MY Build-SW3

[iwanttocrawl]

Originally Posted by PaloAltoK5

Just a quick thought, and Tanis chime in here if you want.

The RC4WD tranny steering kit is...well...not so good. You'll do better mounting your servo behind the tranny where you can get a straight throw at the disconnect actuator rod. The kit puts it at a pretty nasty angle that will cause it to bind up, or to even bend the rod depending on the servo you use.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...SW3#post954779

thanks for the tip,
the pics in your link are not there anymore:-(

[PaloAltoK5]

Originally Posted by iwanttocrawl

thanks for the tip,
the pics in your link are not there anymore:-(

The pics are back now, I guess too many people had viewed them that day, but they were visible again when I just checked.

[cars69]

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The RC4WD tranny steering kit is...well...not so good. You'll do better mounting your servo behind the tranny where you can get a straight throw at the disconnect actuator rod.

PaloAltok5 & Tanis are right on about the straight throw of your actuator rod.
This is how I mounted my servo on my SW3. You can see I mounted my servo almost in the center of my chassis. Mounting the servo to one side will give you problems on side hill crawls. You can see in the pictures that I used plastic spacers to adjust the height of the servo. I also used a clevis not a collar on the disconnect side of the actuator rod. You will need to drill a small hole in the disconnect shaft. With the clevis you can mount your servo lower and still have a straight throw. You should be able to set your truck on a flat surface on each side RTR, and not have it tip over. This setup works great, every time without fail.

[iwanttocrawl]

thanks
I got the R2d today,i'm going to the hs tomorrow to buy a servo to set this up.

[iwanttocrawl]

I mount the R2d and is working good, i connect the servo to other rc to check the disconnect system and is working good.
the motor i got it for free so thats what im using for now. is a 65 turn integy motor

[juststartin]

great loooking rig. I am also planning on putting a R2D in my SW3. Is your servo set so at neutral it is in 4wd? Also, do you have any top veiw pics of you mount? Thanks

[iwanttocrawl]

Originally Posted by juststartin

great loooking rig. I am also planning on putting a R2D in my SW3. Is your servo set so at neutral it is in 4wd? Also, do you have any top veiw pics of you mount? Thanks

thanks
yes the neutral is set to 4x4

[iwantoffroad]

looking good

[juststartin]

what did you use to mount your link to the disconnect pin?

[iwanttocrawl]

got the wheels.Mayhem Engineering Beadlocks

[iwanttocrawl]

Originally Posted by juststartin

what did you use to mount your link to the ser disconnect pin?

you talking about this?

[iwanttocrawl]

[marzzz23]

looks good man, gotta lose those body mounts!!!!

[iwanttocrawl]

Originally Posted by marzzz23

looks good man, gotta lose those body mounts!!!!

lol,i have to cut them

[Nova's Ark]

I would suggest you straighten the throw of the linkage on the R2D. The way it's set up with the linkage arm angled will cause some binding. The straighter the throw the better. Consider mounting the arm on top of the aluminum servo horn. That would eliminate the angle you have now. R2D's can be difficult to disengage when then are bound up.

[iwanttocrawl]

Originally Posted by Nova's Ark

I would suggest you straighten the throw of the linkage on the R2D. The way it's set up with the linkage arm angled will cause some binding. The straighter the throw the better. Consider mounting the arm on top of the aluminum servo horn. That would eliminate the angle you have now. R2D's can be difficult to disengage when then are bound up.

thats the old pic,i got it fix.ty

[iwantoffroad]

its coming along
whats left before she is running?

[iwanttocrawl]

Originally Posted by iwantoffroad

its coming along
whats left before she is running?

she is almost ready i just need to wire the motor and install the esc,
i got a mamba max last nigth,i 'm going to try to get it running by tonigth.

[ncmtb]

What type of wheel wideners are those??

[Badd]

I might have missed it but what servo are you using on the R2D ?