or8ital

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So the Futaba s9551 final came out and I purchased one for my TC5. Its too wide. Just slightly. Anyone else had a similar issue? This is the first Futaba servo Ive installed in a TC5 so Im not sure if all Futaba servos are like that or just this one. I assume I wil need to hack it up with a dremel to get it to fit?

Drifting101

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it is a standard width of 1.6 inches like alll the other futaba srevos

fits in my tamiya just fine but one servo mount is movable

Still Bill

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That sounds more like a "flaw" in the TC5's adjustability than the servo.

or8ital

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Yeah it is annoying the TC5 isnt adjustable like most cars. My Airtronics fit just fine though. I guess I need to figure out if I want to hack up the servo or the chassis. Or go back to the Airtronics.

CRASH

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The Airtronics servos fit fine. Anything else such as KO or Futaba etc... need to be modified.

Later,

fathead

My Futaba fitted fine in my TC5, its a tight fit but no modifying needed

kn7671

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What, come on now. I think the real problem is the TC5 chassis, I think they drilled the holes too close/narrow. Try mounting the servo aluminum stand-off's to the servo itself first. Leaving the screws through the stand-off's just loose enough so they can move a little, and then mount the entire servo/stand-off's on the chassis at once, then fully tighten the servo to stand-off screws.

When I had my TC5 last summer, I had an s9550 servo. The s9550 and s9551 are pretty much identical, just updated innards for more torque.

or8ital

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See post #4

syndr0me

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Crap, I guess I need to try mounting mine to see if it fits okay in the 416. :-O