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wheels dont return back to center

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i have my revo on a car stand just testing my new single servo set up wheels turn fine but dont return back to center after full lock(either way) does anyone know what could be causing this? anything i can do about it or is this normal?
 
If you radio allows you to fine tune the servo posistion, it may simply need to be adjusted so that when you release the steering wheel the wheels return to thier original setting. Otherwise you may end up having to take the servo horn off the servo and reposistioning the horn so that when you le off the steering it returns to normal and then dial in your steering trim afterwards.
 
check the manual. the servo horn is supposed to be at 7 degree angle from 90 to the steering link. that should get you near perfect. then, like tweak said, just adjust the trim on your remote. nothing to worry about.
 
thanks for the comments guys

the problem is solved I've been told my pivot balls where too tight i loosened these a little and the steering arms popped back to center each time hopefully i haven't done anything too risky loosing the pivot balls I've done:

a full turn and a half from closed on the bottom sets.
and a half turn from closed on the tops sets.
 
good deal, you found the culprit, but dont be so technical about how far out to turn them. you want those caps to be snug, but not binding. if they are too tight it will also affect your suspension, with how the A-arms lift and whatnot. you dont want slop in there though... or it will affect your steering at high speeds. you have to feel it out... use the force, kid...
 
Mallanaga said:
good deal, you found the culprit, but dont be so technical about how far out to turn them. you want those caps to be snug, but not binding. if they are too tight it will also affect your suspension, with how the A-arms lift and whatnot. you dont want slop in there though... or it will affect your steering at high speeds. you have to feel it out... use the force, kid...
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top man thanks for the advice i was asking a guy at the track on the weekend exactly how much turns out does he do his and he looked at me as if i'd grown two heads. lol.

the thing is i haven't got a set up table so since I'm now getting to the stage where I'm adjusting pivot balls and what not i want to be acurate.

the manual says that you can take your truck to your lhs and use there set up tables LOL i have no chance of doing that at mine.
 
... do you have a kitchen table?? worked for me for quite some time. only took about $50 in lumber to build myself a nice workbench. and as far as accuracy... this is a black science. yes, there are some things you need to keep in mind, but for most things, you just make it work. GL.
 

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