HB Toys TRX4 Clone Axle Review

Hi guys,
This front axle was horribly flawed because of out of spec stub axles that do not allow hexes to be installed but otherwise the axles aren't that bad. Genuine TRX4 stub axles do work fine so the axles overall is compatible. There are others that are good on AliExpress for very little more $$ so I would go for those.
What does this experience say about HB toys TRX4 clones? Hard to say but I wouldn't totally trust the spare parts market.
Decent Clone Axles: www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
HB Toys Bronco: www.banggood.com/HB-Toys-RTR-...
HB Toys Jeep: www.banggood.com/HB-Toys-RTR-...
Cheap Stub Shafts: www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...
Do you drive to wrench or do you wrench to drive?

[@ka4172]

Very nice tipp!Would be intresting how does the hex work on the stock HB Beluga truck? There must also be the stub axles have different positioned holes also?

[@drivetowrench2709]

Definately possible but it seems very odd that the simply flipping the output gear around 180 makes it perfectly match the TRX4. Chinese clones are notorious for manufacturing issues - for example, somebody makes a boo boo on the stub shaft and now they have 5,000 of them, so they figure out a way to use them and pass the problem on to the customer. It is what it is, I have seen shaft slightly too small for the intended bearing, holes .5mm off, unmachines holes, holes mahined in the wrong spot and the part flipped 180 and the hole smachined in the right spot... my money is on somebody made a boo boo and they didn't want to eat the cost. It's like number 8 in the Chinese manufacturing ten commandments - though shalt pass on the problem to somebody else and make money doing it

[@TheLilhulk1111]

Fix them