best shift servo

[ax10newguy]

dosent need to be waterproof.
any thought? ive trashed the stock one and a mini traxxas pos. going to lhs tommoro, could use some advise. i dont need the best just something that wont explode on me.

[Hobine]

My Hitec 225 has been working fine for a long time. I got the one with plastic gears. No issues and I believe it was around $18.
Pick up a servo saver while your at the LHS.

[phllint]

I agree with Hobine, my 225 has been working flawless for 6 months now. Any servo will work perfect for a shift servo as long as your end points are set properly and of course you shift while moving or at least rotating

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[Kykrawler]

Agreed. I've been plagued by the infamous shift servo failure. Rather then continue to possibly burn out future factory units, I decided to use a hitec hs-225bb mighty mini, not water proof but strong and durable for little pocket change! So far with epas set its been working great. I did have to convert the shift arm since the mini has a different tooth count than the factory one, so that is something to consider. Hope this helps!

[zanthrax]

I burned out both the stock shift servo and a hitec 225BB after a few packs each.
I've run through 15 packs now without problems after greasing the transmission and putting in a full size servo, the grease helped the most.
I used a traxxas 2075 servo. It's Cheap, waterproof, and it has plenty of torque for the job. It's mounted a SCX10 servo plate to mount with with one extra hole.