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Synergy R/C Synergy N9 > Torque Tube Question with regards to the front and rear couplers
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Torque Tube Question with regards to the front and rear couplers..

Do both the front and rear coupler respectively go all the way down into the torque tube or are they meant to stop half way down or so? I am using a rubber mallet to tap them down, but just curious if they are suppose to go all the way down on the grooves or just part way, before i force it too.. Thanks again, should be my last question, about done with the build

If you dont succeed the first time, try and try again. With heli's keep on trying!
08-13-2006 Over year old.
 
 
RockDoc
Senior Heliman
Location: Middlesbrough, England

As far as I can remember you just tap them both in until they bottom out on the lip. Should both go in with fairly light tapping with a rubber mallet.

D.

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08-13-2006 Over year old.
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harveyhugo
Senior Heliman
Location: Cheshire, UK

Yeah, all the way down with the rubber mallet

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08-13-2006 Over year old.
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NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Cool

Cool, thanks...I was tapping using the rubber mallet on my counter top and it was going some of the ways, but seems to need alittle harder hit, so out to concrete and give it alittle harder smack. thanks all

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08-13-2006 Over year old.
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

dangit!

Well, during the build I toasted the torque tube trying to get the couplers on both sides, they were just way tight! I should of lubed them or sanded them down alitle. I was using a rubber mallet but they werent going down all the way, so I got alittle more argressive, the rest is kinda history, the bearings that were already installed on the torque tube got broken due to the constant hammering of trying to get the couplers on..

Synergy I sent you an email regarding where I can get a new torque tube and couplers, can you please check this and get back to me. Also regarding a tail hub/grip bearing that was either bad or I made bad. Just cant get parts in the us yet and bummed about this without even a crash! Other than that everything else has gone together great and fits perfectly! Look forward to hearing from you.

Greg

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08-14-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Synergy R/C 1
Heliman
Location: Asia

Email address

NOLONGERFLYING

We are sorry, we have not gotten any email from you. Along with another post here, you are the second one with emails not reaching us at all.

Please note that the proper email addresses to use are:

support@synergyrc.com - manned by TB, JK and Base Camp, primarily for technical support

us@synergyrc.com - manned by Synergy R/C US, primarily for orders, parts and shipment status etc. for North America

For other countries, please see www.synergyrc.com/contact.html

Synergy R/C Base Camp
08-14-2006 Over year old.
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IS Pilot
Senior Heliman
Location: Fremont, CA AMA#840804

On mine one side went on very easy, the other side required some effort. I used a pipe threading tool to clamp the tube (close to the end) put the tool on the work bench and gave the end a couple taps and it bottomed out very easy.

Hopefully Rick's has a fully stocked inventory of parts.
08-14-2006 Over year old.
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

They dont

They dont yet, that is why I am trying to get one fom JK or synergy, wrote them an email and hopefully they can take a credit card or paypal from me, kinda a bummer... I dont know what they made it quite so tight since you have another piece that tighens down on both side anyways, but regardless, I could of handled it better by sanding lightly and/or greasing it. Just a bummer since it wasnt even a crash... Just dumbness or just happened to get on that might of been a little big on side of the couplers groves... Both side were EXTREMELY tight for the first stage of inserting, when the groves came it can as imagine, alot tigheter and there lied my problem.. It was my dumbnes, I admit, just need to get a spare one which i am more than will to pay for!

I assume you contact synergy through email on the synergyrc web site and under the US and use that email link? That is what I did at least and hopefully they are monitoring these threads, which I am sure they have, since they have replied in the past.

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08-14-2006 Over year old.
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Thanks

Thanks Synergy for the quick awesome response, I will cut and paste my previous email to your guys site, not sure what address I used to you right now, I appreciate you promptness.. Just let me know how to get the parts and how to pay! It is coming now, awesome response time!!!

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08-14-2006 Over year old.
 
