Originally Posted by
whitrzac
Buy a new $3 gear or a new $50 servo, your choice.
I would bet that 90% of the 'metal gear servos' have a plastic 1st gear to prevent the servo from blowing up completely.
There always has to be a weak point. If not for that $3 gear, it's the case/servo pins. Make those stronger and you blow the nose off the servo, etc.
This guy gets gets it.
You want a planned place of failure, why do you think they put lines in concrete.
Replacement plastic gear for your spectrum
I couldnt find one for your Hitec in the 5 seconds I looked.