Servo keeps running after bad crash...

[momofx]

Ok, I did the 6 Cell conversion and was testing the car without the body on it - it was hella fast and somehow I ended up bumping into the corner of a wall head on at probably 75% throttle - right when that happened, the servo kept running and the wheels do not turn anymore. I am about to tear it down - wonder what went wong? Maybe a wire got loose...

[lol]

Probably a gear was jammed or chipped from the crash. Check over the servo gears.

[zippo855]

yep, lol hit the nail on the head. sounds like you have a gear that broke some teeth off, or a few gears, and basically its try to center but wont because the motors not making it move back to center.

http://www.xmodsinternational.com/Xm...-Assembly.html

[momofx]

I am about to take it apart - will let you guys know...

[momofx]

Well, I took the servo apart and little pieces of plastic came out - yep the one big gear was toast - that figures why it kept spinning - it was trying to "calibrate" the wheels but the gear was not turning the servo pot so it did not know what to do - just like what zippo said above - ha learn't something new already lol

Now do they sell re-inforced gears or a better quality servo for this?

[zippo855]

unfortunately i havent seen any delrin gears, or any other reinforced gear for these. only suggestion i can say is dont hit the wall

[momofx]

LOL - yeah I learned my lesson from being carefree and careless - thinking my plastic wonder was soooo strong....NOT! Well I guess I can't really blame the car - it was going pretty fast when it hit the edge of the wall so its my fault sadly...

[lol]

keep your bodies on, like you keep your clothes on. Don't want the good stuff showing and getting hurt. :P