notchy, uneven resistance explains it perfectly. the linkage is not in a bind anywhere and there is nothing wrong with the carb. it has been like this for about a month now and i havent done anything about it because i havent had a back up servo to send this one back. i guess i can just send it in to hitec. whats the worst they can do.. send it back to me and say nothing is wrong with it???

and just to clarify, it has the "notchy" feeling even when i just have a horn on the servo COMPLETELY out of the car this is how i know its not the linkage or the carb