Thanks for sharing. It's good to know what to expect when doing an upgrade and you pointed out some very important stuff. As for your drive shaft issue you could re-tap the threads with a tap set. As long as you know the thread size it's not that much for a metric tap set. Great video ...
In your opinion, how necessary is it to do the upgrades? Is it more for the cool factor, or to address inherent weaknesses in the buggy? I have the rig on order and have noted that every one of the upgrades is currently out of stock. This is a second hobby for me, and I'd rather not have to dump a ton of money into the rig if it works reasonably well as is.
I've had my first feiyue for about a year and a half, the only parts on it that are not stock are the electronics and the rear drive shaft. In that time the only thing I have broken is the rear axle case and rear axle, and that was because the vehicle rolled down a pretty steep hill and smashed into a tree. I'd say it's pretty durable overall, though I'm sure a higher speed crash into a tree or other hard object would smash it up a bit. I've done a little bit of jumping with it too, although nothing huge. It has handled it quite well. You can actually see the video of when it rolled down a hill and broke the rear axle here: th-cam.com/video/VZajHdPfa5c/w-d-xo.html
Void X RC I did see the video where it went over the side - would've been hard on anything. Thanks for your reply and for the videos. They've helped me make an informed decision. I'll be changing the esc, receiver, and servo as I have spares on hand, but that's mainly so I can use my preferred DX4 radio. The rest will remain stock unless something gets broken.
Hola!, tengo el mismo coche y he comprado los mismos amortuguadores traseros , pero son muy lentos en subir y bajar , incluso se queda pillado a la mitad y ni sube ni baja , como has hecho para que amortigue como el tuyo?
@@VoidXRC The only improvement I can see on mine is there is no dirt getting in the springs to make it hard to adjust. I have tried 30w up to 70w and I didnt even feel a difference. When you put oil in them do you fill them almost up with the shaft extended and then reassemble?
I gotta be honest, this truck is so light, other than driveshafts most upgrades arent needed. I beat the bag out of my virhuck v01 and the only wear is the tires and driveshaft trunion holes. Otherwise no breakage running 2s lipo and multiple 4 hour bash sessions.
Awesome that you haven't broken anything. I tend to be over cautious building up stuff something. But I also ended up with wheels that are quite a bit heaver than the stock ones so I like the beefier driveshafts.
It's been awhile so I can't quite remember but it was in the range of 25-50 weight. It performs pretty well, a little bit bouncy still. I'd guess that means the weight is probably on the lower end.
For going to brushless you need to replace the electronics(servo, esc/receiver) and the motor. Here's one of my videos on doing the conversion: th-cam.com/video/wbfb6Tmdgyo/w-d-xo.html
I know this video is 4 years old but this could help people buying upgrades now. If you have any trouble with screws not going in, just get yourself the proper tap & run it through. Im a tool maker so i can make these parts & they drill & tap the screw hole before they bore the bigger hole so it will leave a bur on the threads. A good tool maker would run a tap back through so make sure theres nothing blocking it up. Unfortunately these are cnc parts & are run by glorified button pushers who either dont know any better or just don't care.
Hey, I've seen a few of your videos and love your content. But I have got a question. I have a wltoys a959 with the 390 size motor that has dif problems. I was thinking on buying a fy03 kit and transferring the electronics from the a959 to the fy03. Do you think it would work? Even with some customization?
Thanks! The esc/receiver combit will fit ok, however I don't know the amp rating for it and I think it might struggle with the heavier vehicle. I wouldn't be too surprised if the esc ended up frying after some use. Also I think the servo for the a959 is a bit smaller than the one for the fy03 so that would need to be modded a bit.
@ Void X RC Bro, Do u have a video for upgrade rear gear box? Mine is so stiff..i have no idea y...and my right tyre is anti clockwise and left is clock wise..
damn! I am not sure if I do haha, although I think I might not have one on this diff. I assume you have checked to make sure all of the gears are in the diff?
