RE-Xtreme Maintenance

Well, I finally got around to doing some maintenance. long long long overdue. A 3 hour session has things in order.

1. RC926 short belt for the 12T I'm using on the front. The slack in the belt I was using was making things a bit harsh up front. Tension is now correct and I can concentrate on the other things.

HPI Wheel Stays

If you are like me then you have a million wheels that need sorting.

Nothing worse than a bag full of these searching for matching front and rear pairs.

These little items make things easy.

Just slide them on, and push down the last one.

And turn the end to retain. Cheap and easy.

BTW these are Top Line Jupiter DRS-10 Wheels

Swirl O-Rings

This is a great product that I've been using a LOT!

It lets you swap tyres from rim to rim. For carpet this is especially great, because you really only need one or two sets of tyres. They never wear out.

This literally takes only a few seconds to swap rims. The fit is tight so there's no slippage.

They work well on wheels with a large flat section. Wheels with two raised bars are quite difficult. The method is very simple though.

Slip the o-ring over the wheel near the outside. It's best to put a twist in it.

Sit the rim on top,



The push down. Finished.

One minute for a whole set.

Benri Desu Yo! That means EASY!

By the way, wheels featured here are these... 4 Spoke wheels from Street Jam.