hey highway,
have done the acetone but never to reuse tires. no harmful side affects?
thnx
todd

Don't use it on abs plastic and some of the old orange losi wheels. Let the acetone do the work...do not prematurely pull the tires off the wheel because you may still cause damage to the tires.

I purchased a gallon poured it into a a large tupperware with a lid (it evaporates very quickly).

Regards,
highwayracer

How I've used it was to pour about an inch in the bottom of a bucket(/lid) and support the tires but sitting them on something to elevate the tires/wheels above the liquid. The fumes actually work faster than immersing them in the liquid but I have never reused the tires...these were mostly just to regain some rims. The tires seemed to harden but they were allready hard so maybe it was just my imagination. But as long as you say they don't hurt the tires I'll give it a try for the tires. Updates later.
Todd

or you could buy the nice set of adapters made by yokomo.

I happen to have a set for sale PM me if you like to go that way. Or PM me if you get the tires off; include a pic and maybe I buy them of you

Mr.Ed,
you got yourself a pm
Todd

this is what they look like, screws are included and they fit the conical type axles of those days ( not the modern axles of RB5 and ZX5)

Nice car, but before yoy race it I would seriously advise buying a set of shock towers out of carbon fibre. http://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/ james instone front shock mount 1 is the best as it not only protects the front gearbox casing it also is a lot stronger than the standard design items. The rear is also worth getting as well.

Spares are now so scarce if you can find then buy them. also on fibre lyte have made carbon fibre pivot blocks so would be worth asking them if they can make them for you. They have them but are not listed, and are listed unde james' name.

Hi Mr Ed! I just got a lazer myself. The front right arm is cracked. What tamiya arms were you referring to here?

That'd be DF03 arms , but it gets a bit more complicated I found.
You'll need lazer ZX-5 C-carriers and knuckles also: the originals won't fit.
The C-arriers and knuckles came in the same parts set, but do check the pictures in this thread closely before you buy or order:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6022&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
I'm quite sure it's ZX-5 parts, but could be TF-5 also

The C-carriers dont have a top link mount position: you need to get the kingpin-ball and correct size cup. The bottom kingpin is recessed in the C-carrier also and your original kingpin is too short and too wide to fit.
If you're still ready to go for it: you can find the ZX-5 manual online at kyosho usa. that should give you all partnr's.
Good luck

I got a box full of arms with a couple of lazers I bought ages ago, probably some spares in there somewhere if you can't convert any newer stuff

Hey '69
how about an update? You got the drive train working properly yet?

Thanx for the concern MrEd and will have to get back with you about parts purpletimbo, I'll be needing some stuff. Updates are as far as I've taken it apart...Got a bunch of stuff in a box with stuff that I'm not sure of getting it back together right . One of those great ideas of tearing more than one apart at a time then getting sidetracked and everything sitting there getting scooped up and set in a box. Hate doing things this way but the doc released me back to work the next week and there it sat. With boxes of stuff all around that seem to not frustrate me as much as things I have no clues about do . I was in the midst of taking the front end apart as far as I needed to to find out the info you guys were giving me in the 'things to look for' dept. when I decided to get my soldering up to speed so I could go at it without hesitations...but I hesitated . It was actually one of the ones I was going to delve into this weekend if it rains. I could use the box for other projects(LOL). Will clue you in once I get it all apart and see if there is any obvious pieces not right.
Todd

center shaft one-way bearing: that's your first item to check: make sure that rolls freely fwd and grabs the shaft when turned backwards

I believe he stated that the front belt does not spin backward when he spins the front wheels backward. I think the front diff assembly is propably the culprit. I would check the diff outdrives for set screws (as previosly stated) to see if it has a gear diff, and to see if the outdrives are tight. If there are no set screws on the out drives, then he has a ball diff (he did state that the front end has differential action) and it propably needs a rebuild (we all know what happens to pulleys when the diff is run really loose . It may be as simple as the front diff is just loose, but it should be rebuilt anyways.-Jeff