@@VoidXRC i bought new upgrade... They say its like that and will never wear off..and also they ask me to check the bridge and re adjust it..... They say all are metal inside... Maybe tmw i will dismantle it to see the inside. Fy06 rc car i mean
Yes I would. Something sounds wrong on the inside of the diff for the wheels to be spinning in opposite directions. Inside the diff there should be 6 gears in total and 4 of them have pins running through them
Could someone tell me what is the gear ratio on the Feiyue gear box? Im hoping for 1: 10 or something close to that.. I'm going to use it in my crawler since its not so tall :)
Throttle rc lol, mine fell apart too. it was too late when I realized why. my rear still togeter. I super glued the keeper after tightening. the fronts came apart before the battery drained. smh, one came loose at the joint and the other the pin came out of the slide. took about a month to get and became useless in less then 10mins.
That's right, I found this morning that there is another set screw inside the slide to hold that pin as well. No way to tighten it assembled from what I can tell. Trying to fix it today at work using a role pin I found that is about the right size. Gotta find something to press it in with without breaking the outer shaft.
Hey bud thanks so much for making these videos or else I wouldn't know anything anyways I just bough a rc car the same one you have the feiyue 3 and I was wondering what should be the first thing I should up grade on it thank you for your time and hope to get a responds have a wonderful day and keep up the good work
Hey I think the first upgrade would have to be replacing the stock radio, receiver/esc, servos and motor. You have to do them all at once because they won't be compatible otherwise.
Just installed the bearing cups on mine but when I tighten the wheel it's super tight and don't want to move freely if I loosen it just a tad it isn't holding the wheel properly did you have this problem and how can I sort it ?
I didn't have any problems with the wheels not moving freely like that when fully tightened. I'm not sure which part you are referring to as the bearing cups though.
Void X RC thanks for replying and I mean the end hub which the bearings sit inside of not sure of the name sorry Lol the last blue piece on the end attached to the c hub
Ahh ok I usually refer to that part as the steering knuckle. Ok so when you loosen it just a tad does the wheel wobble? does the hex on the drive shaft coming through the knuckle have much play in them?
Void X RC that's the one lol couldn't think and Yer it wobbles and there is a gap between the nut and the wheel if I close the gap it's to tight on the bearing think if I get some locking hex nuts with a screw I might be ok
There are two versions of the Feiyue. One of them comes with everything, all the electronics, battery, motor. The other comes with no electronics, no motor or anything.
Ahh ok, the bearings were the ones that came with it. The shocks and the rest of the parts with blue on them were bought separately as upgrade parts, same with the drive shaft.
Void X RC ok so what's the difference in this kit and buying the rtr version of you have to buy the aluminum shocks and drive shaft separately? Sorry for all the questions, just looking to get mine set up
The only difference between the kit one and the RTR version is the kit doesn't have the electronics/motor. The kit version has drive shafts and the shocks and all those kinds of parts. It just doesn't have the upgraded aluminium parts. I should of made that clearer in the video. You can also ask as many questions as you need/want to, no worries about that :)
It's a shame banggood doesn't have any silicone shock oil. However something like this is cheap and it should be what you need for the feiyue. hobbyking.com/en_us/trackstar-silicone-shock-oil-200cst-60ml.html
Hi. Thank you for your Feiyue videos. I've just ordered the car kit and brushless parts. Do you know if since making your upgrades video all of the problems with the upgrade parts have been resolved and that the upgrades on banggood fit as they should?
I don't know if they have done any updates to the parts that I tried. Although I have seen other people who did not have the same problems that I did. If you have just ordered the kit and brushless parts you shouldn't have any major problems. They also have how fully hardened metal pinion and spur gears too which can be a bit help with a brushless system. I haven't gotten those parts yet though.
