Can someone measure a wing tube for me please????

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Can someone measure a wing tube for me please????

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Can someone accurately measure the length of an RC10 wing tube for me please, both sets i have are wedged into the bulkheads and i fear damaging them if thet are pulled out with to much force!

Thankyou :D

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The wing tube's diameter is 3/16" or close to 5mm.

The wing tube's length is 2-3/64" or around 52mm.

I wouldn't worry about damaging them when you pull them out. Use a cloth in between the pliers and tube if you're afraid of leaving tool marks on them. I didn't need to do this, however, I am going to clean, polish and seal mine before I re-install them.

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Re: Can someone measure a wing tube for me please????

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there are 2 different length wing tubes, depending on which bulkhead you have.

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The tubes I mentioned are for the cadillac era car/ A stamp car.

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I need the later ones please, team car etc :D

Thanks for taking the time to measure yours for me, mine are really really wedged in to the bulkheads, i have tried in vain to remove them!

This set is for my old is new car which has a protech body and rpm bulkhead if that makes any difference for length etc?

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if you can take the tower off the bulkhead, and you have a drill, you can chuck the tubing in the drill chuck and wiggle/twist the chuck and bulkhead, the tubes should come out without marring up the tubing.

you are basically using the drill chuck as a 'handle' and the three jaws prevents you from marring up the tubing or collapsing it.

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wing tubes are tight at times and are just pressed into bulkhead . Try putting the bulkhead and tubes in boilng water that should free them up. But if you mess them up try these.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXS020&P=7

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I wish someone would reply to my battery strap thread. Yeah - off-topic. But I'm now sorta jealous that this thread is getting more attention than the simple question that I asked for. :(

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dragnse7en wrote:I wish someone would reply to my battery strap thread. Yeah - off-topic. But I'm now sorta jealous that this thread is getting more attention than the simple question that I asked for. :(
Try posting in the wanted thread. I just looked in the parts box I have and no strap or I would send it to ya for free.

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rctenracer wrote:
dragnse7en wrote:I wish someone would reply to my battery strap thread. Yeah - off-topic. But I'm now sorta jealous that this thread is getting more attention than the simple question that I asked for. :(
Try posting in the wanted thread. I just looked in the parts box I have and no strap or I would send it to ya for free.
Thank you for your feedback.

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the long tubes on the first run bulkhead is about 2.4" long. Close enough for the application.

the link above from tower on the 3/16" tubing is a direct fit.

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Thanks for the tips guys :D

I doubt very much i would of thought of those ways to remove them!

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