Questions tagged [wheel]

Circular objects that revolve around axles. This tag typically refers to the wheels used for vehicles.

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What are the largest Technic-compatible tires on the market?

I am looking for the largest LEGO wheels with tires available to build a nice-sized RC LEGO car. Of course I will start with the simplest prototype, but I would like to achieve a design which will ...
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What is the best way to store LEGO rubber tires?

Should they be stored with or without rims inside? Or should they be kept away from plastic for long term storage?
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What is the maximum distance between fixed train wheels?

I'm working on a train, and I'm curious what the maximum distance is between fixed wheel sets in order to properly navigate all of the different types of track (straight, curved, switch, flex, etc). ...
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How many hours of travel does it take to wear out LEGO monorail tires?

I've seen some pretty impressive LEGO tire driven/cushioned monorail displays that put miles of wear on the track and the train cars that ride on it. I'm hoping a monorail expert can tell me (about) ...
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Looking for the name of this really tiny 1x2 lego part. In microbuilds it is used as wheels, but I think it may officially be an axle

It's the black piece that I'm looking for the name or number of. Thank you in advance to anyone with information on this
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How can I extract a metal axle from a plastic wheel without damaging them?

I have Plate, Modified 2 x 2 with Wheels Red with metal axles that have developed rust and I need to sanitise them, as I have rust even on the plastic pieces This is an example of wheels I need to ...
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9398 4x4 Crawler front wheels rotate in the opposite direction to the rear wheel

We've just finished 9398 4x4 Crawler. Everything looks good, the motors work but the front wheels rotate in the opposite direction to the rear wheels, they also turn in opposite directions. What could ...
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What does "all wheel drive" actually mean in the Land Rover Defender set?

The Land Rover Defender is described by LEGO as "all wheel drive". There is no motor directly attached to power the wheels. The set cannot move unless we pull it by hand. So, what does "...
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What LEGO wheels would look like the three types used on the JPL Mars Rovers?

I would like to build the three types of JPL Mars rovers (Sojourner, MER and MSL) with the right size ratio relative to each other. For that, finding the right wheels would be the hardest thing. I ...
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Smallest rubber wheel that can be turned by a technic axle

What the smallest rubber wheels that can be turned by a Technic axle? This is what I have so far Wheel Full Rubber Balloon with Axle hole #4288 Background: I'm building a GBC and I want to push the ...
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Any way to create a gear+chain, like for a bike?

I would like to create a LEGO bike. I can imagine how most of it would work, but i'm stuck at the chain. I need a way for the turning pedals (at one spot) to cause the wheel (in the back) to spin ...
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Are there any wheels or rings that fit in pin clips?

I was experimenting with Lego part 16091 Vehicle Steering Wheel Small and various clips, mainly the ones that fit onto bars. To my frustration I found that the clips do not engage at all with the ring ...
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What is the best way to connect SPIKE prime angular motor to a wheel

I was wondering if there is a difference in the amount of torque transferred to the wheels from a LEGO SPIKE prime angular motor (45603 LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Medium Angular Motor) depending on: ...
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Is it possible to create your own wheel?

After my other question, i pretty much have a bicycle design all planned. My problem now is with wheels. None of my LEGO wheels are big enough to work on a bike. And, the biggest ones are all pretty ...
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Separate LEGO Technic wheel from 3 pin hub

How to separate a 3 pin wheel hub (part# 92909), from this wheel (part# 44772), in order to replace it with another wheel, such as part# 22969?
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Robot that builds a copy of itself

I'd like to try building a robot that can build a copy of itself. Basically, I guess that involves: having some means of navigating around (i.e. wheels, tracks, something to move on) having some ...
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What is the name of the small pins that are used with small wheels / rims?

I see that there are at least three different types of axles that can be used with LEGO wheels. I can name the first two — Technic axle and Technic pin — but I cannot name the third, which is like a ...
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Help identify large white wheels

Have lots of mixed pieces that we bought second hand. We have come across very large white plastic solid wheels, resembles sand buggy wheels, but think they must be space related as they are white. ...
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Technic Firetruck 8289 with different wheels?

