steering issuese....

this is me basically whining and asking you if i should be whining or be over it

the problem, me + sterring systems =

i either strip servo horns, blowaprt bellcranks, strip servo's i just (last week) stripped the only plastic gear in my MG servo, (the one that gets spun by the motor) i know my servo saver was tight but i was wondering if anyone else does this???


the lug

i have only stripped one servo and that was in my old xray m18t i didnt have a servo saver on it and i think when i had the horn on it i pushed it to much so i brought it back to my OLD lhs and when i tell him about it he said what did i hit so i spent 5 mins telling him i didnt hit anything.all i did with it was do a speed run and thats it so i dont go there any more

Odly enough I don't, and I don't run servo savers and I beat on my RCs hard. I only use JR servos, all(or most) come with a 3 year warranty, I have them in all my vehicles, I haven't even had a reason to use one of the 3 year warranties yet.

I've killed a couple but they were in older heavier RCs. With the newer stuff I haven't had any problems for a long time. What kind of vehical are you killing them in?

my savage took the 1 servo horn and that 1 plastic in the MG servo rated at 193 oz, my servo saver was kinda tight but i'ld done way harder cartwheels to it 2 weeks before when i wailed on my suspentioin (sheered screw that holds lower shock on, lost cap 2x found one lost spring 1 bent sharft and 1 uber bent shaft the broke,) 1 year of ownership

and on my evader, 2 3003 servo's 3 plastic servo horns, 1 bellcrank, 2 years this sept, and i think that's it and my front hubs are dieing too...

the lug

Wow, I went through about 10+ servo's inmy old stampede(that was five years ago). But since then, I havent had a problem with anything, however, my m18's servo isn't centering properly and I don't know why.

Schwenzo

you're horn could be stripped and the teeth are gettting just enough grip to move it, but not prefectly cuz thiers slip, so it won't center, get a mg horn and sevo do your self a favor or at least a servo...

the lug

lets just say steering servos and i dont work well together lol.......

as i said before i onlt stripped one servo but i have had 2 bad servo and one servo i broke the thing that comes out of the servo but that was becouse my e-maxx had me p.o. and the servo wouldnt return after i turn it so i moved the wheels by hand and it snapped so i bought a spektrum z270 for it it turned out bad my lhs replaced it gave me another one and that was bad.

jeeze lol that sux!!!

my steering is having probs also

still no clue on the savage's servo, havn't touched it in a few days though but you never know...

the lug

The only time I have problems steering is when the RC18's stock Servo Saver wears out (I'm on my third). I'm thinking of going with the metal clip spring in the future.

I dont liek mini servo savers at all!
They all suck!
Especially the xrays!
They have loads of play, and even with the trims right, the car wanders, and its hard to keep it going straight!

ouch that sucks, i like my servo savers they're center nice and if you don't go too tight they'll never die or kill a servo,

the lug

I know, all my other scale cars are good, but my xrays slop is horrid.
Dont get me wrong, its the est handleing mini out there, it turns on a dime, but its too slopy for long straights.

my chaos has a similar problem but what can you do, i may remove it and go mg some how... idk how maybe ab bit of CA to glue all the bits together cuz its made up of a bunch of little peices that have lots of slop

the lug

I've haerd that the "replacement" saver is alot better than the kit saver for my car, so i might try it out.

BTW, MG mini servos are all mg except fo the 1 gear that the motor goes to

Cool

yeah its kinda the same with some reg. servo's i stripped that one plasic on my savage's servo, that needs some time not workin, i gotta work on that

the lug

The mg servos have that one plastic gear to prevent uber permanent damage. That's there so you don't ruin the coreless motor or snap a petentiometer. Hay!, I think spelled that right...

but not all are coreless motors now are they,
but that one stinkin' gear still ruins your day if you have a savage, (not the easiest to get at the radio box...)

the lug

I know thery're not all coreless, just givin' an example. All my sevos on my maxx are mg, no coreless though, too expensive.

yup i hear you and i'm just givin you crap for the heck of it, but servos should cost a lot less they just cost too much for what they give you imo

the lug

It's just cuz ur payin for da name too. But I really don't need a coreless, titanium gear servo with a special polished aluminum heatsink, that has a million oz. of torque and a speed of 0.01 sec.

Schwenzo