Re: SCOTT MONTGOMERY TRX-1 info !
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:19 am
ScottS Montgomery wrote:Paul,Lonestar wrote:This is freakin' awesome! Thanks for taking the time to do this for us
Can you please ask your dad if he had a "works every time" method to do his shocks? I am struggling to get a good result out of the one I'm rebuilding now
Thanks!
Paul
Yes I have an answer to your shock question.
The main key is to use green slime on the o-ring and spacers before you assemble the shocks,this is very important to the shocks being very smooth and very little sticktion of the shock rods. I think associated stills sells this under thier brand, if not it may be MIP.If you really want the best diff use this on the thrust bearing and it will stay smooth for ever,but dont put it on the diff gear balls! use only the white silicone grease.
Great Racing
Scott Montgomery
thanks for your answer, I feel priviledged
Yes, Green Slime is still the hot ticket for ANY shock o-ring since Cliff Lett brought it to RC from motoX in the 80's, and AE still sell it by the bucketload. I had no idea these could be used on a diff thrust bearing, but I'll give it a shot 
I struggled to build my shocks but I think I found "a" method... like the AE shocks, the teflon spacers need to be sanded down a bit to allow for a smoother shock (ie less friction from the o-ring). It was mostly the filling/bleeding that I found painful (it took me several hours to get them right) but once I understood the diaphragms needed to be seated in the caps first, it was ok, I was hoping you'd have some tips n tricks on that step . I need to update my thread btw with all the learnings, I'm just short on time as I need to get the car ready for raceday saturday and I barely had time to paint a body for it yesterday - end of the digression
Additionnally, we'd really, really like to see pics and pics and pics of your ride(s)
Welcome to the forum!
Paul