Yeah, I will be using locknuts of some sort for the final assembly so that the arms can move reasonably freely.
On 7/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > looking at your 3 pictures, i am curious as to how freely the suspension > arms move. i see the bolt head, then the arm a washer then the wood block. i > > would think that the bolt holes would be sightly larger than the bold and > either have a bushing with a lip (?) or a piece of tubing (brass) to allow > the bolt to move easier allowing for the suspension to move more freely. > > are you making the nut and bolt tight so it doesn't come loose, but makes > it harder for the support arms to move? what about using one of them mixed > nuts (not sure of the proper name) where they are metal on the outside like > a regular nut but on the threaded inside it's like a hard nylon. they might > allow for the nut to be tight, but not where you have to crush everything > between the bolt head and nut, or just double nut it. > > Chris, > _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) > > > > -- Clark in Georgia M4 Sherman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
