Remanufactured – the rear axle trailing arm for classic Scalextric March Ford 771

These rear axle trailing arms were used on the March Ford 771 2 wheeler classic Scalextric cars.

These Scalextric rear axle trailing arms are used on the classic Scalextric March Ford 771 cars to secure the 3rd axle to the 2nd axle. They are remanufactured in plastic. The number C129-*060 is moulded onto this part.

Another great Scalextric part from Scalextric Car Restorations

Rear axle for Scalextric cars with the RX motor

The early Scalextric cars produced during the 1960 were fitted with the Scalextric RX motor and the Scalextric Powersledge motors.  These motors had a thicker motor shaft than the later motors.  Consequently, the rear axle has a wider groove into which the motor shaft fits.

As a result of this the later and more common rear axles with the yellow and black contrate gears cannot be used on these early Scalextric cars.  Luckily there are some new replacement rear axles available for your Scalextric cars fitted with the RX motor and Powersledge motor.  Below are the known axle sizes.

Ref.	Description	Length	Motor type
C1	Alpine Renault Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
C2	Matra Jet Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
C5	Europa Vee	TBD	Power Sledge motor
C6	Panther	50mm	Power Sledge motor
C7	Rally Mini Cooper – Type 1 to 6	TBD	RX motor
C8	Lotus Indianapolis	TBD	Power Sledge motor
C9	Ferrari V8	TBD	Power Sledge motor
C12	Matra Jet Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
C14	Matra GP	TBD	Power Sledge motor
C25	Ferrari 312B2 – Type 1	TBD	RX motor
C26	March Ford 721 – Type 1	TBD	RX motor
C32	Mercedes 250SL	TBD	RX motor
C34	E Type Jaguar	TBD	RX motor
C36	Honda GP	TBD	RX motor
C37	BRM	TBD	RX motor
C41	Ferrari GT 330	TBD	RX motor
C43	McLaren M9A	TBD	RX motor
C44	Mercedes Wankel C111	TBD	RX motor
C46	Porsche 917K	TBD	RX motor
C48	Tyrrell Ford 002	54mm	RX motor
C50	JPS Lotus 72 – Type 1	54mm	RX motor
C54	Lotus 16	46mm	RX motor
C55	Vanwall	TBD	RX motor
C56	Lister Jaguar	41mm	RX motor
C57	Aston Martin DBR	41mm	RX motor
C58	Cooper	46mm	RX motor
C59	BRM P25	41mm	RX motor
C60	D-Type Jaguar	38mm	RX motor
C61	Porsche Spyder	41mm	RX motor
C62	Ferrari 156	TBD	RX motor
C63	Lotus 21	TBD	RX motor
C64	Bentley 4.5l (1929)	56mm	RX motor
C68	Aston Martin DB5	41mm	RX motor
C69	Ferrari GT Berlinetta	41mm	RX motor
C70	Bugatti type 59	TBD	RX motor
C71	Auto Union C type	TBD	RX motor
C74	Austin Healey 3000	41mm	RX motor
C75	Mercedes 190SL	46mm	RX motor
C88	Cooper Race Tuned	46mm	RX motor
C89	BRM P25 Race Tuned	41mm	RX motor
C90	Ferrari 156 Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
C91	D type Jaguar Race Tuned	38mm	RX motor
C92	Porsche Spyder Race Tuned	41mm	RX motor
C93	Austin Healey 3000 Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
C94	Mercedes 190SL Race Tuned	46mm	RX motor
C95	Bugatti type 59 Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
C96	Auto Union C type Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
C97	Aston Martin DB5 007 set	41mm	RX motor
C99	Fiat 600 Race Tuned	TBD	RX motor
E1	Lister Jaguar with lights	41mm	RX motor
E2	Aston Martin DBR with lights	41mm	RX motor
E3	Aston Martin DB5 with lights	41mm	RX motor
E4	Ferrari GT Berlinetta with lights	41mm	RX motor
E5	Aston Martin DB5 Marshal’s Car	41mm	RX motor

Another great insight from Scalextric Car Restorations

Scalextric cars wobbling along the track

Occasionally we come across a strange phenomenon whereby a Scalextric car does not appear to have round rear wheels or tyres and the car will wobble as it travels along the track.  This isn’t a good look for any Scalextric car and doesn’t do well for track performance either.



So what causes this?  There are 3 potential causes of this problem:

• A bent rear axle
• A damaged wheel hub
• An out of shape tyre

A bent rear axle can be difficult to straighten but can be done with skill and patients.  It’s simply a case of removing the damage and getting the axle straight again.  On the other hand Scalextric axles are readily available.

A damaged Scalextric wheel hub will need to be replaced as repairing a plastic moulding of this type is not readily possible.

An out of shape rear tyre is common, especially those moulded by Scalextric themselves.  There were many tyres produced that were out of shape in just about every dimension you can think of.  If the tyres are old and are not giving the best grip then it’s best to replace them.  Our unique Scalextric tyre finder makes this an easy task.

If the tyres offer good grip and are only slightly out of shape then sometimes they can be brought back to round by running the car on course sandpaper.  To do this stop the car from moving forward on the track and make the rear tyres spin on the sandpaper.  This sometimes works but not always and make sure you do not overheat the motor and damage it.

Another great insight from Scalextric Car Restorations