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Hi, I have just built a box standard M05 SWB Mini Cooper - It's a lot of fun - I have purchased oil shocks to stop it bouncing madly about as it did but I cannot for the life of me stop the front drive shafts falling out on full steering lock!!! - Does anybody have any experience of this chassis and know the best way to stop this happening?

Many Thanks

Can't imagine that's part of the design.
But what about moving the ball connectors to the other hole in the knuckle?
And you could have a look at the servo saver if you might be able to shorten the arm/lever.



Could you show a picture maybe?

The steering is AMAZINGLY complex on this chassis I will find piccys...

Obvious things to check would be that there's an o-ring in each of the gearbox outdrives & that the steerign balljoint on each of the front knuckles is in the outermost hole

What Jonny said... he beat me to it!
If the gaps are bigger than O-ring thickness, you can chop up silicon fuel tubing & use that instead.
I would also check how much steering lock there is, as if there's enough that the shafts can come out, there's a possibility they could also jam & break something, so adjust if need be, like Edou suggests.
Finally, an obvious suggestion - are the front & rear shafts different lengths, & have you got the right ones in the right places?