and caster in the front. Highly recommend. And way cheaper then MIP.
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
For those you need to buy tekno hubs too?
@t2nate1375 жыл бұрын
Netcruzer RC TECH CARS no, they should come with beefy plastic hubs and larger sealed ball bearings for the hub. Compared to MIP where you just get the axles. I recommend getting the m6 aluminum hex’s to because since the part of the axle that sticks outside of the hubs are larger, the included plastic hexes have less to room for the pin to go into the hex. Highly recommend tekno m6 axles, you should really get them. I’m not sponsored, but just really think that they are the best option on the market. Here’s the link to there website but I bought mine off of amazon www.teknorc.com/?s=Slash+4x4+axles&post_type=product
@t2nate1375 жыл бұрын
Also I watched one of your older videos of the slash 4x4 where you tried out the proline body mounts. And you where talking about how you had the problem with them coming loose. I’m pretty sure the reason for that was that you used the traxxas body washers which did not allow the thumb nut to properly secure. At the bottom of the threads that go through the body, there should be a rubber O ring that the thumb nut should press against to prevent it from coming loose. If you still have them then I recommend trying them out again but without traxxas body washers.
@basleee3 жыл бұрын
Yes ! I see it.. I have had my Rustler 4x4 VXL for a three weeks now and one just broke. Looking at them all and they all are damaged. Also had to buy part 3768 as I lost the lower spring retainer as front shocks are loose. An extra spring clip now has tightened them. Part 1952 stub axle broke as well. Wanting tougher parts but local hobby store only sells individual parts for huge coin. Are there any full upgrade kits to buy? Canadian would be nice.
@supboy6664 жыл бұрын
I snapped 3 axles at the u joint. Not through the notch but to the side in the direction of running. They basically twisted off and snapped from the base. So yeah they cannot take 3s power on everything stock. I don’t even bash hard on ramps on anything just around my house. I bought the GPM axles i hate they are heavy as shit but let’s see if I don’t have to replace them weekly like this ones.
@robeswin Жыл бұрын
Wow! That’s why I bought better cvd axles before I even got my rustler.
@sealtechblades5 жыл бұрын
I'm just getting started with my Rustler 4x4 VXL but I have already broke a couple of parts due to accidents caused by poor driving ability. Lol I'll be looking at my axles to see what their condition is. I just bought the car brand new in February of 2019.
@Uno87694 жыл бұрын
Just picked these up and as of March 2020 this is still an issue. My brand new one have this same issue.
@shawng79024 жыл бұрын
Mine is 4 days old. Been through 2 runs with it and I noticed a couple of the axle ears have white stretch marks already. They are going to let go on the next run I'm pretty sure of it. I did notice new, the crosses all looked off and those notches. Looked damaged from the open box. We will see I guess
@anthonyzink15763 жыл бұрын
2021 and my brand new rustler 4x4 vxl has the same issue out of the box
@smitheshn66375 жыл бұрын
Good point............
@1slkss5 жыл бұрын
Just picked one of these up at my LHS yesterday, saw this and took a look. I did not find any of the damage you describe & showcase to the ball joint areas. Could it have been an early assembly issue? In fact even the assembly notch looks to be less defined on the set that’s in my vehicle. If it were an early part assembly issue it may still take some time to see non affected parts on the shelves depending on how many of the affected parts are already in the supply chain.
@philthyco15 жыл бұрын
#fakenews
@stpbasss37735 жыл бұрын
Oh and I haven't broke any axles on mine in a month of bashing on 3s on a 14g pinion and all night so I jump and do flips, and if you are going to break a part on a RC then upgrade it instead of buying a bunch of 12$ axles you could have just put some xo1 shafts in and it's done lol, but I guess if you're determined to keep it all stock and use these plastic shafts forever then that's cool too lol.
@cbossplayz355510 ай бұрын
I looked at a brand new driveshaft 4 years later still have this issue and all my broken ones break on that side
@netcruzer10 ай бұрын
IMO this is why the NEW late 2023 Traxxas 4x4 models are getting the new MAXX size Extreme Heavy Duty driveshaft kit included. There was a unresolveable weakness with these ones in this video.
