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Unread 20-06-2006, 11:29
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Re: Vex Tank Tread Screw Problems

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Originally Posted by Jake Lewis
We've been trying to make the Vex tank treads work, and we've run into a problems. The one-inch screws seem to be too short to extend all the way through the mounting holes on the bogey wheels and still go through a metal plate and a nut, even though this is what the instructions show to do. Has anyone else had this problem, or do we have defective kits, or are we just missing something obvious?
These bogey wheels have a counter-bore on one side, they are not symetric. It is likely you have just installed them backwards. Try reversing them, and see if the screws will work now.

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