Charged battery

[TeknoJ]

So did that work

Yeah new servos did the trick.

Sounds like it maybe the servos ...... maybe plug a good known servo in and see if it works

Ya ya ya do this

 

[L05tB0y]

Sounds like it maybe the servos ...... maybe plug a good known servo in and see if it works

I would if I had one

 

[CertifiedMike]

Do you have any R/C friends who could let you borrow a servo to try?
It seems likely that your servo is fried based on everything you've posted.
I'll just say once more be positive your battery is charged!!!
You can buy an inexpensive servo to try and test OR you could buy a "good" servo that suits your kit and keep it as an upgrade.
You could look into a servo tester too.

https://www.motionrc.com/collection...R7r8lA5Ev_53ZayMWvudV0BbOow8uHsXqS14cRyn_xgm8

For $10 all your questions will be answered.

 

[jimdavis577]

I always have a spare known good servo around ... it's a good thing to keep ... 1 for testing and 2 just in case it decides to die while out and racing well worth the small price it cost to get a cheap standard servo

 

[L05tB0y]

I always have a spare known good servo around ... it's a good thing to keep ... 1 for testing and 2 just in case it decides to die while out and racing well worth the small price it cost to get a cheap standard servo

I've just bought this truggy, been at least 15 years since I raced buggies. So no gear what so ever, just starting to get some now.

 

[L05tB0y]

New 6v battery and still the same, so I've come to the conclusion it's the servos. Thing is someone has put the little bolts in too tight and I can't get 3 of the screw out of the steering servo.

Is there anything I can do

 

[jimdavis577]

New 6v battery and still the same, so I've come to the conclusion it's the servos. Thing is someone has put the little bolts in too tight and I can't get 3 of the screw out of the steering servo.

Is there anything I can do

can't get them out cause they are stripped ? or just too tight ? or the heads are stripped out ? there are multiple options to get out stripped bolts .... sometimes cutting the heads off ... removing the part then your able to get some vice grips on the remaining shank of the screw and get it out works .... sometimes a little heat ( if the parts metal ) works .... and sometimes you have to replace the part it screwed into if you can get them out

 

[majin]

Man I had a similar issue
Powered on but nothing else esc just kept flashing
Couldn't figure it out so I started walking the wires....
Gyott danged cats done chewed my servo and motor wires!!!!
Spliced new wires on and was good to go
Out a door to the room that holds my rc now lol

 

[CertifiedMike]

Man I had a similar issue
Powered on but nothing else esc just kept flashing
Couldn't figure it out so I started walking the wires....
Gyott danged cats done chewed my servo and motor wires!!!!
Spliced new wires on and was good to go
Out a door to the room that holds my rc now lol

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Exactly! THIS is the issue with frayed wiring.

You MIGHT be able to repair your wires and save your servo but I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Servos are availible in ALL shapes colors and sizes!
Just like @jimdavis577 said, an extra servo is a good thing to have on deck!
Maybe buy 3 when you order?!
Do research on this!
Some servos are better than others for nitro!
@Littlemotor is WELL in touch with 1/8th scale nitro.
He might be able to offer some suggestions on some budget friendly options and can certainly tell you which ones are currently winning races.
@jimdavis577 is also an avid racer who might be able to help.
I own ONE "good" servo. Its a Reefs 500 and may work well for this application but I'm not your "servo" guy.
Reef's is a good company, good products according to reviews... not budget friendly compared to some others.

 

[jimdavis577]

Exactly! THIS is the issue with frayed wiring.

You MIGHT be able to repair your wires and save your servo but I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Servos are availible in ALL shapes colors and sizes!
Just like @jimdavis577 said, an extra servo is a good thing to have on deck!
Maybe buy 3 when you order?!
Do research on this!
Some servos are better than others for nitro!
@Littlemotor is WELL in touch with 1/8th scale nitro.
He might be able to offer some suggestions on some budget friendly options and can certainly tell you which ones are currently winning races.
@jimdavis577 is also an avid racer who might be able to help.
I own ONE "good" servo. Its a Reefs 500 and may work well for this application but I'm not your "servo" guy.
Reef's is a good company, good products according to reviews... not budget friendly compared to some others.

what Mike says is true ... and honestly for everyday just bashers or rigs your trying to bring back to life I find the ecopower brand servos are a great value ... now with that said ... they are not the strongest or fastest but for a rebuild/revive of an old rc ... they will do the job .... now for all my race rigs I run either protek or quasi speed servos .... I don't see a need for the hv ones though atleast not on 10th scale oval racers

 

[Doom!]

Man I had a similar issue
Powered on but nothing else esc just kept flashing
Couldn't figure it out so I started walking the wires....
Gyott danged cats done chewed my servo and motor wires!!!!
Spliced new wires on and was good to go
Out a door to the room that holds my rc now lol

Hey now, it's not the cats fault you didn't put your toys away.

I will never forget when my cat brought me an eXacto knife and dropped it at my feet. I learned to put stuff away after that.

 

[L05tB0y]

New servos arrived and all is good, but I can't get the old steering servo out. The Allen heads are just rounding

 

[jimdavis577]

New servos arrived and all is good, but I can't get the old steering servo out. The Allen heads are just rounding

you may have to resort to cutting the heads off and then pulling the servo ....... and then try and get the shanks out with pliers ..... or can you remove the servo with the mounts ?? that way your not trying to work with it in the car ?

 

[jimdavis577]

looking at the manual it looks like you can remove the whole servo tray with 7 screws from under the chassis ..... then you should be able to strip the servos out a little easier but you may need to cut the plastic capture on the bottom of the servo tray for the servo screws .... then replace the screws with new ones and nuts instead .....make sense ?

 

[TeknoJ]

I use a very small grabber bit set for that, most the time it works and i picked it up at lowes or home depot.

 

[TeknoJ]

This is exactly what I have been using. If you have a dremel, You can use a cut off wheel to slice a slot into for a flat head screw driver. Sometimes taking a soldering iron to the head of the screw and putting heat to it helps it come out. Since they are already stripped, you need to cut a slot in the head or get yourself an easy out set.
https://a.co/d/cgfw92z

 

[CertifiedMike]

If you've got a dremelyou can cut a line across the head and use a straight blade screwdriver to extract.
Drilling out the center of the head will allow you to remove the servo and have enough thread to grab with cutters and twist out.

 

[jimdavis577]

both what teknoj and Mike said are also good options as well .... they also make a liquid grip as well it's a fluid you put in the head of a bolt and then insert your tool and it's suppose to promote the grip of the tool to keep it from rounding ... I have some but haven't tried it yet ... I'm skeptical lol

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

they also make a liquid grip as well it's a fluid you put in the head of a bolt and then insert your tool and it's suppose to promote the grip of the tool to keep it from rounding

Valve grind compound works good for this as well.

 

[L05tB0y]

I would if I had one

All sorted, but when I go to start it it just goes on high revs then cuts out after about 5 seconds.
The carb is closed but still revs high.