Back from the dead thunder

My Thunder broke twice, so far Loctite has been my saving grace. How did you get the cap on the front to come off, I tried like hell and only ended up chipping my paint.


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To be fair I have taken the front off a few with very little issue. Often I hear it helps if you heat them up a little bit. My suggestion would be seal it in plastic ( like a zip lock bag ) and submerge it in hot near biking water for a minute or two then try and remove it.

Thats a really cool idea, Ive been thinking before in made a bar with the victor portugal needle system.
what stroke are you thinking to put?

I have to check but I think I am using the 4mm

Coool... so the flite cam will fit in that ROOM .... I ORDER ONE RIGHT AWAY... Is there anyone i can buy a motor from around here ??i dont need the original motor... all i need is a decent one... that can push t-techs !!

Look on eBay.de for cheyenne motor. There is someone selling a portescap that they say is good replacement for the thunder at 49€. A friend is sending me a portescap for mine as well so I am hoping it works well.

Cannot seem to find it :D i may be doing something wrong with the search... i tryed both "Cheyenne Motor" and "Portescap"... in this God forgotten country not even a maxon on that size i cannot find... there is one on a site but it has a gear instead of the shaft, and i dont think its powerfull enough !!! I've got a motor tho that works dimensionwise... but i will see how it is powerwise :D

Well is there any way i could remove the cam from the old Motor ? Or thats stuck there for good ?

If you are brave you can hear it up with a heat gun or hairdryer and when it's hot pull it off with pliers. It's press fit with a bit of glue. I can't guarantee that will work but that is the way as I understand it.

Well the motor is broken anyway ... so theres no need to be brave... Im gonna have to give it a try then ... if its glued than that wont be imposible !