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08-15-2005, 08:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In a house
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|  Weak steering servo?
I was just wandering if anyone else has noticed that the steering servo seems a lil.. weak... Maybe we can swap servos with a high torque servo like for a RC airplane or car? I havent torn mine apart yet but i was just wandering if anyone has. |
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11-27-2005, 02:26 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Texas, DFW
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|  Yea this is an area that needs improvement. Anyone have any different servo ideas? |
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11-27-2005, 05:52 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Range
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Axeman posted a steering fix on here. Do a quick search to find it. He put a long bolt down thru the knuckle, then made an aluminum draglink. This then sheared the pitman arm off so he opened up the hole and made an aluminum pitman arm. Christian
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11-27-2005, 10:27 PM
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Yea I saw that. I'm not having problems with linkage. What is needed is a more powerful servo.
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11-28-2005, 01:14 AM
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they belt is prolly slipping just like with the motors...get an o ring for it
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11-28-2005, 07:53 PM
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Didn't even think about that. Thanks. Quote:
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12-03-2005, 01:00 AM
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I haven't been into the front axle yet. Are the servos used strictly a Nylint product, or is it something you can pickup at a LHS, preferably upgrade to a stronger version?
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12-03-2005, 11:50 AM
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12-03-2005, 07:35 PM
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I just rebuilt the steering box on my 1:6 tonight. Replace the old steering belt with a 1-7/8"x1-11/16"x3/32" #37 O-ring. If your problem is lack of steering force due to belt slippage, this will fix it for sure. The steering box consists of a triple planetary reduction unit with the same belt drive as the front and rear axles. While you are in there, I would highly recommend tearing down the planetary and greasing it up. Mine was making some awful noises and some white lithium grease on all the gears in the planetary made it nearly silent again. Now, the only weak link in the steering on mine is the plastic knuckle tower, which I will be drilling out tommorrow and reinforcing with grade 8 steel hardware. Right now, if the knuckle tower wasnt flexing, it has enough force to turn the tires on the rocks and even when flexed out. BTW, the knuckle pin fix I posted up a few days ago is holding up amazingly well. I thrashed it pretty good tonight and it still drives better than new, with no hint of the dogbones trying to pop out. Last edited by datz510; 12-03-2005 at 07:38 PM. |
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12-21-2005, 03:23 PM
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[QUOTE=datz510] Now, the only weak link in the steering on mine is the plastic knuckle tower, which I will be drilling out tommorrow and reinforcing with grade 8 steel hardware. Right now, if the knuckle tower wasnt flexing, it has enough force to turn the tires on the rocks and even when flexed out. QUOTE] Have you actually gotten around to doing this yet? curious how you did it. We'll have to hook up and do some RC'in since i'm near by  |
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12-24-2005, 08:47 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Range
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I actually sheared off my pitman arm with all stock steering. (well, it was my buddy, what a jerk, lol) and so I am gonna fix it with axeman's mod.
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