You Should buy a thread tap of the proper size to clear out that burr in the drive shaft. You should heat the Knuckle and refrigerate the Bearing. Wear Saftey equipment, heavey leather gloves, Preferably welders gloves when handling the heated aluminum knuckle, otherwise you will burn youself badly. Heating the aluminum knuckle will expand it, and refrigerating the bearing will contract making it slightly smaller, The bearing should drop in easily, put the bearing in the freezer for at least 4 hours, in do not heat the knuckle above 210 degrees farenhiet, put it in a toaster oven for a 4 minutes Remove any nonmetal bearing seals, line the pan with tinfoil. Regrease you bearing and replace your seals after they cool down. This meathod has been used to install roller bearing in cars for 75+ years Do your reseach! Do all of this at your own risk I am not responsible if you harm yourself or you RC parts, I personally would have contacted the seller and exchanged the parts. Best of luck in the future!
driveshaft thread pitch is wrong match to that screw your using. it's not a bur on the metal need different screw. shit looks like the used wrong thread tap at that end of the driveshaft, better break out the tap set
I still think it was a burr, as most of the thread is smooth and fit the screw properly and the thread on the other end of the drive shaft is fine. However none of that matters now as I have already broken off a tap in the hole. I sorta knew it was a bad idea to use cheapo taps in hardened steel.
Void X RC can't be for 100% certain in your situation but working as a mechanic my whole life I've seen it time and time again where a bolt will thread in perfect around 30% of the way than lock up which results from using bolt with wrong thread pitch, or trying to use sae bolt in a metric application. you can still save that project, use titanium drill bit 2 sizes smaller than the broken thread tap especially since the tap is cheap material. drill out broken tap using oil or pb blaster. take a pick and scrape out the remainder out than use next up size good tap to retap new threads, using some kind of oil to lubricate the process going slowly back and forth working out shavings, sure you know that part. or grab garbage can pitch in driveshaft buy new. though you should have no problem using next size up bolt once retapped.
Thanks for the good info. I'll most likely end up getting a new part as I can't find the broken one. I had thought about trying to drill it out when I first broke the tap but I don't have any good drill bits that small either. The broken tap was for m2 with a 0.4 pitch.
Void X RC no prob! just trying to help as its always good to try to save a part even to have ready as a spare, if your like me you won't like rusty parts. you can always slow the rust process down but never truly stop it. might not break the metal but nice to swap out after years of abuse just to keep up the new look.
Thank you very much for watching! You can also find me over at twitch! www.twitch.tv/voidxspaces
Thanks for sharing. It's good to know what to expect when doing an upgrade and you pointed out some very important stuff. As for your drive shaft issue you could re-tap the threads with a tap set. As long as you know the thread size it's not that much for a metric tap set. Great video ...
A tap can be used to clean out the threads on the rear drive shaft grub screw.
I ended up breaking off the tap trying to clean the threads.. Don't use super cheap taps...
In your opinion, how necessary is it to do the upgrades? Is it more for the cool factor, or to address inherent weaknesses in the buggy? I have the rig on order and have noted that every one of the upgrades is currently out of stock. This is a second hobby for me, and I'd rather not have to dump a ton of money into the rig if it works reasonably well as is.
I've had my first feiyue for about a year and a half, the only parts on it that are not stock are the electronics and the rear drive shaft. In that time the only thing I have broken is the rear axle case and rear axle, and that was because the vehicle rolled down a pretty steep hill and smashed into a tree. I'd say it's pretty durable overall, though I'm sure a higher speed crash into a tree or other hard object would smash it up a bit. I've done a little bit of jumping with it too, although nothing huge. It has handled it quite well.
You can actually see the video of when it rolled down a hill and broke the rear axle here: th-cam.com/video/VZajHdPfa5c/w-d-xo.html
Void X RC I did see the video where it went over the side - would've been hard on anything. Thanks for your reply and for the videos. They've helped me make an informed decision. I'll be changing the esc, receiver, and servo as I have spares on hand, but that's mainly so I can use my preferred DX4 radio. The rest will remain stock unless something gets broken.