@cbossplayz35559 ай бұрын
@@netcruzer well I ended up going metal but they should really make it so you can install them without the heavy duty kit like the new ones from the maxx but the ones in this video hold up great on 2wd but not my hoss so they should start putting those in the 2wd slashes and stuff
@freddafishy4 жыл бұрын
I had the SAME exact thing happen to me 2 times! And it’s not easy to get the ball back in. I wish they would do something about that.
@nikko23705 жыл бұрын
Yup I have the same problem. I pulled mine out the box an it had the beat up notch.
@turboawdcrx5 жыл бұрын
I completely 100% agree with you because I have a beefed-up two beefed-up rustler VXL is one with an upgraded castle one with the been velineon and I still have problem ripping axe plastic axles out there cheap that's why I continue to go with them they're fast replace but yes The Notches I do 100% agree or not correct they should come stock with Factory metal drive shafts they should I don't mind paying the extra fifty to sixty bucks on top of the model for that factory upgrade but they should give you that option those axles are garbage they are junk and everybody needs to complain to Traxxas so we can get this fixed if you are a Traxxas fan do that let's get this fixed
@arturosilva42194 жыл бұрын
People here talking about Traxxas needing to fix this. They know, they aren’t stupid. This is how they make more money, they’re a business.
@JO-hb3xi5 жыл бұрын
I finally broke one on the differential output shaft end after 3 months of just cruising on 3S. Are there any other steel options besides Traxxas CVD's and MIP X-Duty axles? Reviews on both aren't very confidence inspiring. Might just keep replacing with plastic stockers every 3 months instead of gambling on $70 upgrades. Hopefully there's an engineer out there coming up with a better design.
@onemansvideos21345 жыл бұрын
I'm almost curious if I can mod some dogbone up like see if I can use arrma cups and axles on my slash somehow
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been wondering if the arrma plastic axles are a direct bolt on, I have not tried that yet.
@onemansvideos21345 жыл бұрын
People are using Traxxas 17mm adapters on those arrmas so they should be close just use the Traxxas part the nut screws on the outter axle part my brain can't think of the name of the part
@SkyBoxRC3 жыл бұрын
Is this issue fixed by now?
@jasondearden13945 жыл бұрын
Just buy Arrma, save on the RTR and the UJ’s don’t break
@davidpeterson94225 жыл бұрын
I just switched over to MIP steel axles
@vincentmainguy61545 жыл бұрын
Je viens tout juste de m'acheté le même Rc. Merci beaucoup pour ton vidéo
@markpulling125 жыл бұрын
I was quite excited when i heard that traxxas were upgrading the axles ,the ones on my stampede vxl last just two hours ,what a shame these are even worse ,GRR SHAME ON YOU TRAXXAS USE METAL !!,i have arrma too and no problems at all, i wonder if they make them weak so we will have to buy more replacement parts ?? rant over great videos btw
@cwatson427855 жыл бұрын
Ding ding ding!!!
@LuisC2025 жыл бұрын
@@cwatson42785 I bought a Arma Senton 3S and the axles are 10x better than any of the Traxxas cars i own. I own 4 Traxxas Cars/Trucks and You are correct the Arrma product is a Force to be reckoned with. Why can't TRaxxas get the axles correct after 10 years plus with the same cars and trucks? I see people always recommend MIP axles but those are easily 150 for a set on top of the 500 for the car. lol The Arma 3S is stock at 300 and will take a 3S butt whopping for days :).
