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Thread: Zelos strut sleeve bearings change

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    Default Zelos strut sleeve bearings change

    dear friends, i'd like to check and maybe change the strut slave berings...
    how to?
    i've take off strut from hull and now?
    i think i have to remove the 12mm dice around the ball joint but it's blocked...
    am i right?
    thanx to all
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    The ball is threaded. Unscrew it. Carefull drilling out the brass sleeve the drill bit will want to grab.

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    Sorry but i do not understand well...
    What i have to unscrew?
    What i have to drill? The bearing to pull it out? From where?
    It is crazy no pics all over the web.. damn...
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    Unscrew the ball. I used a paper towel and pliers. If you want to pull the sleeve out you might be able to tap it out with a punch but I drilled mine with a drill bit.

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    And the "dice" should unscrew too.

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    wow so difficult...
    anyway from where i have to unscrew the ball?
    the dice is blocked... crc and a lighter to make it hot just done.. no way...
    i've some brand new sleeve bearings... maybe they don't fit...
    i've start this job coz i found a black stripe at the end of the drive shaft...
    HPR 115 kevlar bulletproof @90mph, MHZ Rapid carbonfiber, Bingo Race Minieco
    Futaba AIR TX/RX system with telemetry

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