Maxx Servo Gears

[HOSS]

I'm writting this because servo gears for my Hitec 645mg are getting expensive, maybe I shouldn't be wheel'n so hard.

My crawler is a custom straight axled Maxx / TXT with the servo centered on the axle, no servo saver, a drag link and tie rod.

http://www.nor-calrcrc.com/images/members/hoss1.jpg

It work great except every now and then I encounter a really bad roll where it lands / bounces of one of the front wheels resulting in a broken servo gear.

Anyone have any suggestions on a tougher servo or well made, no slop servo saver?

I've thought about usin a soft solid wire drag link that would flex some to absorb some of the shock, seem like this problem started when I switched my stock TXT dragl link for a solid turnbuckle style.

Thanks

 

[K_B]

I haven't used it, but someone else said this saver was a good one:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFNE8&P=7

It better be for 9 bucks

The only other thing I can think of is to use 1/4 scale servos maybe?

 

[4link4eva]

I like the idea of the soft drag link. Delrin, maybe?

 

[HOSS]

Thanks for the replys.

Seems like I had less servo gear stripage when I had used an old TXT drag link, however I can't find it, so I fabbed one from 4-40 thread-all, small MAXX rod ends then covered it with clear yellow fuel tubing just to make everyone ask questions. (actually to keep it from rusting, looks trick too)

It seems to flex enough as the old TXT rod, so hopefully this will take the jolt out then I back flip off a 10'-0" hi granite hill we call "The Wall of Death" and bounce off one of the front wheels and not destroy the servo gears.