by HomeRacingWorld » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:02 am
In the article he wrote:
The effectiveness of simple adjustment, treatment and upgrading needs to be explored - so, stage two; up to the club for some leg-stretching laps to compare the ScaleAuto around our six-lane analogue Carrera circuit. The first thing I did was pop the axle out and test-fit a couple of Fly brass axle-bushes into the chassis - they snapped in perfectly, so I decided to rebuild the axle in the car, putting in a couple of thin washers while I was there, to reduce the rear axle play down to about 0.5mm. Removing the wheels from the axle to get rid of the original plastic bushes was a lot easier than it can be with Scalextric or similar, as the ScaleAuto axles don't have knurled ends, but feature something more like splines. So, wheels off and axle back in the car, spacers and wheels back on (with a smidge of contact adhesive for security), adjust for width and play then leave to dry for 10 to 15 minutes. After popping the entire axle out again, I was able to put the whole assembly into the club RSM machine for a careful truing before heading off to the track.
So I suppose I am taking it as they are plastic.