have you shaved down the side guards?

thats the problem for sure....i run 1.0 side gaurds:sneaky:....im telling you guys...some things on the 1.0 were dialed:lol:

No, I haven't heard that yet. I'll look at it now.

So the stock side guard looks like it is notched for the servo to fit properly, however the side of the notched area does ride right up against the side of the servo. Do you guys trim the side guard even more than the stock notch or do you just shim the servo higher?

My concern is that the alignment of the servo throw will no longer be level if I shim it.

I would go ahead and notch out the chassis guard a bit more, and if you do decide to use the additional plastic shims to raise the servo up more, you'll have to make your linkage level again swiveling the ball end connection at the carb. Just loosin the set screw and adjust to make level again

Yeah Steve, i guess that would level it out again. 3 flippin servos...can you believe it dude! Hitec is going to flip out. Did you notch your side guards?

I have seen many people go through the 7955 and the 7940 servos. The 7950 seems to hold up better. They never should have stopped making the 5955. That thing was bullet proof.

7955 will last forever on other cars......? If I blow one, she will be going down the road for sure.
Servo set up shouldn't be that critical. Were not building a watch here.

Ok guys I'm selling my savage and moving on to the 8ight T. I am a novice racer and am looking for some advice, will the 1.0 be OK to start from (fairly cheap). And besides the servo issue I keep hearing about what else should I look out for? Thanks.

absolute +++1 on the 5955..............for steering, been in my race 8t 2.0 for two seasons......servo's still super tight......not a wimper....but, of course....gotta have those end points set tight..........

1.0 guards will rub much worse. Not recommended.;) If you do use them you'll have to grind away a lot of material.;)


Just grind the guard down until it completely clears the servo with a little room to spare. Won't hurt anything and you'll be done killing servos(assuming everything else is setup properly). Only shim the servo as high as needed to clear the chassis. If you go too far and shim it to clear the side guard you'll create issues with the linkage.;)

I've been running the Hitec 7940 in my truggy for well over a year now. Hasn't missed a beat. If you set everything up properly the 7940 is an awesome throttle servo.:nod:

Same here. I like it. And its pretty darn quick on 7.4 volts. :sneaky:

I guess what I don't understand is why did 1 Hitec 7955 last me a year at throttle and all of a sudden 3 go bad back to back. I haven't changed a thing in my setup. Do you think that the chassis (1 1/2 years old) is flexing more now that it has been run so long?:confused:

I'm gonna run a straight edge on it now. Maybe it's tweeked a bit.:weird:

With a straight edge end to end on the bottom of the chassis, I have a gap the size of a short and curly!:lol: It's about 1/32". I don't think that's too bad out of whack. What do you all think?

I wouldn't think so but from what I've seen and heard non the less, once the servo frying starts, it's hard to stop.
If nothing else has changed, it would almost point towards the chassis or so one would think.
I for one don't think the problem was ever fixed from the 1.0 but just delayed a little with the 2.0.
My first 2.0, regardless of love or money, would take a servo out in no time. My current 2.0 has been fine with only 3 races but my butt hole puckers when I'm on the drivers stand.

Good luck getting it fixed.