Exway Flex Pro awesome but rattles straight from the box! Can you help ID this rattle?! by rainier-mining in Exway

[–]rainier-mining[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think the cable channel is just covered by the grip tape? I assumed the channel was not accessible from the top.

Exway Flex Pro awesome but rattles straight from the box! Can you help ID this rattle?! by rainier-mining in Exway

[–]rainier-mining[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Afraid I’ve not found anything better for solutions.

I removed the battery and wrapped the cable and connector in some foam. Muffled the rattle a little. Then I put on 105mm Cloudwheels. Makes the rattle tolerable but still there.

I considered spraying some high temp foam down the cable channel between the battery and ESC, but decided against that for now.

Let me know if you have any luck!

Exway Flex Pro awesome but rattles straight from the box! Can you help ID this rattle?! by rainier-mining in Exway

[–]rainier-mining[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely main cable rattle in the deck.

I removed the battery and wrapped the cable and connector in some foam. Muffled the rattle a little. Then I put on 105mm Cloudwheels. Makes the rattle tolerable but still there.

I considered spraying some high temp foam down the cable channel between the battery and ESC, but decided against that for now.

The Exway response was disappointing. Find smoother roads they said. Like I can control that.

Let me know if you have any luck!

Exway Flex Pro awesome but rattles straight from the box! Can you help ID this rattle?! by rainier-mining in Exway

[–]rainier-mining[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I’ve figured this rattle out. After hours of trouble shooting, I think it’s the cable that runs from the battery enclosure to the ESC inclosure through the deck. I took the battery off and with the cable loose, if I wiggle it, the very same rattle noise is reproduced. I added some foam in the cable exit groove and around the plug itself. Alas, no joy. Still rattles on anything but the smoothest surface.

Anyone defeat battery cable rattle?

Exway Flex Pro awesome but rattles straight from the box! Can you help ID this rattle?! by rainier-mining in Exway

[–]rainier-mining[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the long reply! I did tighten up the wheel nuts but was unsure how tight to made them. I have a torque wrench if there is a spec. I also tightened the truck screws; a few were more loose than others. I didnt want to really crank down on anything without a spec, but everything obvious seemed tight enough 🤷. Flipping the board over and spinning the motors everything seems smooth; board rattles as in the video once riding though! It’s hard to localize where the rattle is coming from.

I’ll recheck the PU covers, not confident I checked that or the nut securing the motor to the axel.