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Replacement Ball-Ends for the Avante 2011

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So i recently build a Avante and have been driving it arround the house but the ball-ends just keep failing.
When building the kit they already seemed to have too much play, and pinching them in the press only does so much.

Are there any replacements that are a direct fit? Or could this be covered under warranty?

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I never seen that before. I would def contact tamiya and tell them that it is defective. Otherwise purchase a new arm parts tree. 

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I have. This was an issue back in the day. Some fixes included placing a small washer under the affixing screw above the ball to prevent it from full pulling off. Dirt/grit/wear only made it worse, hence Tamiya offered rubber covers back then (part no. 53035):

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Later versions of the chassis used a more reliable plastic arm/metal ball arrangement which was even included as part of the 53038 Avante Carbon Graphite Chassis Set. When I build my runner, I plan to use plastic rods ends like I use on my four-linked Clod Busters. Traxxas makes some but I haven't tested them for fitment/articulation yet. They might not be a beautiful or exotic looking but I take function over form every time.

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I've looked for those covers but can't find them anywhere sadly.. i suppose they never re-released these?
Also i've been hearing about those Traxxas and Fastrax substitutes but i can't seem to find the correct sizes, is it common practice to just drill and tap them?

1 hour ago, Rb4276 said:

I never seen that before. I would def contact tamiya and tell them that it is defective. Otherwise purchase a new arm parts tree. 

I send my local 'tamiya agent' a e-mail with pictures and hope it's covered, looked the prices up for the original ones and it's not pretty.


Also i did find some cheap chinese ones with the exact measurements, i ordered some but i'm doubtful they'll be better then Tamiya's

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I have had the same issue, popping off or wearing after very minimal and light use. I think the part is just sub standard and incredibly over priced.

I haven't been running my Avante for some time so don't have anything specific I can recommend however there seem to be plenty of ball ends available mostly used by crawlers.

 

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So i did eventually contact the seller and he's looking into it, but he couldn't make any promises as he's dependend on Tamiya aswell. 
Also found some cheap replacements on Ebay but i can't imagine these being better then Tamiya's but we'll see, always good to have spares anyway!

Not pleased with how Tamiya's agents handle warranty though, this is the second time they just make it someone else's problem.

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