Coming from Hudy is a truggy and truck-specific 30-45mm variant of they adjustable ride height gauge. The twist-design tool allows for easy and convenient ride height adjustment in precise 1mm increments. The gauge is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, it comes black anodised for wear and looks and sports laser-engraved markings to allow for easy reading of the selected ride height values.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Coming from T-Works is their new bearing cleaner. The tool allows to easily and conveniently clean new or used bearings by simply placing them in the container’s metal insert, drop the insert into the container and add a good amount of cleaning agent, such as motor or brake cleaner. After closing the container, thorough shaking will loosen and remove grease, dust, dirt and grime, leaving noting but perfectly cleaned bearings that are ready for a new coat of oil or grease.
Coming from Hudy is their new accessories and LED pit lamp aluminium tray. The ultra-compact work tray houses Hudy’s optional LED pit lamp and also offers three additional compartments for an assortment of other parts such as traction compound, CA glu or oil bottles, grease containers, tools and more. Also available is a machined opening to take a 1/10th gear differential during building, setup or maintenance. The precision-machined and black coated tray incorporates a clever, adjustable smart phone holder and it is available now.
ARC have introduced their new bulkhead alignment tool specially designed for the needs of the R11 touring car. Using the tool will ensure a fully parallel front and rear bulkhead assembly with the result being reduced chassis tweak end lower natural drivetrain drag to do eliminating friction of the transmission axles. Included in the set are the CNC-machined alloy bulkhead block as well as two steel shafts.
Coming from OfficinaRC, a new project of Monaco RC, is the Forza diff hardness tester. The device is meant to be the smallest diff tester to date and it was developed especially for 1/10th and Mini-Z size vehicles. The taster is powered via any USB output and it comes including a 1/10th scale compatible adapter with a Mini-Z-style coupler being available separately. Its design allows to measure diff hardness of both installed and stand alone units and thanks to its compact 86x38x29mm dimensions and the low weight of 85g it is easy to store and transport.
View the 1/10th scale and Mini-Z adapters here
Muchmore have introduced their new Diff Analyzer device, a tool to measure the hardness of gear and ball differentials. The handy tool is powered by any regular USB output and it was designed to measure the hardness of 1/8th, 1/10th and 1/12th scale diffs by simply connecting the device with the diff outdrive or diff hub, locking the main or diff gear and then hitting the analyzer’s power button. The 5 digit high precision display displays the diff hardness, allowing to measure and compare hardnesses to ensure the most accurate diff action. The device measures 86x38x28.5mm, it weighs in at 84.3g and it requires an additional micro 5-pin USB cable for operation.
Corner Speed RC and MonacoRC have introduced the EU limited edition turnbuckle tool that will fit Xray T4’15 to ’19 as well as Yokomo BD8’18 and BD9 kits. Base on the very popular previous variant, the new tool features a laser engraved logo for professional looks. Two marking letters – X and Y – representing Xray and Yokomo have also been added, making it easier to identify the two different ball cup holder slots. Every single tool has been manually matched for the smoothest operation. Even more special, MonacoRC will offer a limited free custom name engraving service for the first buyers.
T-Works have introduced their new 8mm spring steel turnbuckle wrench. Coming with a hardened high-quality tool tip and a black coated handle, the tool offers exceptional durability and a low weight. Laser-etched markings and T-Works logos help with easy identification of the correct size.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
