11-14-2005, 10:57 AM
Tex Wrote:I think you have the parts mixed up as to exactly what part we are talking about. At least it seems that way because the steering bump stop brace does not hold any hinge pins in place
It doesn't hold them but the pins rest against it. The ends of the pins are captured between the steering stop and skid plate.
Go to this explode view http://www.traxxas.com/products/nitro/re..._front.pdf
and zoom in on the skid plate area and you will see the "pocket" the pin ends sit in. The top of the pocket is closed off by the "blocks" that molded into the steering stop brace. With the brace removed the area above the pins is loose and the pins are subject to possible damage. I know Snake says his pins haven't bent, but it doesn't mean they won't. By letting the pins move in an upward direction, it puts stress on the arms and the mount at the other end of the pins, which is the bulkhead housing.