this may have been hasty, but @b264’s reco% may prove useful to others that experience this
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The retaining nut on my eLofty DDs backed out slowly and eventually lodged against the wheel core last year, causing me a minor biff.
Like you, I was surprised this could happen. But it just drove home the message that occasional checks are part of this hobby. (Cue the @b264 minivan.)
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At EOD, I don’t expect the motor in my Porsche to fall off the mounts 
but I’m an idiot sometimes so I have no idea
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Porsche is not DIY.
Kit airplane is DIY.
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Point is, it’s silly to compare this situation to car driving
But I’ll let this die, I learned something new, will loctite everything even when it comes assembled
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If I were you, I would expect your motor to fall from mounts unless your Porsche is not a rebranded Toyota
But Brian is right, this is DIY, and from logical point of view, the only person responsible for your board is you.
Peace
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Sure, the board is DIY. The motors are not DIY assembly, as illustrated by dex’s response.
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are we talking about the axle unscrewing or the motor failing?
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Wrong…
Very, very wrong…
I really want to respect your opinions dude. But your stuck in 1996 where we fucked up majorly. It’s like your that bad 80’s Dad that just didn’t learn shit over the years.
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Nah. Dude bought a finished product. If you’re telling me if I bought a tesla, I’d have to wire the battery to make sure it’s safe to drive, you’re living in a weird world.
Fuck that.
Betcha Dexter just fixes this. He’s done way worse for me.
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At least you got a response from @torqueboards. I have tried contacting him several times for my TBesc replacement close to a month w no response. He received my defective unit on Dec 1st.
Sorry to derail. Glad you’re ok.
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This is a serious quality control issue and TB needs to take measures immediately to ensure it doesn’t happen in the future.
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If you can’t tighten or check your equipment before you ride as a due diligence. I wouldn’t recommend buying our products. Last I want is anyone hurt.
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Yup +1
If it is delivered assembled, it needs to be delivered assembled correctly.
If that means Loctite on threads, prolly not had to do in the factory when they put em together…
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If you can’t manage decent quality control on products that people risk their lives on, I recommend you go out of business.
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Come on Dex…
We know you don’t want anyone hurt. You’re one of us. But I mean if those DD’s aren’t sent loctited and up to QC, how the fuck do you expect anyone to buy that shit. Don’t you have random dudes buying shit from Facebook or the internet of all places? They wouldn’t ever know how or where to check beforehand! These forums are kind of a hidden gem after the fact.
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If this doesn’t get resolved, I’ll put some of my own $$$ up and do my best to get you skating down the road. 2020 did me well and I’d like to help somebody out this year.
It’s a thing. I swear.
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and yes, they are meant to just be bolted on, there is no recommendation of making sure his factory did things correctly, which when you type sounds absurd that you’d even have to do that, these aren’t $200
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I have several boards, it’s ok if this one is broken, but you are an example of how great this community is <3
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Why the hell did this turn into a dumpster fire so quickly
Look the point is there are both sides of the argument and both sides are right. As a DIY’er, check your boards before you ride. It’s like preflight checks in a plane
As a vendor, send shit assembled with the appropriate amount of loctite. I’ve been easy on TB in the past but this is not safe. It’s one of their few current products that does come assembled. That being said, it’s nice that Dex came to say he would check on it at least.
@worldismine772 maybe chill just a tiny bit, you don’t need to wish they go out of business.
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