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  • Sappo
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    • Feb 2020
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    #1

    Swing arm repair

    I think I should start a repair shop q&a thread, lol, been having that many problems with the tanks lately. This one is a doozy, was driving along a nice ridge when the t90 had a track lock up and over the side she went leaving a trail of fittings and more importantly a broke off swing arm on her way down to the bottom. Does anyone have a fix for this or would it be better to get a new lower hull Click image for larger version

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  • SoCalBobS
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    • May 2020
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    #2
    I ordered a swing arm from Toucan Hobby to replace one that broke on my Abrams. It took three weeks but they were very helpful in making sure they sent the correct one.
    The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!

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    • Sappo
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      #3
      I wish it was that easy, if you look closely you'll see the actual swing arm mount on the hull is broken, not sure if any repair will be robust enough

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      • Rubicon99
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        #4
        Originally posted by Sappo
        I wish it was that easy, if you look closely you'll see the actual swing arm mount on the hull is broken, not sure if any repair will be robust enough
        I can say I have never seen that kind of break on a T72/90 lower hull before and I have broken my fair share of them. Your best path is to simply buy a new stripped lower hull and swap everything over.

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        • Sappo
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          #5
          The top of that hill is actually about 15 to 20 feet above where she is laying and lots of stones on the way down, am talking to Toucan right now for a new lower hull and the complete fitting package, lost a lot in the undergrowth

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          • sclui56
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            • Mar 2021
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            #6
            Originally posted by Sappo
            The top of that hill is actually about 15 to 20 feet above where she is laying and lots of stones on the way down, am talking to Toucan right now for a new lower hull and the complete fitting package, lost a lot in the undergrowth
            Sorry for the damage. Be prepared on the delivered cost for replacement hulls. I recently inquired about a stripped 6.0+ Abrams hull and was quoted U$85. Good luck!

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            • Sureshot
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              • Jan 2020
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              #7
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              • Sappo
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                • Feb 2020
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                #8
                Have been quoted $100nz deliverd, I'll take that

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