Axle carrier question

[ryan93civic]

I am not new to Traxxas products but the Summit platform is new to me. I was going through the truck and tightening some screws when I got to the pivot ball caps part 5378x The threaded screws behind the blue rubber dust caps. I snugged all of them down and when I went to drive I had no steering, so I went back and backed the ball caps out some and steering is back.
My question to you guys is just how tight/snug should those pivot ball caps be? Front and rear.
Thank you.

[jamann]

I am not new to Traxxas products but the Summit platform is new to me. I was going through the truck and tightening some screws when I got to the pivot ball caps part 5378x The threaded screws behind the blue rubber dust caps. I snugged all of them down and when I went to drive I had no steering, so I went back and backed the ball caps out some and steering is back.
My question to you guys is just how tight/snug should those pivot ball caps be? Front and rear.
Thank you.

Just enough to remove the excess slop .I tighten them then back them off just a little bit

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[ksb51rl]

An eighth to a quarter turn out is how much I back them out.
If all boots and plugs are intact, that area will hold powdered graphite. I have found with its use you can get the caps a bit tighter and still steer.

[ryan93civic]

Thanks for the help. Learn something new everyday.

[4WDISLIFE]

Yes very helpful. I was just wondering about this myself.