[ddmckee54]

Blender:

FYI - I got some of the front axles for the WLtoys 12428 1/10 scale 4WD crawler. I wanted to see what they looked like, and also to determine if using them would make it possible to build a powered front axle. They have a slight taper from the inboard end at about 2.5mm to about 3.1mm at the outboard end next to the joint. (They look very similar to the Losi axle.)

Now that I finally figured out the secret to getting the screw loose that was holding the gear on the donor rear axle shaft, 10 minutes in a 300 degree F oven, making a powered front axle is very do-able. It will require some minor redesign of the axle housing, but that will just keep me off the streets and out of trouble a little longer.