RC43. My Memory Having RC Car. My No 23 RC. 1/12 - 1994 TAMIYA QD JEEP WRANGLER 46017

This 2 month, every two days i will do my treasure hunting for my small daicast car in JJJ in seremban. JJJ is a shop sale all use and new japan product in Malaysia from toys, household, sport, cloth, ect,  that people in Japan don't want anymore. So this company will buy cheap from all over Japan and sale it in Malaysia. prices some is cheaper example Power ranger toy is original prices from Rm20 to 100.
Me for sure hunting down RC car. Saw this RC Jeep wrangler 1/12 scale, nice and i turn the front wheels opppsss it very soft like the steering using servo. Normal RC toy grade when u turn the wheel it will go back center. I check the product name couldn't found. It course Rm80 plus with remote. For me too expensive. After few weeks again another same Jeep wrangler is been display  prices RM80 no remort.  I still waiting for the price drop. On 9/8/2018 morning went treasure hunt my small daicast car again i check this two RC with remote still RM80 then take a look at another units the prices drop RM30. OK this time i will buy it, but before buying i check againt the company of this product from top to bottom waaala finaly see the Tamiya logo and the words QD. Just grab this one without remote, when do checking under the battery compartment saw the AM receiver chip yes this is a hobby grad RC and with AM freaquency 27.
Then do some research found the brand name. TAMIYA 1/12 QUICK DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER 46017, I thing this from 1994 model, l check the 1993 Tamiya booklet this Jeep is in blue colour started 1994 red. Happy get another good RC product from Japan. Another units with price tag RM80, i will wait till the prices drop. Do research, they say this is a toy grad RC no modified parts, but after i remove all the parts, all 4 whell plastic bushing can change to ball bearing. If really want to modified we can remove the ori circute board and change using ESC, 2.4 receiver and remote. The motor seat can't do much, small still can move.

Today 11/8/2018 again to JJJ  Some one buy the Tamiya QD with price tag Rm80 with remote. But that remote not the ori type. But anyway i happy for that person buy a good product. On eye at all the RC car in JJJ, if found good RC i will grab it..

Start bloog = 9/8/2018
Last update bloog = 4/1/2023
Spending spareparts = Rm12
1994 - 2024 = 30 Years
Made in Japan (🇯🇵)


Faulty found
1. Rear tyre wall crack
2. No Remort
3. No battery case
4. Dirty with dust look like it play outside on dusty road.
5. Rear gear box full of grease leak out.
6. Front tyre wall crack.
7. All wheels no ballbearing using plastic bushing.
8. The gear box not much grease

Not my, Just to show the ori image with box. May be my is from early bage.

The back of the box using 8 Pcs  1.2V battery. 

Another side of the box.

Out from box

This is 1993 Instruction Manual. Manage to get in net.

This my Tamiya QD. Before total remove for cleaning, service and upgrade.
From top Jeep Wrangler

Top view

Back view

Lhs view

Close view front

Side view

RHS View

Back view with hight low gear.

With USA Flag. RM 30

The roll cage one pcs

Empty on the back can put additional parts like Dummy jerry tank, Collman  ect.

Spare wheel but no tyre inside a dummy cover

Driver side add a dummy driver 

The crome plastic as light and bumper.

Front bumper roll bar and all tarent rubber tyre

All the rim can be remove just turn the nylon tread nut 

The grip tyre and crome rim

The on off switch

Under carrage. The battery location, Whare the Tamiya and QD Logo  on the battery cover

Because the Tamiya logo is thare, that why i buy this RC. Tamiya Good Quality RC Product 

The battery compartment ori missing the battery case, need to modified D plug and using AM  frequency.

Using AM27.195. This unit not yet try the function if the circute is damage i can modified using ESC .

Front steering using servo not the return spring type.

Damage rear tyre can be repair from inside. using dumlop glue and cut bycycle tube rubber glue inside

The steering view from back. with bucket seat

The rear axle and motor location.

All 4 pcs shock using toy grad spring 

The windshield can be remove

Next i will show all the parts dismental completly for cleaning.
Remove the body

Under the body

The circute cover with Tamiya Logo

The battery cover with one lock pin, must tight the screw to prevent loose.

The is no battery case

The negative and positive post need to change D plug

The circute AM board not yet check. But if faulty i will use my extra ESC that i bought  .

Almost same as the cheap RC made in china.

Remove the front wheel, use nylon trade nut and plastic bushing can change to ball bearing.

Only front wheels using two plastic bushing 

Using a soft tyre All Traction Ultility

All wheels using bushing then ball bearing. To make it smooth i will change 8 pcs ballbearing

Steering linkage

The servo and servo arm with non adjustable linkage

Front Wheel axle 

Steering servo with 5 wire.