I know this video is old now but I'm how did those plaste front axles hold up to the brushless power?
I replace all the links on the front end of my rc but one well is really out of aliment any tips
Oil filled shocks need the springs as well
Hola!, tengo el mismo coche y he comprado los mismos amortuguadores traseros , pero son muy lentos en subir y bajar , incluso se queda pillado a la mitad y ni sube ni baja , como has hecho para que amortigue como el tuyo?
Do they fit on the fy01
What oil did you use in those internal spring shocks? I've tried different weights and it seems to make no difference the stock shocks seem better
I can't remember what oil it was now, though it was on the lighter side, I found them to be an improvement over the stock ones
@@VoidXRC The only improvement I can see on mine is there is no dirt getting in the springs to make it hard to adjust. I have tried 30w up to 70w and I didnt even feel a difference. When you put oil in them do you fill them almost up with the shaft extended and then reassemble?
I gotta be honest, this truck is so light, other than driveshafts most upgrades arent needed. I beat the bag out of my virhuck v01 and the only wear is the tires and driveshaft trunion holes. Otherwise no breakage running 2s lipo and multiple 4 hour bash sessions.
Awesome that you haven't broken anything. I tend to be over cautious building up stuff something. But I also ended up with wheels that are quite a bit heaver than the stock ones so I like the beefier driveshafts.
Do they work on the FY08 as well???🤔
Yes, although the quality control isn't the best so sometimes you need to make small adjustments
Ok thx but I have another question: what motor do you wanna we stock or upgraded
One of the best quick walkthroughs for upgrade options on this platform.
What weight shock oil? how it perform?
It's been awhile so I can't quite remember but it was in the range of 25-50 weight. It performs pretty well, a little bit bouncy still. I'd guess that means the weight is probably on the lower end.
what happen if you change or upgrade your rc innto a brushless motor what do you need to change?
For going to brushless you need to replace the electronics(servo, esc/receiver) and the motor. Here's one of my videos on doing the conversion: th-cam.com/video/wbfb6Tmdgyo/w-d-xo.html
I know this video is 4 years old but this could help people buying upgrades now. If you have any trouble with screws not going in, just get yourself the proper tap & run it through. Im a tool maker so i can make these parts & they drill & tap the screw hole before they bore the bigger hole so it will leave a bur on the threads. A good tool maker would run a tap back through so make sure theres nothing blocking it up. Unfortunately these are cnc parts & are run by glorified button pushers who either dont know any better or just don't care.
anyone have a link to an upgraded drive gear set?
Hey, I've seen a few of your videos and love your content. But I have got a question. I have a wltoys a959 with the 390 size motor that has dif problems. I was thinking on buying a fy03 kit and transferring the electronics from the a959 to the fy03. Do you think it would work? Even with some customization?
Thanks! The esc/receiver combit will fit ok, however I don't know the amp rating for it and I think it might struggle with the heavier vehicle. I wouldn't be too surprised if the esc ended up frying after some use. Also I think the servo for the a959 is a bit smaller than the one for the fy03 so that would need to be modded a bit.
Void X RC thank you for the reply! I'll do some digging and see what i can do.
@ Void X RC Bro, Do u have a video for upgrade rear gear box? Mine is so stiff..i have no idea y...and my right tyre is anti clockwise and left is clock wise..
damn! I am not sure if I do haha, although I think I might not have one on this diff. I assume you have checked to make sure all of the gears are in the diff?
@@VoidXRC i bought new upgrade... They say its like that and will never wear off..and also they ask me to check the bridge and re adjust it.....
They say all are metal inside... Maybe tmw i will dismantle it to see the inside.
Fy06 rc car i mean
Yes I would. Something sounds wrong on the inside of the diff for the wheels to be spinning in opposite directions. Inside the diff there should be 6 gears in total and 4 of them have pins running through them
@@VoidXRC ok..i noted it..
