e-clip for shock shaft

[wolfen]

i was wondering if anyone could tell me what size is the e-clip that goes on the shockshaft inside the shock body one of mine snap


thanx wolfen

[sickboy]

hi well we all have this at moment time or another the best thing you can do is take one of the the good shocks apart and then take the c clip to your LHS they should be able to help that's what i did but if you want to save the inevitable that is the shocks giving up on you i advise to get some fg shocks they fit check this post fsracing4wd.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=suspension&action=display&thread=47
hope that helps you

[wolfen]

not really i dont have the money for new shocks so i thought id just pick up some extra e-clip
so im just trying to find out if they are 3mm or not

[sickboy]

hi ive just come back from the shed for u and they are 3mm i had to take one of my old shock apart no worries hope you can get them at your LHS

[wolfen]

no im ordering them from a main hobbies when i order my rims/tires just waiting for the ok from the wife ;D

[rallyfinnen]

I glued the pistons to the shafts using epoxy glue to prevent this. Clips and everything baked in glue.
So far so good..

Not really visible in the pic, but i dipped the end of the shaft in glue, put on the piston,
and then added some glue on top before I locked with the clip.




In my opinion, the axial play of the piston on the shaft is not good for the control of the wheel movement. The glue fills this gap too.

Filled the shocks with FG 5000 oil, might be on the thick side. I have a theory that the shocks can be a bit hard for maximum grip and handling on a soft surface (grass/sand), and need to be a bit softer on a hard and rough surface..

[rallyfinnen]

After some use i concluded that the epoxy glue was not strong enough.
Having the shocks apart to fix a leak now, so I'm using 'chemical metal' this time.

[sti40z]

i have jumped my fs mt many times and apon repairing have found that i have snaped my e clips in half. this is a crap design[ a theaded shaft with a nylok nut as in better trucks, would be much better]
try old school and put some fuel line 1/8' long on the pistion shaft before you put it in the pistion body and then put 1/4 ' of fuel line on the pistion shaft externally 'this will limit the shocks travel and stop it from smashing on its limits and self destructing

[rallyfinnen]

I used o-rings for this instead of fuel lines.
I actually have another idea if the chemical metal fails, and that is to use c-clips (correct name?)

[wolfen]

isnt there any threaded shafts out there that fit that we could use with the FS shocks

[rallyfinnen]

Not that i know of.. hard to know what fits until you have the exact measurements, or the part in your hand..
I think I did the 'ultimate' solution to the clip-problem.. I split some 4mm washers in half, put them in the lower groove adn then tig-welded them back together!
The upper one is still the normal e-clip, but i think this one is not so sensitive to breaking, usually the lower one that goes first from hard landings, right?