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12-31-2009, 01:51 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alberta canada
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|  OK, need a bit of help with the honcho, servo hitting crossmember
OK guys, it is late and I am tired haha. The servo on my honcho was hitting the cross member right above it, well more like resting on it. The front end would not move at all. It was hitting the very top of the servo horn. I took the cross member out but the servo now hits the chassis a little bit(it's not a huge deal, just doesn't seem normal). It seems to me like the servo sits too high, almost right between the frame rails. I will take a couple pics for reference. Thanks for any help, -Matt |
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12-31-2009, 02:00 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BC
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Haven't seen one without that issue. The quick and easy fix is to Dremel out the crossmember.
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12-31-2009, 02:06 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alberta canada
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Either the beer is hitting the brain, or something is screwy here... Look at the top of the servo horn, it is hitting the cross member.   Servo looks like it sits high, to me anyways.  |
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12-31-2009, 02:06 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alberta canada
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12-31-2009, 02:19 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brampton, Ontario
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Had the same issue, emailed Axial, they called me and told me to use one of the plactice spacers that is 7.5mm and that should clear the horn. I personally cut a notch instead of using the plastic spacer.
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12-31-2009, 02:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alberta canada
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Thanks a bunch guys, I didn't want to start hackin' if I was just missing something stupid. Took me about 2 minutes with the dremel and we are in business.
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12-31-2009, 03:33 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alberta canada
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While I am at it, anyone else missing an abundance of screws? I still have to do my cage and don't have much left for screws....Very frustrating.
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12-31-2009, 07:30 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Atlanta
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Just started my build last night and noticed that I was missing an entire sheet of plastic parts. Hoping I'm not missing anything else.
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12-31-2009, 09:28 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southeast
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I had the same problem with my hitec 635 servo. I switched to a hitec 645 and it clears but not by much. It depends on the height of the top of the servo. As for the missing parts tree if it is the one with the rod ends ax80032 they are on another tree AX8005 that is pictured wrong. It has extra parts on it. Hope this helps.
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12-31-2009, 10:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Folsom, CA
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I was short on screws. I ended up with extra long ones of the same thread pitch so I just cut those down and used them. I had all my plastic though! As for the servo, my 645 didn't clear at first but I think the servo can move forward and back on the mounting plate. Once I moved it back, it clears by about 1/8".
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12-31-2009, 10:59 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lodi
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my 645 didnt fit ither i just took the crossmember out havent had a problem yet.
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12-31-2009, 11:12 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mission Viejo
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I just removed my crossmenber as well, seems to be just fine!!!!
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12-31-2009, 11:19 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK
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12-31-2009, 11:38 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Uk (Northumberland)
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I Just made a new servo mount plate (out of a spare axial battery tray) with the servo holes moved back about 3 or 4 mm and that solved the problem without having to remove the cross member. Rough servo plate -  Servo plate fitted with Tower pro 995 servo.  Hope thats of some help !  |
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12-31-2009, 07:34 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: orinda
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it happened to me. just dremmel out a little bit where it is so the servo can move up and down and leave the rest. hope this helps!
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01-01-2010, 04:40 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Darwin Australia
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Looks to be a common problem. I had the servo horn hit & missing screws too. I bought the Hand Bros steering kit & put it in yesterday. It's not perfect because the drag links fouls on the bracket on the diff. Hand Bros are working on a new chassis bracket, seems the longer wheelbase caught Axial out |
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01-05-2010, 11:53 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bend
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I am doing my first RC build, an ax10 kit with the honcho body conversion. wanted to use the Hitec HS-7955TG and wondered if its dimensions were similiar to the servo you used......meaning if you thought it would fit your rig.
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03-06-2010, 09:05 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: deroche b,c canada
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i got ride of the cross member and used a peice from kit lol and customized it and no hitting plus i put a small spacer on top front suspension link to roll diff a head a little to help with the caster angle and i still clear the servo arm
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