 
RockDoc
Senior Heliman
Location: Middlesbrough, England

Hi Greg,

Just PM'd you before reading this post. Sorry to hear about the torque tube. Hope you can get a replacement in the US soon. Great to hear that Synergy R/C are responding quickly to these problems.

D.

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Chuckie
Key Veteran
Location: Crofton Maryland, MHA member

NOLONGERFLYING,

Next time you attempt to install the couplers hold the collar in one hand and using the TT as a pool/billiards cue stick, like you are trying to masse the Q ball, use the weight and force from the TT to drive the ends into the TT. I used the side of the hammer head as a hard surface. On my TT one end was very easy to install, only required about 10 medium strikes, the other took more effort.

Good luck

Charles

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08-14-2006 Over year old.
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

only

only if I would of known before performing... I was pretty dang gentle on at it first, but if I had to do it again, which I have to when I get the new stuff. I will do alittle preping. Such as sanding and greasing to make sure it goes in nicely. Tis the only way I seem to learn is make errors.

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08-14-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Chuckie
Key Veteran
Location: Crofton Maryland, MHA member

NOLONGERFLYING,

There are slight differences in size of the couplers. Can you measure and post the size of the smooth portion of yours for comparison. I have a second kit and will measure them as well.

Charles

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08-15-2006 Over year old.
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

weird...

Weird, why would there be size differences? Is this a manufacturing problem?

I will TRY to remove them from the torque tube and give you the measurements when I get off work, when the new ones comes, whenever that might be, I will also take measurements as well..

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08-15-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Chuckie
Key Veteran
Location: Crofton Maryland, MHA member

I noticed on my machine one was easier to hammer than the other so I'm thinking there could be slight size differences, like 0.01mm or something. This is normal as they can be within the manufacturing tolerances specified by Synergy.

I worked on my friends machine today and here are the sizes I measured.

coupler 1
9.15
9.20

coupler 2
9.16
9.19

If yours measure close to these then you should be able to install the couplers without damaging the torque tube. Just take your time when installing them.

Charles

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08-15-2006 Over year old.
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Agreed

Agreed, there should be thresh-holds of manufacturing and I am sure mine were in them, but who knows... As stated if I could of turned around time, I would of done stuff different, but figured once lodged they would do down, but it didnt quite work that way. Once I get my new ones, i will take measurements and also make sure to address it differently.

If you dont succeed the first time, try and try again. With heli's keep on trying!
08-16-2006 Over year old.
 
 
QuickSilver
Veteran
Location: Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Torque tubes

If anyone else jams up their TT swing by your local hunting/sports store and pick up a couple of arrow shafts and cut them to the proper length.

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08-17-2006 Over year old.
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RockDoc
Senior Heliman
Location: Middlesbrough, England

Wish I could easily get some arrow shafts over here in the UK. I'm planning on making up some spare torque tubes using aluminium tubing from B&Q at less than £2 like I have done on all my other tube drive heli's in the past. I think Synergy's £15.99 for a tube and £24.99 for the torque tube assembly is a bit excessive...

D.

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Stu.
Veteran
Location: Abrakebabra Kebab shop

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I think Synergy's £15.99 for a tube and £24.99 for the torque tube assembly is a bit excessive...


Are you kidding? its a tenner cheaper than the raptor torques tubes, and about 30 quid cheaper than the Miniature Aircraft UK rip off merchant.

Needs to be put in perspective i think.

Stu
08-17-2006 Over year old.
 
 
NOLONGERFLYING
Veteran
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Got

Got a new torque tube in with new couplers, day and night difference between the one I broke and the new one, the couplers went in SO much easier, I tested the old couplers first and they were to thick. Actually the new couplers were silver and not anodized black, i think that black andoizaation made the thickness difference and caused it to be to tight of fit. So a note to people building there torque tube if you see that the couplers are to thick you might want to lightly sand off the black anodization and you will get alot better fit, I also used some greese as well.

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08-19-2006 Over year old.
 
 
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