Jato 3.3 steering servo help

[19frank90]

So while adjusting my toe and camber I found that the toe link on my right front wheel had quite a bit more play than the toe link on the left front wheel. I took apart my front end and found what I believe is the source of the problem: the steering bellcrank.

Now if you're looking at the front of the Jato, in front of the steering servo is the bracket with two screws connected to the bellcranks. The bellcrank arm that connects to the right toe link seems to have play in it/be loose. It looks like (on the car itself and the exploded views here) that there's a screw that runs through and connects all the pieces of the bellcrank.

I also noticed if I turn the steering wheel right, my wheels dont seem to travel as far to the right as they do to the left.

Basically what I'm trying to figure out is whether A) there are screws that connect the bellcrank arms to the rest and B) Is it possible to get to the screws without removing the blue aluminum chassis plate? (Otherwise I think you have to remove the motor, or maybe just the mounts which isn't as bad)

Thanks guys

 

[SchrodeMode]

I'm kind of confused on you question, can you post pics? How old is the car? If it's older, you may want to either replace the plastic bushing that holds the steering setup in place. The bushings are 4x7x2.5 and are on the bottom side, I recommend throwing some bearings in there. The bearing will "smooth" the steering out as well as not wear out nearly as fast as the plastic bushing. If the car is older, the shaft that sits in the bushing my be worn as well, I'd just replace it while swapping to the bearings. I'm not saying that this will fix YOUR problem, it's just a little something that people do to tighten up the front.

 

[19frank90]

I took the front end off last night (at work now so I can't take pics as it's not here), and when the entire bellcrank is assembled there's the two arms, the left one is longer because it's connected to the spring connecting the bellcrank and the servo. The right one has a mm or two *guessing - it's very small* of play as the arm and the piece it connects to don't tighten all the way up when the screw is tightened to it's max.

It must just be part of the design because I played with the entire bellcrank assembly and it is limited in movement.