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Old 08-01-2013 | 04:37 PM
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My steering servo isnt co operating any more like its not making a turn at all and it was working just fine yesterday and I dont knkw what happened? Please help its a kalahari vaterra steering servo
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Old 08-01-2013 | 05:00 PM
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you probably stripped the gears.
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Old 08-01-2013 | 05:58 PM
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you probably stripped the gears.
So i need a new steering servo? If not what can i do instead of buying a new one.
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Old 08-01-2013 | 06:05 PM
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does it sound like its running, but the horn doesnt move?
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Old 08-01-2013 | 06:06 PM
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try and open it up (should be just 4 screws) and take a look at the internal gears.
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Old 08-01-2013 | 06:45 PM
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Some how i fixed it but i think what was going wrong was that the metal bar down the middle was stopping it. I think i flipped the sides back wards because there are grooves on the metal apparently for the servo.
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Oh that's good. Happy ending
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Old 08-01-2013 | 08:02 PM
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Open the servo, look Solder parts, if you with Solder experience, then re-welding it,
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Old 08-01-2013 | 08:32 PM
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annnd it did it again
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Old 08-01-2013 | 08:50 PM
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can you post a pic? of whats happening with the servo?
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Old 08-01-2013 | 08:52 PM
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its just not turning when i tell it too. it almost got ran over because of that problem
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Old 08-01-2013 | 09:04 PM
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so is it glitching? does it turn at all? glad you didnt get squashed though lol
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Old 08-02-2013 | 11:27 AM
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Sounds like the motor or the amplifier is goin....or gone!!
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Old 08-02-2013 | 08:15 PM
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it goes off and on( the problem does) and now it steers to the left all the time and barley to the right. Do I have to reset the steering?
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Old 08-02-2013 | 11:05 PM
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Center the trim? Maybe?
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