Ouch..

DaveP · #1 20-03-2009

So, finally get everything together and wired up on my new CatSX and thought I'd take her for a spin in the garden...

Having not had an RC car for a lot of years it was bound to end in disaster I suppose....

Managed to break one of the front wishbones clean in half after contact with a wall.

Looks like my servo is knackered too, is servo failure pretty common after an impact as there is no servo saver ?

James · #2 20-03-2009

Depends on the quality of the servo, but if you've hit a brick wall i don't think you can be too hard on the cat for breaking

.. If its a good servo the servo horn usually strips rather than gears crunching, and of course you could always buy an aftermarket servo horn with spring?

Southwell · #3 20-03-2009

Yeah, it's all about quality if you have no servo saver. Ive never run a saver in my xx4 and the servo is spot on. Saying that ill probably go straight out and break it now.

ben · #4 20-03-2009

I always managed to break the steering spline things when i had a XX4

Was like a tenner just for one part

Southwell · #5 20-03-2009

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Originally Posted by ben

I always managed to break the steering spline things when i had a XX4

Was like a tenner just for one part

Thats because you didn't put an inch long screw and big washer in there to hold it down properly.

DaveP · #6 20-03-2009

Yea, can't complain on the wishbone breakage at all really...need to get some medium wishbones in stock ready for next time

Servo is a HiTec - still moves, but sounds like something internally is stripped somewhere as it doesn't always return to neutral.

Southwell · #7 20-03-2009

Probably the bottom gear, they are normally plastic against metal, well they were in older models, ive not opened one up for ages.