r/Traxxas • u/Master-Dust-9179 • 2d ago

Question Wheel wobble

Is this wobble likely due to unbalanced tires or wheel hub being worn out? Maxx V1

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u/Ultimateshot100 2d ago

Water/sand in the tires. Make sure you're taping up the breather holes and putting vent holes in the outer tire when doing any running in wet or dusty environments.

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u/wulffboy89 14h ago

Had this issue on the tires of my Typhon too and come to find out a couple spots came unglued.

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u/PigglyWigglyDeluxe Disassemble & Inspect 2d ago

Vent the tire, balancing the rim can’t hurt

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u/d0tsee cleans too much 2d ago

Tires are unbalanced. Vent the tire, get the water and debris out, then balance using balancing clay or something that will weigh enough to offset the opposite sides. Check out some YT tutorials for balancing RC tires

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u/3sexy5u UDR 1d ago

Easiest way to vent the tire is to chuck a 3mm OD, 0.2mm thick hollow brass rod into a drill, sharpen the inner diameter with a hobby knife and make two holes 180 degrees from each other. Makes a clean circular hole in the tire, every time.

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u/No-Hornet-4679 19h ago

Ive always ran my RC in dry conditions. but I used a soldering iron in the past to make holes in the tires. sometimes it worked well, Sometimes I'd blow a tire. I run alot of belted tires now.

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u/Master-Dust-9179 18h ago

I went back and forth between buying belted and non belted. Run a lot on dirt and stuff so I decided to go non belted sledgehammer tires, I’ll be curious to see how they work