CHUNKERLUV Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) hello again...you must all hate me by now, but...whats the best way to replace the steering servo I powered up the electrics for the first time tonight and the futaba s3003 couldn't move the wheels looked it up its 4.1kg/cm at 6V so no wonder, I have some plastic geared sg5010 (11kg/cm) which I really rate for £5 a pop but whats the easiest way to install ?? Is it battery box off or front skid plates. Thanks Edited December 15, 2010 by CHUNKERLUV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 no just take the lid off your batterybox so as to get at the receiver to unplug the servo, turn ur savage upsides down unscrew the screws and its out, when you install the new 1 just make sure the trim tab is centered on ur tx and put the servo horn back on so the wheels are as straight as poss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 the screws i am on about are the servo ones if it wasnt too clear posted above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUNKERLUV Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 The front skid plate is in the way...how do I get to the servo screws without removing that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 you are able to get a screwdriver onto them at an angle cause mind the screws only go into plastic, if you push down firmly and turn they will come out, i usually use a thin shafted screwdriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 IF a jobs worth doing its worth doing properly, IF you have to strip it right down, then strip it right down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I stripped the front end on mine roght down to overhaul the servos. It's really not a hard job to do. The whole front assembly comes out of the TVPs easy enough. Slacken off the screws all along one side of the TVP chassis and then you can loosen one sideplate and just slide out the complete front assembly. While you are at it, you can inspect the front diff and bevel gears or make an afternoon of it and strip and check the front diff as well With all that off and the front driveshaft out of the way, you have plenty of room to swap out the servo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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