Exactly right. I've been into RC for about 4-5 years now and have been racing for 6+months and I still learn something every time I sit down to wrench or put my vehicle on the track. That's the attitude to have!
Wheelies are also affected by the tightness of your diff. Obviously if they slip too much not enough power gets to the wheels to lift the chassis.
Well, think about this. Where does the steering assembly and the wheel/axle meet? At the steering knuckle. So, try checking that first. Perhaps the caster/knuckle screw backed out and is rubbing on the wheel?
Okay, got the steering working somehow, but the servo is making a humming noise. And it turns better left than it does right. And I had to lengthen one of the turnbuckles that hooks onto the servo so that the wheels where straight, but when I do that it makes it so it wont turn right.
Im so bummed, I never should have bought this thing. Im sticking to RTRs from now on I guess.
Sounds like you didn't get the servo horn and saver on the servo properly. Take everything off of the servo and on your controller set the steering trim to 0, or aligned in the middle. Now put the steering assembly back on so that the wheels are aligned as straight as possible (it won't ever be perfect). Now use the steering trim knob to get them straight.
Well got the servo and saver ordered. Should be a big improvement. Really I need to just disassemble the whole truck and go thru everything. I can already see things I want to work on, but no time or space right now. Stripping down all the 1/10 scale stuff so I can get rid of it.
I had a blast with the thing down in the basement yesterday. The dog was down there, and I think now that I've got this car he's gonna become a skinny dog. lol
Prior to last night I had not realized just how small these things are. I was wishing I had kept my 1/12 scale servo, but that would be waayy to big. lol
Thanks for the answers ya'll keep throwing out guys.
Racing this thing sounds pretty interesting as well... : )~
Okay, got the steering working somehow, but the servo is making a humming noise. And it turns better left than it does right. And I had to lengthen one of the turnbuckles that hooks onto the servo so that the wheels where straight, but when I do that it makes it so it wont turn right.
Im so bummed, I never should have bought this thing. Im sticking to RTRs from now on I guess.
If your servo isn't centering, it is because it is stressed. with a pair of pliers, squeeze the ballcups to free them up a bit. You may need to single out causes one by one from your steering blocks to your steering linkage. Once your linkage is free, your servo should center properly and not hum.
It also looks like your steering linkage is crooked. From what I can tell in the picture you need to remove the secondary steering arm and turn it around. It is reversible to allow for different sizes and lengths of servo savers and adapters. If it is correct then nevermind, it just looks backwards from the picture.
To get the axles straightened just adjust the turnbuckles to add or remove toe and use the steering sub-trim to make fine adjustments. I like having approximately 1 degree of toe out on the front.
It is basically the RC18T with a different body/tire combo. Since all of the other RC18 vehicles are of great quality and workmanship I have no reason to believe that the RC18R would be any different.
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Okay the tires are decently straight now, but Im not sure what youre telling me to flip around.
Also, my front right tire isnt getting as much power as the other. When I go full throttle it doesnt spin as fast and it slows down before all the others.
Man Im just having problem after problem with this thing!
You have a steering arm on the servo itself and then there is one on the left that is mounted on a pin held onto the chassis by 2 screws. It can be turned either way, just check and make sure it is allowing the ball stud to be as forward as possible.
I'm not sure about the wheel spin, I know when a diff becomes too loose one wheel spins much more than other but I don't know which wheel this would affect.
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