trex 700 tailblade holders!

[chris jones2.4]

saw yet another metal tail blade holder flyoff and a 700 go in today,

is it just the metal tailblade holder or the plastic this happens to? if its just metal then im changing mine!

cheers

[vanman]

I have read somewhere that the bolts in them are off poor quailty and a lot of the top pilots replace them with dubro or minture aircraft bolts

[Chris Boughton]

It is down to the bolts, as the v1 type tail hubs put more stress on the bolts, but i think the new v2 tail puts less stress on the bolts and thus prevents them shearing, by being designed better with 2 radial bearings! Hope this helps! But just to be on the safe side use stronger bolts aswell!

HN6103A V2 Metal Tail Rotor Holder In Silver

[Si_B]

You don't see many failures with the plastic grips. People upgrade the bolts and use a third bearing, or the other options include the quick uk tail or the new align V2 tail.