@cwatson427855 жыл бұрын
@@LuisC202 ah I see owning a arrma has opened your eyes like it did mine! The 3s line is the best value in rc right now and it can't be beat in terms of toughness, speed and quality! Even the design and parts are a sight to behold! I'm now team arrma all day every day! Ps the 3s Kraton is dropping this spring!!! Shhhhh! They are absolutely killing it right now
@jasonsmither75145 жыл бұрын
@@cwatson42785 I was picking up a Traxxas Rustler after work today, but after reading all these comments about how Traxxas is handling their product issues...I believe I'm going to go w/ the Arrma Kraton!? My 2wd Stampede will be here today also, time will tell if that's going back too ! 🤘
@cwatson427855 жыл бұрын
@@jasonsmither7514 Great choice Jason! Yeah you won't be disappointed! I would choose arrma all day every day over traxxas. They are so much more durable imo. In my experience my old traxxas trucks would break every other run, then I switched to arrma and im never going back. Have fun with your new trucks bud!
@kinglouie26765 жыл бұрын
Mine broke the exact same way on day #2, but the truck was doing 100 cartwheels at 50+mph.
@kristopherwilson42164 жыл бұрын
I had asked if it had been fixed. You said you weren't sure and had sold it. Dont blame you at all. It has not been fixed. Same stuff on the new lcg rustler 4x4 vxl. Mine broke exactly at the same spot. Just thought I'd share.
@NitroStarGT5 жыл бұрын
Have you ordered and checked the R part number yet? Did Traxxas mention it? It's the option part. I haven't watched your entire vid yet. I'm in the store buying a Rustler now. Bought the metal bearing adapter
@MBailey19775 жыл бұрын
I've got a new one still in the box for Christmas. Guess I'll be putting tekno shafts on it when I open it.
@JSLCummins5 жыл бұрын
Just broke one and traxxas was out of stock. Luckily the local store had two packages so we bought both!
@rileyamrhein76825 жыл бұрын
Ya they do and it has made me very angry traxxas i called support right away
@onemansvideos21345 жыл бұрын
They need to suck it up and give us steel dog bones
@ChrisHirner4 жыл бұрын
Im usually a run it til it breaks then upgrade but on the rustler i replace the axles right out of the box. Too many short runs with the slash. And 3s on the rustler is way cool but i couldnt imagine the axles holding up to it
@deangs99823 жыл бұрын
Just bought my first rc car rustler vxl had it 2 days had 1 little crash and guess what..... that part just smashed to bits the wheel came off
@joshmusser99345 жыл бұрын
I have a 2 we rustler vxl and mine broke as well. Twice. I just replaced them with the metal one instead.
@EXTREMERC4165 жыл бұрын
What i did is just sprayed 2 coats of wd40 mine never broke in that spot only broke where the 12mm hex part was in the front between the bearings
@ClarkesMadRcs5 жыл бұрын
HOW TO FIX THE SHOCK POPPING OFF PROBLEM . 1. Take off the shock cap . put A SMALL AMOUNT of locktite on the thread MAKR SURE THE LOCKTITE DOES NOT GO IN WITH THE OIL INSIDE THE SHOCK!. Then screw the cap on . leave for 13 hours . 2. Take off the shock rod end ( little plastick bit on the bottom of the shock ) Put a SMALL amount of locktite on the thread then screw it back on . leave for 13 hours . Your welcome
@dylanwhite65395 жыл бұрын
I would guess getting Traxxas to change the manufacture of these parts via heating the parts up could resolve this? Hard to say
@DENSUTUBE20085 жыл бұрын
Like politics they will deny / lie there is a issue until forced into a corner and made to admit they have a design / assembly issue. They do not want to admit they have a problem / made a mistake because it will cost them money to correct fix the issue. I have found it cheaper for companies to admit the problem and correct it than deny and hope it goes away. Damage to their name and reputation is far more costly and damaging long term (people dont forget) than owing up and solving the defect. I have also seen companies quietly make a production adjustment to correct the issue but NEVER admit there was a problem. There is a great fear in business to admit mistakes and think they can be swept under the rug. This is NOT the case with today's educated consumers.
@rcsendandblast15795 жыл бұрын
DENSUTUBE2008 if others show this then it will be a recall issue.