Could someone tell me what is the gear ratio on the Feiyue gear box? Im hoping for 1: 10 or something close to that.. I'm going to use it in my crawler since its not so tall :)
I don't know what it is but I will try to remember to have a look at some point.
how come upgrade parts are almost always blue
I have no clue. My be the factories are already setup to anodize blue so that is just what they do.
I have a wltoys 12428 and I have metal wheel hub career and I don’t know how to install it
Please help
Are you having trouble getting the tires on the wheel or the wheel on the car?
Void X RC I’m having trouble getting the bearings out of the hub
Void X RC I have a metal one just like yours when you said you had to file it a little
I want to get all the parts but they are 2 expensive
I got upgraded front driveshafts and they were faulty and they fell apart😡
Throttle rc lol, mine fell apart too. it was too late when I realized why. my rear still togeter. I super glued the keeper after tightening. the fronts came apart before the battery drained. smh, one came loose at the joint and the other the pin came out of the slide. took about a month to get and became useless in less then 10mins.
Damn that is a pain in the ass. I can see how that would happen. The set screws need to be thread locked so they don't back out.
It would of been so much better if the set screws came thread locked from the factory.
That's right, I found this morning that there is another set screw inside the slide to hold that pin as well. No way to tighten it assembled from what I can tell. Trying to fix it today at work using a role pin I found that is about the right size. Gotta find something to press it in with without breaking the outer shaft.
Yes I know the set screw you are talking about, you are right you can't tighten it with out removing the end u joint first.
Hey bud thanks so much for making these videos or else I wouldn't know anything anyways I just bough a rc car the same one you have the feiyue 3 and I was wondering what should be the first thing I should up grade on it thank you for your time and hope to get a responds have a wonderful day and keep up the good work
Hey I think the first upgrade would have to be replacing the stock radio, receiver/esc, servos and motor. You have to do them all at once because they won't be compatible otherwise.
do a vid how to install all of the upgrades
I'll see what I can do :)
thanks!:))
justin rambongga
Just installed the bearing cups on mine but when I tighten the wheel it's super tight and don't want to move freely if I loosen it just a tad it isn't holding the wheel properly did you have this problem and how can I sort it ?
I didn't have any problems with the wheels not moving freely like that when fully tightened. I'm not sure which part you are referring to as the bearing cups though.
Void X RC thanks for replying and I mean the end hub which the bearings sit inside of not sure of the name sorry Lol the last blue piece on the end attached to the c hub
Ahh ok I usually refer to that part as the steering knuckle. Ok so when you loosen it just a tad does the wheel wobble? does the hex on the drive shaft coming through the knuckle have much play in them?
Void X RC that's the one lol couldn't think and Yer it wobbles and there is a gap between the nut and the wheel if I close the gap it's to tight on the bearing think if I get some locking hex nuts with a screw I might be ok
Hrmm there should be a little gap between the hex and the bearing/knuckle. are you using the original grey hexes or the blue aluminum ones?
I thought this kit came with all this stuff already installed?
There are two versions of the Feiyue. One of them comes with everything, all the electronics, battery, motor. The other comes with no electronics, no motor or anything.
Void X RC I know that, I meant all the shocks and bearings you were talking about you added, does it not come with the upgraded kit?
Ahh ok, the bearings were the ones that came with it. The shocks and the rest of the parts with blue on them were bought separately as upgrade parts, same with the drive shaft.
Void X RC ok so what's the difference in this kit and buying the rtr version of you have to buy the aluminum shocks and drive shaft separately? Sorry for all the questions, just looking to get mine set up
The only difference between the kit one and the RTR version is the kit doesn't have the electronics/motor. The kit version has drive shafts and the shocks and all those kinds of parts. It just doesn't have the upgraded aluminium parts. I should of made that clearer in the video. You can also ask as many questions as you need/want to, no worries about that :)
for some reason my reverse goes faster than my forward???
