Kyosho Optima Mid Custom Special... light restoration... part one

Part 1 restoring my Kyosho Optima Mid Custom Special. In this first part I split the top deck and the chassis from the driveline and soak in the tub (the chassis - not me). I also drain and clean the shocks and reassemble with fresh oil and adjustment collars (both left over from my Optima Mid 60th Worlds Edition kit). Reuse and recycle where possible!
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[@jamesstrutt2208]

As Wade mentioned it’s probably the hex that’s worn, especially if it’s been spinning over the axle. It’s a tapered fit, and will require the wheel to be fitted and tightened to push the hex onto the taper. Good luck with the resto. 👍 Enjoying your vids.

[@rc-fannl7364]

The hexes have no pin, it's just press fit when tightening the wheel nut, making the alu hex "grab" onto the axle. I think the re-release uses different ones, but I'd need to check

[@wadeskelton7585]

So that rear hex spinning on the outdrive is probably due to the hex being worn itself rather than the outdrive - that said it could still tighten up when everything goes back together clean - good luck you’ve got someone’s mess on your hands but it’s definitely a car worth saving!!!

[@lrmbvv]

nice work, would be interesting to see the new screws, and how the diffs were, how bad etc, I recently bought new gear diffs for a car, prefer over ball diffs for some reason, I worry about how tight or un-tight is adjusted a ball diff