hi guys, okay guess what....

its FIXED! okay, here is the deal...

The MTX3 has these pillow ball nuts, and if you have them too tight, your steering is not very smooth... i wouldnt say its binding. It just has a lot of tension to it, so your servo will not have enough power to center it...

so what i did is that i loosened the pillow ball nuts on top by 0.5 turn and 0.25 turn on the lower end... i did these to both sides and my steering went really smooth... so i tried to turn my servo on again, and PHOAR! it turned so quick that I had to look twice... GO 625!

But to top things off, when i released my steering, the servo centered with no problems! and no more straining consistent noise... w00t!

Maybe this is what everyone is experiencing... another avenue to look into...

Thanks for the info Gary and Tres... LEGENDS!