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Front axle rubber/plastic between wheels - 964rh - 17th-Mar-21

Morning all

Does anyone know what size the plastic/rubber is on Scalextric cars front axles?

It’s the stuff that stops the wheels flopping around side to side in the older cars 

Cheers

Rob

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RE: Front axle rubber/plastic between wheels - dvd3500 - 17th-Mar-21

You men the axle holders?
Those differ from car to car.
You need a micrometer to measure them.

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RE: Front axle rubber/plastic between wheels - CMOTD - 17th-Mar-21

Assuming you mean the two bits that look like a Biro tube inner which slip over the axle and prevent it sliding about:
Measurements taken from my C25 Ferrari 312B2 - external diameter 4.6mm, internal diameter 2.3mm, length 12.1mm. Wouldn't guarantee that they are the same on other F1 cars of the era though, a lot of component variety back then.

Modern Biro tube inners are too small if you were thinking of using them as replacements.

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RE: Front axle rubber/plastic between wheels - Savage GT - 17th-Mar-21

Check the axle spacers and stopper section at your favourite online seller, there is a range of different size plastic or metal axle spacers that will do the job, just measure what you need. 
Or you can use axle stoppers.

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RE: Front axle rubber/plastic between wheels - Scuderia_Turini - 17th-Mar-21

Hello Rob, do you mean the bit like below?  Its a push-fit on the axle and the axle diameter is 3/32 of an inch.

Leo

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RE: Front axle rubber/plastic between wheels - 964rh - 17th-Mar-21

Thanks for all the replies 
That’s the stuff in the pic, thanks Leo
Some tubing ordered to replace all the stuff that’s disintegrated on my old cars

Cheers

Rob

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