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10-27-2009, 06:35 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alvarado
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|  Steering ? Turn not far enough !
I have a WK that have done the HPI homebuilt conversion before the plastic production one was available . I have always thought that the thing didn't turn far enough each way . I have a front steering servo mount also, I know that the stock bellcrank setup is a joke. Anyhow, has anyone else thought the same thing ? How do you get these to turn basically lock to lock ? I have tried extending the bellcrank length to increase the "throw" but heck the thing would have to be dragging on the ground to get the turn out of it that I want . Thanks, Raz |
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10-27-2009, 06:39 PM
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| Just jump it!   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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 Its a homemade setup. A good strong servo and a good radio system with End point adjustments helps alot.  | |
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10-27-2009, 10:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of Kalifornia
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The bellcrank you are referring to is a servo horn. You may be able to get a longer one and trim as needed. You can point the horn upward, or you could change the horns position on the servo and get longer steering linkage. I used a Rustler VXL toelink to the hub carrier on mine. My steering rod is a home fab, and the servo is mounted in the center. http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/t...ReKLIY7003.jpg |
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10-28-2009, 12:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Columbia, SC
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I recently posted about this problem too and found that if you get rid of the tie rod that connects the to knuckles and run a small link off the rear of the servo horn to one knuckle and a long link from the front of the horn to the other knuckle it steers great. I also have the axle mount servo and was running a setup that looked like everyone elses on here but for some reason wasnt happy with it. I guess the geometry was just off. Anyway a few inexpensive links and the thing steers like a beast.
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10-28-2009, 01:29 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alvarado
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Here is my setup , I just do not feel that it turns far enough .  |
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10-28-2009, 01:32 PM
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| Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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A quick fix would be a longer servo horn.
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10-28-2009, 01:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Port Angeles
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For max steering out of a wk axle head over to rpp and pickup some aluminum knuckles, c's and cvd's. Fit and finish on the parts is awesome and with the addition of these parts you'll steer as far as your servo will throw. If that STILL isn't enough....raise your tie rod up so it clears the top of the pumpkin or fab up a bent one (the wk pumkin is huge compared to say an axial pumkin). |
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10-28-2009, 10:08 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: port clinton
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Add a longer servo horn and bend the draglink away from the pig in the middle. Mine turns lock to lock.
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10-29-2009, 09:12 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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...or you have too limited EPA-adjustments on your transmitter? But honestly i don't even know can you adjust EPA, if you are using the stock HPI 27mHz system.
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