Ooof, loose servo horn screw!

[Rgarbarino]

Yep, was running the truck and lost steering. Thought WTF happened. The steering servo horn screw fell out and the arm popped off. The truck crashed under my parked car. Just made an order with DDM:

LOSB2079	F/R Pin Mount Covers (4): 5IVE-T, MINI WRC	1	$9.99	$9.99
LOSB2078F	Front Hinge Pin Brace Set Alum2)5IVE-T, MINI WRC	1	$26.99	$26.99
LOSB2080	Hinge Pin Set (6): 5IVE-T, MINI WRC	1	$24.99	$24.99
LOSB2082	Front Shock Tower: 5IVE-T, MINI WRC	1	$43.99	$43.99
LOSB2541	Front Transmission Case Set: 5IVE-T, MINI WRC	1	$19.99	$19.99
LOSB2574	Front Skid Plate Bumper Brace & Spacers: 5IVE-T	1	$30.99	$30.99
Tax	$0.00

I can hopefully save the LED light bar and not spend another $40 on top of this order! Hahaha

 

[AnubisBC]

Ouch!

Just another day in the hobby, right? ? ? ?

 

[DougStar]

Dang that sux ??

 

[21bangbang]

What is it about these rigs that makes them shake apart so much? Materials used? My ole ladys vibrator shakes pretty hard and it never falls apart. That and it was only $20. Plate compactor at work is the most violent thing ive ever held. Not one screw ever came off. So what gives? Im starting to think its a conspiracy to sell parts. They coat everything in cooking spray and laugh all the way to the bank.

 

[Jshaff16]

The point of impact is much harder car on car lol I'm sure if you drive that vibrator into something solid upwards of 30mph or more it'll break too

 

[21bangbang]

The point of impact is much harder car on car lol I'm sure if you drive that vibrator into something solid upwards of 30mph or more it'll break too

Fair enough, but you ignored the plate compactor comparison. Its far more violent than any rc crash you could ever have. Besides, I was more talking about fasteners just vibrating loose. Not so much a crash.

 

[neeper]

Use a bit of blue lock tite on the servo horn screws.

 

[Rgarbarino]

Anyone know what size screw is used on the stock steering servo horn, I can't find the one that fell out. Was hoping it was bouncing around in the chassis but no luck.

 

[evssv]

..?.....a small one?....?....

 

[Seandonato73]

Sorry mate, I've so many spare screws u just dig till I find one that fits ?‍ I know there are a few different thread pitches depending on the servo. May be best to look it up on the mfg site.

 

[baja_killer]

Damn! too late for the brakes? could have been a lot worse i guess. something similar happened to me but it was the engine just revving out on its own brakes didn't help and at the time i didn't have kill switch installed.

 

[crucialRC]

M3 I believe.

 

[Rgarbarino]

I actually found the screw floating around in the chassis while I was replacing broken parts. Blue loctite will be used!