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big bronco · 01-09-2010, 08:06 PM

I just picked up a new honcho built it up and was messing around w. the front suspension. I noticed i wasnt getting full suspension travel because the servo horn kept getting jamped up in the front chassie brace.* not the bumper mount the one behind it* . I had to shave off some of the brace for it to get full travel. Im running a jr servo and i know my friends scx-10 didnt have this problem. anybody else run into this?

Turn'Nburn · 01-09-2010, 08:31 PM

the honcho has a longer wheelbase and axial seems to have overlooked the interference problem, everyone is either trimming or removing the front crossmember. best way in my opinion is a chassis mounted servo.

CConROCKS! · 01-09-2010, 09:47 PM

I used the mount's that only mount to the lower hole in the servo they are set back more. Other's have put a metal arm on their servo and that has fixed the clearance issue's also.

team3six · 01-09-2010, 09:55 PM

Hand Bros. will release their chassis servo mount for the Honcho soon. But yes other shave backed up the servo on the mounting plate.

read through this thread.
Hand Bros Head "HONCHO"

tapped-out · 01-10-2010, 11:57 AM

I just trimmed the servo mounts (plastic parts) about a 1/16" cleared fine

93 FORD BRONCO · 01-10-2010, 04:15 PM

i also had this problem but nothing the ka-bar couldnt fix

big bronco · 01-11-2010, 05:58 AM

i planned on eventually either setting up my own chassie mounted servo or gettign the handbrothers one.... but i wasnt sure if it was a frequent problem or not

renoirbud · 01-11-2010, 08:20 AM

Just use TLT servo mounts and the problem goes away.

ROLANDROCKSHOP · 01-11-2010, 09:23 AM

did away with my cross brace,since i
made my own setup,didnt use the batt plate.

Scottmisfits · 01-11-2010, 09:44 AM

I had this problem with an Ace 1015 servo. I had the Aluminum Pro arm that not only screws on but also has the two clamp screws that literally clamp the servo down. Once I tighted those up, I pulled the main screw out. It all clears and it will hold just fine.

01-09-2010, 08:06 PM	#1
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	honch front axle clearence problem?? I just picked up a new honcho built it up and was messing around w. the front suspension. I noticed i wasnt getting full suspension travel because the servo horn kept getting jamped up in the front chassie brace.* not the bumper mount the one behind it* . I had to shave off some of the brace for it to get full travel. Im running a jr servo and i know my friends scx-10 didnt have this problem. anybody else run into this?

01-09-2010, 08:31 PM	#2
Turn'Nburn Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern, IN Posts: 862	the honcho has a longer wheelbase and axial seems to have overlooked the interference problem, everyone is either trimming or removing the front crossmember. best way in my opinion is a chassis mounted servo. Last edited by Turn'Nburn; 01-09-2010 at 08:35 PM.

01-09-2010, 09:55 PM	#4
team3six www.team3sixrc.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scalerville Posts: 4,506	Hand Bros. will release their chassis servo mount for the Honcho soon. But yes other shave backed up the servo on the mounting plate. read through this thread. Hand Bros Head "HONCHO" Last edited by team3six; 01-09-2010 at 09:59 PM.

01-09-2010, 09:47 PM	#3
CConROCKS! Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Liberty Posts: 96	I used the mount's that only mount to the lower hole in the servo they are set back more. Other's have put a metal arm on their servo and that has fixed the clearance issue's also.

01-10-2010, 11:57 AM	#5
tapped-out I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: here Posts: 3,042	I just trimmed the servo mounts (plastic parts) about a 1/16" cleared fine

01-10-2010, 04:15 PM	#6
93 FORD BRONCO Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 975	i also had this problem but nothing the ka-bar couldnt fix

01-11-2010, 05:58 AM	#7
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	i planned on eventually either setting up my own chassie mounted servo or gettign the handbrothers one.... but i wasnt sure if it was a frequent problem or not

01-11-2010, 08:20 AM	#8
renoirbud RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: China Grove, NC Posts: 1,395	Just use TLT servo mounts and the problem goes away.

01-11-2010, 09:23 AM	#9
ROLANDROCKSHOP I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar Posts: 5,981	did away with my cross brace,since i made my own setup,didnt use the batt plate.

01-11-2010, 09:44 AM	#10
Scottmisfits Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 913	I had this problem with an Ace 1015 servo. I had the Aluminum Pro arm that not only screws on but also has the two clamp screws that literally clamp the servo down. Once I tighted those up, I pulled the main screw out. It all clears and it will hold just fine.

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