@DENSUTUBE20085 жыл бұрын
@@rcsendandblast1579 They will NEVER do a recall at the very best they would do a in line production change but would be very quiet and be silent about it. Don't ever want to admit there was a problem cant lose face. :) Hopefully Traxxas corrects the assemble issue and fixes the defect.
@rcsendandblast15795 жыл бұрын
DENSUTUBE2008 I hope so to. I like my Traxxas products. Best I've ever had this far. Peace man. 👊😎
@DENSUTUBE20085 жыл бұрын
@@rcsendandblast1579 They do make nice stuff.
@rcsendandblast15795 жыл бұрын
Wish there was proper dif oil in the rear dif when I bought the car. The rear has basically failed last night. After talking with support to find out what's wrong with the esc. Man oh man. Wth is going on. Check your diffs so you know they in fact has the proper stuff inside of it. Or not. Traxxas put some black OMG garbage inside my rear diff. that just stuck to the inside walls of the diff and did nothing for the differential itself. It started clicking at a soft turn and soft starts I could hear it. I had to do a overhaul and Put the Proper oil in it. Used 50000 weight. Or 5000 weight. I'm tired lol. Been a long night Works like it should now. 👊😎. But may have to return the electronic system. The esc may be defective. Not sure yet. All in alll this is one nice truck. It will be. 👊😎
@davechatelle65055 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative; I'm going to be getting a Traxxas 4x4 Rustler he soon and glad I saw your video. Is there an after market replacement part that will work better?
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
Yes, but all are expensive and heavier.
@RobertNES8165 жыл бұрын
Those drive shafts used to twist allot on the older gas powered models. But this is clearly an issue of being defective, these drive shafts are very durable.....when they're madr right lol. But either way as long as Traxxas replaces the defective units its not an issue. Plus the parts are cheap anyways.
@jeffreybentz70975 жыл бұрын
Thanx for the info, it's GREATLY appreciated. I've been thinking about buying one of these or something similar, this video my have swayed my decision in a different direction. Again, Thank You
@zedorda13375 жыл бұрын
At first I was shocked to see the amount of material was removed from assembly. But then I thought about it for a second ... there is not any reason an axle should be pulled apart through that notch in normal operation. Normal operation being the key tho. During a crash or bad landing it is possible. But you can't base a recall on those conditions so I see how Traxxas would call it normal atm. They should just make the ball with 2 fixed and 2 spring-loaded pins so assembly wouldn't make it worst.
5 жыл бұрын
Im asking my self , what if you put old style non damaged part WITH the new non damaged heavy duty axle would it work or it would be weaker ?
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
Likely would be weaker. The new axles are overall stronger in every way, except they have this weak area from assembly.
@notatthetablecarloss4 жыл бұрын
I have traxxas slash 4x4 vxl purchased april 2020 and have broken 3 stock driveshafts 2 yolks and one stub axle. I purchased the extreme heavy duty thinking they would be better and now your video is worrying me lol. I will record the whole experience and bash on the new extreme heavy duty and let you know all my findings so we can collaborate with traxxas I'm pretty frustrated at this point. Thanks for your video. Maybe check mine out when I post? :) Have a good day.
@japox33885 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Im planning to buy rustler 4x4 and now Im aware of this to happen. So what's the best thing to do? Replace it with alum?
@cali3574 жыл бұрын
I was goin to use these to upgrade my slash 4x4 but NVM now gpm
@GREENFROGRC5 жыл бұрын
Good RC defection detection Net Cruzer RC, good work John, looks like your probably right to me, however I believe you may find Traxxas can’t admit to any wrong doing or inherent design flaws, thank you lawyers, due to a fear of future lawsuits, public outcry or lack of sales forcing a recall. Thanks for sharing. Later
@netcruzer5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think we’ll see a silent improvement. Hoping this makes that happen faster.
@RayRiv73 Жыл бұрын
Have they fixed this issue?
@ramp-hasrcs31995 жыл бұрын
upgrade tp mip h/d axles for a slash 4x4. i have them in my rustler 4x4. i have used mip axles for years and have never broke one.