new Throttle Linkage Set Up

[CRSMP5]

Well after being fed up with how porly the throttel servo set up works and after buying a buggy came up with the parts to use to build a buggy style set up on the savage..

Ofna 10724

they make other colors too
yellow 10721
pink 10722
orange 10723
purpal 10725

the set up takes about 15min to complete, i give it a 1 out of 10 on the hard to easy scale, cost is like 8$

you have to drill 1 hole, there is a casting mark in the brake arm the right size to drill even!

i did a boo boo here the bolt needs to be turned upside down or it HITS the TVP.. but thats how the piece looks on the servo arm.. thats the hardest part.. the bolt is even supplied in the servo kit..

thats how the set up looks on the servo at rest, i used the 2 extra set screw clamps on the brake rod, much better adjustment over the plastic nut thinggy, the 2nd one closer to the roll bar is set so if the brakes were to lock into the on position, when full throttle given it will unlock the brakes..

thats what the set up looks like in braking position.. note how the throttle spring shrinks down to size to prevent servo lock up...

thats what full throttle looks like..

the kit supplys a long rod, and ball end with a ball and nut also, the rod needs a slight bend, nothing major, and the ball and nut fits thru the stock hole..

i will be testing this out this weekend also, along with the GMP 51t spur gear, in the last pic, but so far i expect it to work much better than the stock set up, i no longer have a sloppy throttle position on my servo, it seems to feel better on teh brakes too, but testing will tell..

 

[arawak420]

the hex end on the blue slider....

if you take a drill bit the same size and tap into the slider to where the head of the hex sits in the slider i didn't have that problem. pic of the way i tapped the bolt in.
put some lock tite on the screw and then the sliders can be super loose and free to play. that last comment reminds of my last g/f.

props to all the kids who have done this mod . i was able to take a lot of the designs around the net to come up with ideas.

big improvement and a first thing must do.

 

[olds97_lss]

I have something similar, but I have since modified it so now I only use one bolt on the servo arm and a straight wire for the throttle... but this was the first draft pic:

 

[arawak420]

i used a single 1" inch gold color servo arm. i saw alot of linkage mods. heres what i came up with your guys help and insight.

 

[1 Bad STi]

Ditch the bottom part of the stock servo saver, it robs servo power...

one of mine.

 

[arawak420]

the springs add excellent tension for throttle and break response is si nice. plus I'm able to set the break further back from the neutral position so there is positively no break drag. i rean my thottle link on the outside so i dont have to worry about it getting in the way when getting into the box.