PROBLEM!!!

[rcfreak109]

My front tires on my r/c are croooked so now i cant go straight. i would fix it but i dont know how (it came assembled). How do i fix it and what part is it? help me please. :(

[Andrew the RC man]

please get a picture so i can tell what you mean by crooked

[B3Tyler]

are they like \ from the top or the side? Whaqt kit is it? Im sure it came taht way for better handeling

[Spinner]

B3 i believe you have water in your foams...... when you clean ur tired u gotta squeeze em out because they willl spin untrue and sit untrue like that...... it also eats away ur foams...... just my 2 cents

[DerekB]

rcfreak, that's called camber. Camber helps keep the tire in contact with the road in the turns (simple explaination). If your car has fixed length camber rods (the go from the chassis to the wheel) you have to purchase adjustable camber links (turnbuckles). If they are adjustable you can lengthen the rod to adjust this. If you can it's best to be about 1-degree in (top of tire leans inward). If you can't adjust them at all (some Tamiyas) you are just going to have to live with it.

[Railman]

It won't go straight anymore. Bet he's talking about the servo. It could be that the servo horn slipped on the shaft or more likely it stripped a tooth on a gear. It might also just be the radio trim. With the radio & car on, & at rest, are the wheels pointing straight? Let us know.

[rcfreak109]

When i turn the car off i can move the tires so there straight but when i turn the car on they slant like this \ from the top. i cant show u a pic cause i dont have a scanner. the foams aren't wet, i think it might be that camber thing.

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[rims']

okay take out youre servo and straighten out the servo horn

[ATeam]

Check the steering trim on your radio.

ATeam

[rcfreak109]

where are the servos located on the car. Sorry about all these stupid questions. i dont really know anything about rc parts.

[Railman]

RCfreak, What kind of car is it? Did you get a manual with it? The servo is the little electrical box whith an arm sticking out, that the linkage is hooked to.

[rcfreak109]

It's a radioshack car but i figured all rc cars work the same. It's a old car so i dont have a manual.
P.S. I'm getting a duratrax evader in a couple of weeks!

[Railman]

No, all RC cars are not the same. :rolleyes: The only people that will service that type of RC cars are the manufacturer's. It will probably cost as much to send it back to get it fixed as what it cost in the first place.
Local shops won't even attempt to work on them because there are no std parts in them.
I would recomend pulling the screws out & see if there is a centering adjustment to the steering. Good luck with your new Evader. They look like they should be one heck of a nice truck for the money, & Duratrax makes decent stuff. :cool: