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  1. 04-25-2005 09:02 PM #1
    needapeed
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    Pede has broken 4 servo savers in 2 runs!

    I have a pede that has had quite the thrashing (probably 50 runs or so with the novak ss5800) I have not had hardly any trouble from this thing since I did all the driveline upgrades, and all of a sudden I am breaking servo savers!

    I have a JR z590m servo, and was using stock savers for the first 3. I am really into trying to make the thing drift for quite some time now (have some older hard compound tires that are now slicks and do entire runs sliding around on the pavement) each time the saver went was just a light tap against a curb (I have done MUCH worse in the past with no problems)

    I am wondering what the deal is, because 3 were traxxas savers, and one was GS I beleive. (purple...been in my toolbox for a couple years lol)

    Right now I have the GS one epoxied back together, but it dosnt seem to hold very long before it snaps (usually half a run)

    Anybody ever experience this? I find it odd that it is happening all of a sudden, because as already mentioned, I have beat on this thing and the past 20 runs before this incident were breakage free.
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  2. 04-26-2005 06:13 PM #2
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    Hey buddy,sounds like your actually out running your trucks again!
    Hows your EPA's?
    Or maybe turn down your dual rate until we get the problem solved.
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  3. 04-26-2005 06:54 PM #3
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    My JR 590m is constantly breaking in my pede... Just got to get exstra case's and stop runing into curbs I would swich servo's but the 590 is just so nice, I just dont want to. Infact I now own 2 and a JR 270 for my car.

    Are you running an alum. chassis? Because thats when my problems with the servo breaking started... I guess the added 'no budge' put the death nail in the thin plastic
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  4. 04-26-2005 07:09 PM #4
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    Try an Ofna aluminum servo saver.
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  5. 04-26-2005 07:35 PM #5
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    The old standard: Kimbrough 124 gas truck saver. That plus a metal geared servo should hold. The stock savers are not, well, very strong. Well, they do save the servo I guess.
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  6. 04-27-2005 02:48 PM #6
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    I use the Kimbroug servo saver as well. I got sick of replacing the stock ones. Ever since I bought this one I have had no problems.
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