I am a bit confused with the Technic firetruck set 8289. The photo on its box: clearly shows it has the wheels 56145c02: however, according to this photo from BrickLink it has 6595c01: In the ...
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Should I store greasy tires separately?

Should I store my "greasy" tires separately from the ones that don't seem to sweat? I'm hand-washing and sorting my bricks from a big, uncovered tub, and some of my earlier tires are really greasy, ...
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LEGO Bugatti Issues

This is my first post and my first LEGO set. I recently built LEGO Bugatti Chiron with all the features working. I am however having an issue with the rear axle/wheels. The rear brake calipers fall ...
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Looking for a big set of tires and rims for my monster truck - really beefy tires

I'm looking for big beefy tires and rims for my large Technic monster truck. I also need something for off-roading.
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Can You Identify These Black Studless 2x4 Brick With Train Wheels?

I found a bunch of Pat Pend LEGO in a thrift shop. Among all the goodies there are two black smooth 2x4 bricks with train wheels attached to them. Their characteristics are as followed: They are ...
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When using pi * distance between wheels/tracks, how do I measure distance between wheels?

I am trying to make a program that requires my 51515 to turn a specified number of degrees. I found a way to do that on the LEGO app's "Knowledge Base", but the given example was: import ...
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Lego MOC joining query

I have a building query. As you see the picture (attached). I really don't know how the creator can attach the "3829c01" steering wheel to the "4070". I try so many rod like parts can't get through ...
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How do I connect a LEGO wheel to axles so it can be powered?

I have a growing LEGO collection, which started with a lot of parts from the generic 10697-1 'LEGO Classic Large Creative Box' set. Sometime later, I bought a bunch of wheels, part numbers being: ...
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Turn a tank a specific number of degrees

I don't have a gyro sensor so that's not a possible solution (until I purchase one). I figured I'd just do the math on this one. What I'd really like to know are: The circumference of the caterpillar ...
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Gearbox doesn’t move when it’s in neutral - Is that normal?

I’m not sure if the gearbox is supposed to move when it’s in neutral but the gearbox only moves when it’s in drive or rear. If I made an error can someone please tell me if there is a way to fix it?
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What is the biggest LEGO-compatible one piece wheel?

I am wondering what the biggest LEGO one piece wheel is? (the inside part and the rubber part counts as one piece in my world)
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Replacement for the Rubber Rim of a 12V Train Motor

The 12V Train Motor Item No: 7865-1 needs a rubber train rim for traction. Unfortunately I could not find any new ones and the old rubber of used items dried out. The rim must be soft and rough, but ...
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Pull back motor 552 x2

I have these wheels and want to find a set/booklet where it is used. No combination of the numbers give any result. It says Lego Group 2011 522 x2 Found it
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Which wheels are suitable for Power Functions M-Motor

I'm attempting to build a small self-propelled LEGO robot. Initially I was attempting to use some cheap DC hobby motors but I spent a lot of time trying to attach LEGO wheels to the motor's 3mm ...
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Which parts can I use to connect a cross axle to a car body?

I have some wheels that are connected to cross axles. The wheels don't turn on the axles (they have an X-shaped centre whole ). Which parts can be used to Connect the axle to the car body? It's ...
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Is it possible to angle the wheels on Speed Champions?

I have got quite a few Speed Champions sets and I like building MOCs to photograph them in. However, I feel like the photos would look more dynamic if I could angle the front wheels, to look like some ...
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Buy new lego tires/tyres and treads

I'm part of a Lego team making competitive bots, and noticed that newer tires have better traction than our tires which are 5 years old. Any ideas where I could buy new tires? I've tried lego.com's "...
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Power from single XL-Motor to both rear and front axles [closed]

I have a single XL motor and I would like to make my small car a 4WD one. Currently, it is just front-wheel drive. Any good instructions on transmitting power to rear wheels as well?
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