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T-jet Chassis Cleaning Examples

Here I will show you some simple steps to help make your t-jet
chassis run smoothly. I am not putting together a racing chassis so
you will not see any of those steps here. Also, I am not going to show
everything in detail. This is just for you to get some ideas that you
may apply to your own cleaning process.
I assume you already know how to take the chassis apart, so, I will
start at putting it back together.

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First I start with the chassis.
There are many ways to clean it, but for simplicity
I wiped it clean with a kleenex.

Next I clean the brush contacts.
I start by gently pushing the brush contacts up from
underneath with my finger. At the same time
I run a Dremel wire wheel over the top of the contact
I am cleaning. This area gets full of dirt
and used burnt oil dust.

Since I could not hold the chassis, dremel tool, and
the camera at the same time...
I am just showing the dremel wire wheel cleaning
the top of the contact.


On the bottom side of the chassis, I cleaned the contact area where the pickup will connect to the chassis. This area is often dirty and needs to be cleaned in order to make a good contact.	I clean the brushes in two steps First, I scrape off the excess burned on oil and resedue with an X-acto knife


In Step 2 of my brush cleaning I get the rest of the oil/dirt resedue off by rubbing the brush on an ink pen eraser. Remember to use a brush that has a lot of life left on it.	Before I put the back axle assembly together I inspect the crown gear for defects


I then push the back axle into the chassis rear axle holes. Make sure your axle is straight by rolling it on a flat surface. I always push my axle in from the opposite side of the crown gear slot, so I do not damage the crown gear. If you push it in from the same side as the crown gear slot, you can damage the crown gear when it's teeth smash into the chassis crown gear slot wall.	Next I put on the back hubs with a small wheel press that you can buy at a hobbyshop or race track. My press was modified so it will not damage the outside of the hubs when they are pressed into place. The hub press is not shown here. I will put a JPG picture of the wheel press up on this site soon.