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if you already have the shocks and just need to rebuild them, you can just buy O-rings and reuse the plastic parts. you can get the rings in lots of places, I usually buy them in large qty's from mcmaster-carr. 1/8" ID, 1/4" OD. O-rings (orange) 9396K11 $3.55/25

the snap rings do wear out and don't snap that well any more after a while...

depends on your method of extraction and installation. Carefully done, there really is no reason for them to 'wear out'. if you consistently bend them past the yield point, maybe 3-4 times?

Hi arndogg, What you are describing is not a diff problem, it sounds more like your pinion gear is pressing against the spur gear to tight. It is best practice to use to #4 aluminium washers under the M3 motor screws (as in the manual). This provides a larger surface area and this way should not all...

When you have the truck on a stand do the rears spin somewhat freely? If not you have the rear wheels cranked down way to much plus what the other reply said look into that also.

For those that didn't want to read the long message I posted here's the short version I found the identical set of O-rings that they use for Team Associated shocks on eBay here's the link a bag of 100 cost the same as a bag of eight that you buy at the hobby shop they're exactly the same and work gr...

arndogg wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2019 4:21 pm Are the internals in the 7482 V2 rears the same as the original rear shock? would it be possible to just swap the threaded bodies and bottom seal caps while I rebuild my old ones?

The 7482 V2 shocks bodies will work . Just have to use the V2 spacer for the red O-rings .