All front suspention parts

Rear wheel carrier using a coper bracket to turn the wheel. No bushing on wheel but inside the axle.

The rear axle

The low and high gear knob. Full of oil.

The gear inside

Motor gear bracket and still with ori greese

The low and high gear

Rear transfer box 

Using bushing . Need to change ball bearing

All the dismental parts

All the parts

The jambo wheels

The rubber tyre. 

The rim crome still ok

Next after cleaning and repair  photo.
Fully clean parts in and out

Body full clean, the shock absober can't remove 

The chassis full clean

Side view clean body and trim parts

Other clean parts

Other parts

All 8 bushing for wheel change to seal ball bearing

Ball bearing for rear gear case

Plastics bushing to ball bearing in and out side.

Inside

In the shaft

Ball bearing for rear transfer gear.

Remove the old white greese

Add new greese

Fully service rear gear case

Fully clean and add greese to front steering parts and knuckle

For the tyre, one crack little bit and another the wall out side crack. Another 2 pcs no problem. Tamiya have sale this QD tyre but in Malaysia need to order or buy on line. So just redo back . What i didt i buy the rubber glue for shoe and inside the tyre i apply all the surface, when the rubber glue is dry it will harden and as protect the tyre rubber. For the crack tyre wall i will attach the tube seal on all round the tyre. Last add sponge inside before put in the rim.

The wall is not strong  crack

Using rubber glue for shoe inside the tyre wall.

Use this tyre tube repair to attach on the tyre wall inside

Patch all round the tyre wall.

After install all the electrical componemt and try up all function steering and motor. I am using my Am futaba remort but problem when turn the steering on remort the car will go forward or reverse and press the trotter forward the car will turn rhs or rhs. To solve this problem i am using another remote only interchange the both wire inside. final can be use.
Last still repair the tyre need to let the glue dry and re apply another layer of rubber glue.

Other parts done install, left tyre and rim 

Fully clean

Other side

Front

Rear

Undercarrage

All the rubber glue inside the the tyre fully dry and stickey. I buy sponge and stuff it inside the tyre so that the tyre wall will not too soft.
Buy sponge and stuff inside the tyre.

Each tyre with 3 pcs sponge.

All 4 pcs with sponge inside

Lhs front wheel, Rhs rear wheel.

Bearing on front wheel outside

Inside front wheel ball bearing

For rear a copper bushing to hold the wheel. Ball bearing inside the long shaft

just change the wire, steering to trigle and trigle to steering. Then the remote can use.

The battery case missing

Because no battery case, sholder wire directly to circuit board and use Dean plug. 

Temporally using a long 7.2v battery, because not playing with it so don't want to buy the 6pcs AA blue battery. That can put at the battery compartment. 

Sample of 7.2v nimh battery, to put in this rc 

The finish project Cleaning, Service and repair.
Done, all parts in and all electrical function steering to lhs and rhs ok. Motor forward  and reverse.ok. The high /low gear function.

Rear wheel drive Tamiya QD.

Rear view

To make it nicer add two dummy and some stuff at back or acc at front sport light or on the cage bar 

Bottom 

Huray know can drive like normal remote. Only the battery i use  a 7.2v long battery just to try up. don't want buy the flat 8 battery, not playing with this RC. 

On 12/10/2018 i found a second hand Radio control system, Tamiya Expec SP TTU-03 in a box without the servo, Receivers, ESC, Battery and charger. For only Rm40. Go back and try up it function but same problem the steering control the forward and backward and Throttle control left and right. So i just interchange the wire same as my first modification. Now a match all Tamiya brand.

The box

TAMIYA EXPEC SP TTU-03 Parts no 45030

Done another collection no 23 of my RC. Non stop looking for cheap and dirty RC to collect. That fun playing with RC can modified  and drive on or off road. HAVE FUN WITH RC.
With Tamiya Remort




Enjoy RC

Comments

Gallia Caya said…
Great idea, buying a second-hand RC car is really cost-effective, but it needs to be repaired and modified. This is a troublesome thing.
Rallyboy said…
Just to have fun . Just play original no chalange. Some modified to make it stronger example ball bearing can last longer then just bushing. I have one experience all ori non stop playing at end the bushing worn off heat create and the plastick mount also melt that make the tensional belt loose and also damage the belt and gear. So i need to replace 4 item. After change to ball bearing no more problem. So it depend . Most rc player, the only one thing in their mind go fast fast so modified is the solution to make the car lighter and strong . Have.Fun.
Great post, you are a genius, I may never learn to assemble and repair rc cars.
Rallyboy said…
Thanks Jos . Ya the fun parts in rc not only playing but repair and modified. Me started taken photo before removing parts if the RC CAR didt have instruction manual. Time to time it look eazy no need manual or photo. But anyware thank and enjoy playing RC .

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