Thrased Servo's in RC10T3 RTR

[TechnoJesus]

OK, I'll admit it... I've been out of the hobby for a number of years. I've recently purchased an RC10T3 RTR to get back into the swing of things before I build one myself.

Anyways, I've trashed two servo's already via collision (don't ask...). Is my servo saver not dialed in right? And if so how do I go about testing/tuning it? I know the servo's that come with these kits are cheap, but before I buy a metal gear servo like futaba 9404 I'd like to know that I'm not going to trash it too http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif

The times where I've clipped the wheels haven't seemed to be all that severe as I'm really not running the truck too hard, IMHO.

So any hints/tips/tweaks? I'm beginning to think the radio that comes with this kit ***** and I might as well get a new one as well...

Thanks,
Aaron

BTW, I'm an idiot... That should be 'thrashed' not 'thrased'

[This message has been edited by TechnoJesus (edited 03-13-2001).]

[RCJunkie]

If you loosen the servo saver too much the steering will get sloppy. The T3 is hard (understatement) on servos. I rebuilt my standard Futabas 5 or 6 times before I bit the bullet and bought a Hitec 645 MG servo. I haven't had a problem yet. You can also try using a Kimbrough servo saver. Its the spring type you see on many cars and it mounts directly to the servo. It works well but I personally didn't like the feel it gave to the steering. Hope this helps http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif