by RobotGT
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by CaboWabo
We’ve already prepared our rim backings and created our “nubbed” rim, so we can just dive right in and get this done quickly. First, let’s slide our gear back on to the axle, leave it at center – it’s okay if it floats around for now. Grab a rim backing with the pre-drilled hole and fit it on to the axle just up to where the tip of the axle is flush with the front of the rim backing. We may need to take our drill bit and file the holes bigger or more straight. If our holes get to big and allows the rim to slip on and off the axle too easily, just use a little piece of paper or tape like in the “wrap” method to shim it up and tighten the fit. Our goal is to get the rim backing as straight as possible when mounting, and make sure it’s tight fitting. When we are satisfied, take the rim back off, dip the tip of the axle in super glue and mount the rim and let it dry. Now that the rim has dried on to the axle, let’s go ahead and glue the gear on to the rim backing. As always, make sure it is even.
by CaboWabo
Looking at the holes in the backing of the rims, we see the holes are much too big for the rear axle or the front pins. Because we want different functions for the front and rear set of rims, we’ll start off with the rear set and make our way up to the front set as we go along.
First things first, we’re going to need to fill these holes on all 4 rim backings with epoxy, like show in the image. Make sure it’s filled completely with no air pockets in it, trim any excess with the hobby knife and leave over night to dry completely.
by CaboWabo
Along the way in this tutorial, we’ll not only discuss how to install the alloy rims, but we’ll note a few of the differences between the rims themselves – as well as the various suggested installation methods. Now let’s begin.
First, let’s take a look at the parts we’ll be needing to get the job done*:
(the asterisk denotes a difference, we’ll discuss this just below)
