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ThunderHawk

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Well, The Revo is out of commission for a few days...I am a bit frustrated that I can't get it to track even remotely straight....After my steering adjustments today...It chose "left" at its favorite way to drift. Well it "drifted" into a steel post. The damage was 1 aluminum push rod snapped at the thread and a lower Left front A arm, and also a bent front bumper mount(aluminum). The impact was such that it careened off the bumper at an angle and right into the suspension. All in all it was driver error...In reality I have not hit too many things driving...especially considering the speed I am running...but chalk this one up to a combination of "over correction" and high speed. I need a couple days away from this issue so I just ordered the parts from Tower including back ups. When they arrive I will head back to the drawing board. I had to change the lower steering arm even before I changed Servos. Ever since I did that I have had this issue with the tracking....The servos are centered and not under load...but something is amiss with my alignment. I have some other "spring" things to do so this will give me a chance to get to them...Anyway, Off to watch the ball game.


Hawk
 
i feel your pain brother!!
i to had a bad accident with my revo 3.3 , i almost cried , i was going i a big circle at wot and then mis calculated my distance and thought that i was further than the cement block .Apparently not , ok so wot into a cement block , equals a dismembered revo . i still think about it . i had broken all a arms in the front , the drivline on each side in the front , turnbuckes , both, um push rods, umm diffs,front bumper and aluminium mount , .......... basically the whole front end was finished , keep in ming that it was very cold out so the parts were very fragile . all in all it came out o cost 360 ? in repairs and and 40$ an hour. i didnt know how to fix it myself then ,
 
Hawk check your servo horn as well......could be loose or stripped.....I stripped two in the last two days on my Baja Revo....shopping for aluminum versions now.:doh:

Just thought of that....listening to your description.

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TalonOne


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Thanks Talon,

When I first installed the Dual 645's the screws "backed" out and I stripped them both the first time I ran them.....10 bucks later for the second set of new servo horns in 2 days...I learned my lesson. I check them often throughout the bash session...also using loc tite...


Hawk
 

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