🔤 RC Glossary
Every RC term, decoded
Cars, crawlers, boats, planes, helis, drones, tanks and radios — every real term, plain English, no jargon left behind. New to RC? Start here.
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Terms
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Categories
Cross-linked to the Wiki, Guides and Tuning Guide.
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Ball Stud
A small stud with a ball on top that a plastic cup snaps onto, form…
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Bearing
A small ring of balls or rollers that lets a shaft spin with minima…
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Bearing Size Codes
Bearings are named by their dimensions in millimetres — inner diame…
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Body Clip
The small wire clip that holds an RC body shell onto its mounting p…
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Bumper
The front or rear protective piece that absorbs light impacts and p…
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Bushing
A simple sleeve that a shaft spins inside — cheaper than a ball bea…
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Button-Head Screw
A screw with a low, rounded head that sits on top of the part, rath…
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Self-Tapping Screw
A screw that cuts its own thread as it goes into plastic, used thro…
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Set Screw
A small screw (often driven into a pinion gear or wheel hex) that l…
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Shim
A very thin washer used to take up slack or set the exact spacing o…
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Shock
The spring-and-oil damper at each corner of a suspension that absor…
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Shock Oil
The fluid inside a shock that controls damping. Thicker (higher wei…
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Standoff
A threaded post or spacer that holds two parts a set distance apart.