How are you keeping your foams dry?

[AjDale]

Took the scx6 out for the first time over the weekend, the foam inserts were absolutely water logged. I have taken them apart to let everything dry, new dual stage foams will be here tomorrow. That being said, is there any way to fully seal a wheel so that the foams aren’t getting wet? Are 3d printed inserts the way to go? Thank you.

 

[Ritz413]

Took the scx6 out for the first time over the weekend, the foam inserts were absolutely water logged. I have taken them apart to let everything dry, new dual stage foams will be here tomorrow. That being said, is there any way to fully seal a wheel so that the foams aren’t getting wet? Are 3d printed inserts the way to go? Thank you. View attachment 275963View attachment 275964View attachment 275965

Everything has trade offs. Silicone adds a fair amount of rotational weight to the wheels. Foams you have to take out as you have and let dry. Completely sealed won't squish and grab the rocks as well. Kind of gotta figure which inconvenience is your favorite.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

I just went threw this for some sweet water pics too.

3d printed or silicone inserts keep for having to disassemble the wheels after

 

[Ritz413]

With the driving you did, and the foams being soaked from spending that much time in the water it's probably also worthwhile to pull the diff covers and see how much water got in there. Maybe even clean and regrease. Adding some grease inside the passage where the axle shafts run will help keep it out as there are no seals to speak of.

 

[HPIguy]

I stopped playing in the wet for this reason, and the teardowns to clean and re-lube bearings, etc. The little bit of fun wasn't worth the huge amount of maintenance afterwards for me personally.

 

[Ritz413]

I stopped playing in the wet for this reason, and the teardowns to clean and re-lube bearings, etc. The little bit of fun wasn't worth the huge amount of maintenance afterwards for me personally.

I hear ya...I like this level of wet. Non vented wheels and tires, not up into the bearing, still makes a great pic.

 

[AjDale]

With the driving you did, and the foams being soaked from spending that much time in the water it's probably also worthwhile to pull the diff covers and see how much water got in there. Maybe even clean and regrease. Adding some grease inside the passage where the axle shafts run will help keep it out as there are no seals to speak of.

I actually did take the diff covers off, and it did have a little puddle of water. I cleaned them out real good and put fresh grease in. I added brass diff covers, brass spring retainers, brass wheel hex hubs, Treal esc and servo mount, reefs beast 2000, shock towers, and brass spring retainers. Got everything pretty cheap on amazon. I should grease inside the passage where the axles go like you said.

 

[AjDale]

Sounds like I just have to avoid water play… probably better that way, although it sure is fun. I appreciate everyone’s insight! Fairly new to the crawler game (tried it once before with 1/10 scale and didn’t care for it). Where is everyone buying scale parts like bungee cords, maybe some totes to put in my roof rack?

 

[Ritz413]

I expect 1/6 scale has less options for scale accessories. 1/10 and 1/24 have the lions share of the market and therefore the biggest aftermarket. 1/12 is recognized as dollhouse scale so there is wide variety of non rc market. I would try etsy, and ebay ....or have a go at making some things on your own. 3d print, scratch build with styrene, metal fab etc. Very rewarding, and you get exactly what you want...hopefully. not a scale add on, but this is a battery box scratch built from styrene because I had no options that fit the 3s batteries I own perfectly.

 

[Takumi_slayer]

Perhaps i missed it, but, do you vent your tires? If not, id highly recommend trying that.

On a 4.75" tire i run 2 vent holes, approx 2 to 3mm in diameter and at the 12 o clock and 6 o clock position. Centrifugal force keeps heavy water logging out, and any ingress you get you can easly squeeze of fling out without disassembly. On a large scx6 tires you may want to consider 3 to 4 holes

My trail trucks run single stage and they play in the water all the time

As others have said, silicones are heavy, and 3d print isnt cheap