Is it stock electronics or a brushless conversion?
Void X RC it's a brushless conversion
man you like the absorbs? Do you have to use oil?
The shocks are decent, better than the stock ones. Yes you do need to put oil in them.
do you recomend what oil? i never had shoks with oil. where to buy?
It's a shame banggood doesn't have any silicone shock oil. However something like this is cheap and it should be what you need for the feiyue. hobbyking.com/en_us/trackstar-silicone-shock-oil-200cst-60ml.html
Hi. Thank you for your Feiyue videos. I've just ordered the car kit and brushless parts. Do you know if since making your upgrades video all of the problems with the upgrade parts have been resolved and that the upgrades on banggood fit as they should?
I don't know if they have done any updates to the parts that I tried. Although I have seen other people who did not have the same problems that I did. If you have just ordered the kit and brushless parts you shouldn't have any major problems. They also have how fully hardened metal pinion and spur gears too which can be a bit help with a brushless system. I haven't gotten those parts yet though.
chase the threads with a 4-40 tap.
I did try cleaning the threads with a tap and break it off in the threads. I guess do not use cheap Chinese taps.
thanks for the info on these products
3:09 i would recomend a trustworthy drill ;p
You Should buy a thread tap of the proper size to clear out that burr in the drive shaft. You should heat the Knuckle and refrigerate the Bearing. Wear Saftey equipment, heavey leather gloves, Preferably welders gloves when handling the heated aluminum knuckle, otherwise you will burn youself badly. Heating the aluminum knuckle will expand it, and refrigerating the bearing will contract making it slightly smaller, The bearing should drop in easily, put the bearing in the freezer for at least 4 hours, in do not heat the knuckle above 210 degrees farenhiet, put it in a toaster oven for a 4 minutes Remove any nonmetal bearing seals, line the pan with tinfoil. Regrease you bearing and replace your seals after they cool down. This meathod has been used to install roller bearing in cars for 75+ years Do your reseach! Do all of this at your own risk I am not responsible if you harm yourself or you RC parts, I personally would have contacted the seller and exchanged the parts. Best of luck in the future!
Great video by the way
Thanks! :)
driveshaft thread pitch is wrong match to that screw your using. it's not a bur on the metal need different screw. shit looks like the used wrong thread tap at that end of the driveshaft, better break out the tap set
I still think it was a burr, as most of the thread is smooth and fit the screw properly and the thread on the other end of the drive shaft is fine. However none of that matters now as I have already broken off a tap in the hole. I sorta knew it was a bad idea to use cheapo taps in hardened steel.
Void X RC can't be for 100% certain in your situation but working as a mechanic my whole life I've seen it time and time again where a bolt will thread in perfect around 30% of the way than lock up which results from using bolt with wrong thread pitch, or trying to use sae bolt in a metric application. you can still save that project, use titanium drill bit 2 sizes smaller than the broken thread tap especially since the tap is cheap material. drill out broken tap using oil or pb blaster. take a pick and scrape out the remainder out than use next up size good tap to retap new threads, using some kind of oil to lubricate the process going slowly back and forth working out shavings, sure you know that part. or grab garbage can pitch in driveshaft buy new. though you should have no problem using next size up bolt once retapped.
Thanks for the good info. I'll most likely end up getting a new part as I can't find the broken one. I had thought about trying to drill it out when I first broke the tap but I don't have any good drill bits that small either. The broken tap was for m2 with a 0.4 pitch.
Void X RC no prob! just trying to help as its always good to try to save a part even to have ready as a spare, if your like me you won't like rusty parts. you can always slow the rust process down but never truly stop it. might not break the metal but nice to swap out after years of abuse just to keep up the new look.
Nice vidio. 👌
Thanks!
memang bagus rc feiyue nya
Ok, 😀👍
Nice
Thanks