help ,give me some brakes

[nw10er]

i bought a new savage and can't get the brakes to work properly,if i undo the throttle linkage the brakes will lock up,but with the throttle hooked up it barely slows! Its like the servo isnt strong enough or something. HELP!!

 

[Monkey Wrench]

Hey buddy, it'd really help if you could post a pic of your set-up. It could be a couple things like the trim setting on the TX, the brake linkage may need adjusted or the servo re-centered. Are you batteries charged or new? What radio are you using?

If you can throw a picture up here, that'll speed it up for you.

 

[NSantana]

Hi,


Do you have access to a digi-cam? If so, please take pics so we can better help you.




EDIT: that's funny Mwrench...you posted while i was typing the same thing...

 

[dannyd]

^ what they said.

 

[nw10er]

brake troubles

I've adjusted every trim ,linkage ect. ,bought truck new & with new batteries , I'm going to replace batteries again ,maybe batteries died fast?my nephew has same truck, it almost flips forward when brakes hit hard!

 

[nw10er]

brake troubles

actually , if it was the batteries they were bad from the start, because I never had good brakes!!

 

[Monkey Wrench]

Well, try the batteries and consider getting a rechargeable hump pack. Hump packs give you higher volts and longer life.

When you get a chance, post some pictures of your set-up because it'll help with ideas.

Good luck!

 

[SMaxxin]

Also make sure the two screws that hold the pads on are adjusted , if they are too loose the pads will not bite hard enough. Witch Savage is it?

 

[Tarant]

I could never get my stock savy brakes to work, I just went to my LHS and got the Dual Disk Brakes for the savy. worked 1000 times better

 

[nw10er]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I tried them all. I'm going to get the dual brake set-up! I need all the help I can get ,to stop 3.6 hp!

 

[digger]

Have you tried the linkage mod? Look at the sticky on the front page of the Savage forum. https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17342

Has HPI changed the linkage on the newer kits?

 

[SMaxxin]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I tried them all. I'm going to get the dual brake set-up! I need all the help I can get ,to stop 3.6 hp!

You won't regret it! I have to be careful when I get on the breaks hard or it will flip.

 

[XXChAoTiCXX]

When I changed out my T/B servo to a Ultra Torque, it was like night and day. My buggy STOPS now, before it hardly slowed down....