Hi guys, i hope you all have had a good christmas. :clap:

On boxing day i went to parents house for dinner and of course so me and the old man could take the cars and trucks out for a little bash, As soon as i turned on my t-maxx to check the electrics i noticed that my steering seemed to be moving a little slower then normal, and when i turn the steering right it slows down a little bit more and has some slight jerks. The first thing i did was change all the batteries but that had no affected.

Ive done a little video of the steering to show you the movement and how fast the steering reacts, im sure it used to be faster and a lot more responsive..

http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb17/cl...eeringtest2.flv

Hopefully i dont need a new servo but ill get one if i have to, i cant have my t-maxx setting there much longer, ive got 5 litres of fuel waiting to be used,lol :D
Any help or advice id be very greatfull, cheers guys :thumbs_up:

HAPPY RC-ING....

disconnect servo saver off servo and check to see if steering moves freely ;)

cheers matt mate, ill try that first thing :thumbs_up:
I was right then im not going mad,lol the steering has slowed.

If i do need a new servo though ive found a replacement :D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...:MEWA:IT&ih=013

Might be on it's way out, or...

Might have a bit of shit in the gears...

Take the top of the Case off and inspect the gears inside, the smallest bit could cause what's going on there.


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cheers russ mate ill try that aswell, im just waiting for my little girl to go to bed then im getting the MAXX out,lol :D

That traxxas 2055 high torque servo that i posted, is that any good? its traxxas so im sure it will be, its nice a cheap aswell so looks like a perfect replacement..

As soon as ive had a look at my t-maxx ill let you know :thumbs_up:

yeah the 2055 is traxxas' standard steering servo

might be worth asking tim i know he did have some of them :thumbs_up:

i thought the 2018 was the standard servo mate?

ill look on my maxx that will be easy,lol soon find out :D

yeh just checked the servos on mine are 2018 but the steering servo is 2055. right im off to check the maxx servo out mate talk you you soon :thumbs_up:

confused now,lol

all traxxas' i thought used the 2055 for steering its rated as 6kg torque

and the 2018 3kg torque one is for throttle :thumbs_up:

anything less than 6kg on a truck and steering wont move

classsss your a star mate thanks, now i know way :D
ive a lot to learn still a,lol :lol:

And yep tim has a spare in shed somewhere :thumbs_up:

hi ya tim mate hope you had a good xmas :thumbs_up:

Im nearly done guys, took the servo saver off and the steering is still slow, im cleaning the gears and gonna re-grease them. looks like i may need a new servo,lol

hi guys, yeh i tried all i can but the steering is just the same, looks like the servo is on its way out.. oh well i can get a replacement one for £10 but i was wondering should i get a better servo this time, but price is always an issue with me..

nout wrong with the traxxas ones really they do the job like, depends if you want more power/speed?

if you have around 15quid to spend then could get a tower pro?

also bear in mind...

if you change the servo and want to keep the stock servo saver you'll need a futaba splined servo! and also if going for more power you'll also have to consider that the servo saver will prob break or the power will be lost in the spring action of it.

ultimate upgrade would be proline steering kit and say 14kg servo :D

Morning matt, thanks for all your help mate :thumbs_up:
Cool i think ill just get the replacement traxxas 2055 servo as its cheap and does the job well and then i can just do a quick replacement job and not have to worry about changing any other parts just yet.

I must admit though i was thinking about getting a better servo, one with a bit more speed and power, i can get a new traxxas 2055 servo for £11 delivered but i was willing to spend about £15 or £20, but i dont really want to have to change more parts just to put a better servo in.

As im doing up my RC18T i think ill stay with traxxas to save some money and then get a better servo in the near future when i upgrade the T-MAXX a bit more, ive got a few days so ill have a good think.lol :lol: :lol:

Talk to ya soon mate :thumbs_up:

HAPPY RC-ING... :rc_car:

had a thought what about the futaba/ofna/hong nor servo think its a 3003?

i'll check, anyway its rated at 9kg!!!! and its fast so bit of improvement there

i have one in my ofna blazer and the steering is perfect, the servo is metal geared too!

and being futaba it will be a straight swap for the traxxas one :thumbs_up:

hi mate, yeh cool that could be a option, how much is one of those mate? if you could post a picture and info when you get the time, id be very greatfull cheers matt :thumbs_up:

Tims thinks he may have a new traxxas 2055 servo in his shed, hopefull he maybe able to to a deal with me aswell.. :D

prob about 15-20quid mate for the futaba so its in budget

couldn't find one on ebay uk but there is one on ebay.com...

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Ofna-Mutilator-Pro...emZ150199084865

Cool cheers mate :clap: the wife is going to kill me but i dont care, ive seen i nice new clear shell for my t-maxx aswell but its £20, i hate not being rich :joker:

hehe def recommend the servo though mate its exact same one in my ofna blazer ;)

class thanks matt, im bidding on that mate :D

yeh i think ill get that one mate as i wanted to buy a better one anyway, so your right i may aswell do it now. if it stays in my price range ill get it but if it dont ill just get the 2055 for now.. thanks again matt mate :thumbs_up: