Is this part supposed to be bent or is it just me?

[DavidB1126]

Traxxas 2wd aluminum bell crank. Used it before and going to put it back on. Is this center bar supposed to be bent or is it just me?

Like where the screws are it's like a little bent then goes straight.

 

[ahr43]

The crossbar on my bellcrank assembly is dead flat. No bend at either end eye.

Just got back in from the shop looking at it on my Rustler. 'AC'

 

[DavidB1126]

I tried to bend it back but didn't work. So I am going to the the plastic bar off of the plastic bellcrank and put it on the aluminum one.

I have another aluminum bellcrank from Atomik rc on Amazon but I can't find the bushing for it (different size than the TRX aluminum one)

For the fun of it why not just spray paint the plastic center bar. To somewhat match the bellcrank.

 

[Traxxas]

Traxxas 2wd aluminum bell crank. Used it before and going to put it back on. Is this center bar supposed to be bent or is it just me? View attachment 158888
Like where the screws are it's like a little bent then goes straight.

No

 

[Mtbmatty]

I tried to bend it back but didn't work. So I am going to the the plastic bar off of the plastic bellcrank and put it on the aluminum one. View attachment 158889
I have another aluminum bellcrank from Atomik rc on Amazon but I can't find the bushing for it (different size than the TRX aluminum one) View attachment 158890
For the fun of it why not just spray paint the plastic center bar. To somewhat match the bellcrank. View attachment 158891

The paint was a nice touch

 

[Traxxas]

The paint was a nice touch

Do you know anyone that has a hydraulic plot press

 

[DavidB1126]

The paint was a nice touch

It is. It's not on completely like a lexan body but it works. If the paint fades off I'm not that worried.

As you see I scratched the bottom and the paint faded off.

 

[Traxxas]

It is. It's not on completely like a lexan body but it works. If the paint fades off I'm not that worried.

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As you see I scratched the bottom and the paint faded off.

You'll be fine you can't even see it that much

 

[Slick2500]

I use the one out of the Slash 4x4 instead of the standard one because I like that the servo saver is integrated into the bell crank instead of having to use the servo mounted servo savers.

 

[bill_delong]

Back when I used to race the Spec Slash class, we'd break these all the time, and not uncommon to see aluminum upgrades bend, some of us would make ackermann bars out of delrin which would be more durable and still offer some flex without breaking.

 

[YOUR_DJ]

Traxxas 2wd aluminum bell crank. Used it before and going to put it back on. Is this center bar supposed to be bent or is it just me? View attachment 158888
Like where the screws are it's like a little bent then goes straight

I'm not sure, but I don't think that should be bent.