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W Racing SUPER MOD W Racing [Mo0:12] Posts: 1,706	wobble help needed Jan 22, 2011 19:16:45 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by W Racing on Jan 22, 2011 19:16:45 GMT -7 Can you post pics? What is the COM and how are the weighted? Do they both steer the same amount?

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wobble help needed Jan 23, 2011 16:13:49 GMT -7

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Post by Route 66 Racing on Jan 23, 2011 16:13:49 GMT -7

Taterhead,

Take your cars, put them on the Block with the front sticking over on end. Slide the car forward until it gets to its balance point on the edge of the Block. Once it gets to the tipping point mark it and measure the distance from the center of the axle slot to the that point. This is probably the quickest reference for COM. You can also use another kit block or flat object that fit between the wheels and gets the wheels off the ground for this purpose.

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Route 66 Racing STOCK [Mo0:11] Posts: 72	wobble help needed Jan 23, 2011 16:26:14 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Route 66 Racing on Jan 23, 2011 16:26:14 GMT -7 Try this link for posting photos, pddr.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fhelp&action=display&thread=552 I unzipped the file that you had and the cars look great. Start with checking the COM.

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wobble help needed Jan 23, 2011 17:26:16 GMT -7

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Post by Route 66 Racing on Jan 23, 2011 17:26:16 GMT -7

No problem. There are a lot of great folks on the sight who have shared freely. I'm just starting to understand all of the pieces. Now I have to put them together.

As for the cars, are they set-up to run against the rail? if so, how much steer did you put in for each car?

Shade Racing SUPER MOD DON'T HATE THE PLAYER HATE THE GAME [Mo0:7] Posts: 1,034	wobble help needed Jan 23, 2011 18:42:18 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shade Racing on Jan 23, 2011 18:42:18 GMT -7 if you have a Dom. wheel Iwould try turning the axle in it till wobble stops mark axle & trun 1/8 trun till it stops

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wobble help needed Jan 24, 2011 1:11:02 GMT -7

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Post by W Racing on Jan 24, 2011 1:11:02 GMT -7

Since you are not railriding...

www.florian.org/Kids/Scouting/PineAlign/PineAlign.html

Use the above website to determine the problem and then let us know. Do not use the suggestions on the site for fixing the problem....

This should identify the mis-alligned wheel (Hopefully)

Did you raise one wheel?

Did you cant the rears or front?

If you did the website may be less acurate... it is good however to cant the wheels. Just need to know to help solve the problem...

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W Racing SUPER MOD W Racing [Mo0:12] Posts: 1,706	wobble help needed Jan 24, 2011 10:10:39 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by W Racing on Jan 24, 2011 10:10:39 GMT -7 Then the tool will be very helpful....

W Racing SUPER MOD W Racing [Mo0:12] Posts: 1,706	wobble help needed Jan 28, 2011 23:39:01 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by W Racing on Jan 28, 2011 23:39:01 GMT -7 How did it go with the tool?

W Racing SUPER MOD W Racing [Mo0:12] Posts: 1,706	wobble help needed Jan 29, 2011 8:45:58 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by W Racing on Jan 29, 2011 8:45:58 GMT -7 Is it the slow car that has the wiggles? If so let us know which wheel is having the issue and we may be able to help.

W Racing SUPER MOD W Racing [Mo0:12] Posts: 1,706	wobble help needed Jan 29, 2011 14:47:15 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by W Racing on Jan 29, 2011 14:47:15 GMT -7 Congratulations!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

pony: Don't over heat the axle. I did that once too and I had to resand the axle. Two seconds of the flame is all I did. I hold the axle in the drill chuck, heat it then immediately spin it against the silly putty. I then wipe the axle down by hand. Feb 23, 2018 22:02:58 GMT -7

pony: I do the same technique with the hard ski waxes which I use a lot. You can heat the axle or if you don't want to use the heat just hold the hard ski wax against the spinning axle. Use high speed. The ski wax transfers by friction and the heat of the spin. Feb 23, 2018 22:06:02 GMT -7

pony: Remember though you still need some form of silicone on the axle after the ski wax. Plastics on steel always needs silicone. I don't have the technical know how to do a video and post it. It's the same process as polishing compounds and polishing wheels. Feb 23, 2018 22:09:47 GMT -7