Axle Servo Mount for Txt

[ultralord]

anyone have a template for mounting the servo on top of the axle? or are there anybody selling any?

[jordanator62]

you can easily make one out of a thin piece of metal, i just made one this morning out of steel. i just hand drew the template, then cut it with a cut off wheel. i have yet to try it to see if all the angles are right, but it looks like it should work fine. ill go take some pics of it then put them on later, that is if i ever figure out how to post pics......

[ultralord]

you can email me them at omalley@myway.com

[jordanator62]

alright ill email you in like 30 min, i have to wait for my camera batt to charge. do u want pics of it on or off the truck?

[jordanator62]

ah im in a good mood, ill take pics of it on and off, and with a ruler next to in, and with the servo both on and off....be happy!

~jordan

[ultralord]

sounds great. ill keep an eye out for them

[jordanator62]

sorry, cant send the pics. i just had to drive it for a bit, and relized that the way i had my servo mounted wasnt as good as it could be so i redesigned it, it will be finished tomorrow evening(because ill be at skool all day), so ill email the pics then, sorry :oops:
~jordan

[BARK]

I was finally able to mount my servo behind the axle, (right behind the diff, and directly on the side of the driveshaft), it is completly out of the way and works fine with the HS-645.
No I dont have pics but when I get a hold of my buddies camera I will. This was just to let you know that it is possible to mount the servo behind the axle, out of the way, and have all of the links on top of the axle.

[DCLXVI]

This is the way I did it...I've got some clerance issues, mainly, the servo hitting one of the upper links and the steering hitting the lower link at full steering and full artic...

http://dclxvi.no-ip.info/images/photos/small/IMG_400.JPG

http://dclxvi.no-ip.info/images/photos/small/IMG_401.JPG

http://dclxvi.no-ip.info/images/photos/small/IMG_402.JPG

[badger]

Here is a link to a picture of the servo mounts Dirk made for me. The work very well.

http://rc.badgerracing.com/modules.php?set_albumName=txt_mods&id=DSCN7093&op= modload&name=rc-gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

[DirkDigler]

Look at that beautiful machine work! Not!
But they do work very well!!!!

[jordanator62]

hey badger, how did u get the linkages to not bind? i made my own servo mount pretty much the same as that, and it made the links bind up. so i had to make my servo pointing downward, but oh well, it works very well that way...

[DirkDigler]

Was the drag link set too high?

With my set up, there is absolutely no binding at all.

[jordanator62]

the drag link may have been set to high, but the way i have it set up now is PERFECT!!!!! i will post some pics of it later. my txt-1 is turning into one beastly crawler!!!

[DirkDigler]

Generally, on a TXT, the axles are too narrow to allow the drag link to be mounted with the servo horn point up. It needs to be down for proper angles. I usually doesn't get in the way.

[badger]

I did not doing anything special just used Dirks method and had no problems.

[jordanator62]

alright, thats kool. i just re-did my servo mount, and now it is excellent!!!!!!! it works perfect. now all i need to do is cut the chassis to give it some more ground clearance.....you could help me with this, for i dont know what to do at the moment hehe

[DirkDigler]

Cut the Chasis huh?
Pretty brave!
Here is my advice:
Get a grinder or good Dremmel Tool...and............
CUT! :twisted:

[jordanator62]

ya i already have a really good dremel tool, and just picked up some more cut off wheels yesturday, and as soon as i get home from skool, im going to hack that thing to death :twisted: lol

also, dirk how did you move your tranny up so high? did you move the shock mounts or what???? clue me in!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks

[jordanator62]

ultralord, how is that servo mount/skid plate work? did you find that it still stuck out to far, and it was to low to the ground??????? ill email you those pics when i get home from skool if you still want :D

[ultralord]

sure email me them.. i just cut them out last night. still grinding them down and havent tried to mounth them as of yet.

[jordanator62]

alright, ill send em in like 2 hours. could u post some pics of your servo mount? or can you email them to me???? jordanator62@yahoo.com

[ultralord]

ill email them tomorrow.. i havent been able to leave work yet.. lots issues at the moment. you should have them in an email by tomorrow evening.