Kraton K6S EXB steering

[TaxpayerTroy]

Yo first post,
The screw going threw the bottom of chassis into servo saver just spins. As does the screw coming through the top steering assembly in same spot. As a result the steering feels janky and was wondering if anyone has some insight. Thank you

 

[Smilinbri]

Welcome aboard!!

The servo issue may be a stripped screw. Look into a aluminum servo mount.

 

[Dan B.]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[palmryde]

Welcome aboard!!

The servo issue may be a stripped screw. Look into a aluminum servo mount.

If you hold one with your allen and tighten or loosen the other, do they just spin then?

 

[TaxpayerTroy]

Welcome aboard!!

The servo issue may be a stripped screw. Look into an aluminum servo mount.

But isn’t the exb Mount all aluminum?? Thanks for the welcome friend!

Welcome to the forum!

Thank you!

If you hold one with your allen and tighten or loosen the other, do they just spin then?

They spin like they aren’t even in anything but they stay in. It’s a trip.

 

[slick2500]

Common problem with the steering posts and unfortunately it's a bit of a pain to get the screws back out do to them being thread locked in. Heat the lower screws with a mini torch hold the top screw with a 2.5mm driver then remove the lower ones. Once you have the lower ones removed you will have to remove the top plate from the front gearbox so you can get easier access to the bottom of the steering posts. Once you have the top plate and steering assembly removed, you can use a mini torch to heat the top screws then use a pair of pliers to hold onto the bottom of the steering posts the drivers side is much easier to hang on to just as a heads up.

 

[dure16]

Common problem with the steering posts and unfortunately it's a bit of a pain to get the screws back out do to them being thread locked in. Heat the lower screws with a mini torch hold the top screw with a 2.5mm driver then remove the lower ones. Once you have the lower ones removed you will have to remove the top plate from the front gearbox so you can get easier access to the bottom of the steering posts. Once you have the top plate and steering assembly removed, you can use a mini torch to heat the top screws then use a pair of pliers to hold onto the bottom of the steering posts the drivers side is much easier to hang on to just as a heads up.

I like to buy, rebuild, and bash retired race cars, and I've noticed that most of them have a notch in the chassis to prevent this problem. Example below. I wish Arrma would follow suit.

 

[slick2500]

I like to buy, rebuild, and bash retired race cars, and I've noticed that most of them have a notch in the chassis to prevent this problem. Example below. I wish Arrma would follow suit.


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Yeah, that would solve the problem 100%.

 

[TaxpayerTroy]

Common problem with the steering posts and unfortunately it's a bit of a pain to get the screws back out do to them being thread locked in. Heat the lower screws with a mini torch hold the top screw with a 2.5mm driver then remove the lower ones. Once you have the lower ones removed you will have to remove the top plate from the front gearbox so you can get easier access to the bottom of the steering posts. Once you have the top plate and steering assembly removed, you can use a mini torch to heat the top screws then use a pair of pliers to hold onto the bottom of the steering posts the drivers side is much easier to hang on to just as a heads up.

But the screws spin freely like no threads exist, I hear you on the heat for thread lock but what the actual f is this??

I like to buy, rebuild, and bash retired race cars, and I've noticed that most of them have a notch in the chassis to prevent this problem. Example below. I wish Arrma would follow suit.


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Str8 up

 

[slick2500]

But the screws spin freely like no threads exist, I hear you on the heat for thread lock but what the actual f is this??

Str8 up

I can assure you that the entire post spins.

 

[TaxpayerTroy]

I can assure you that the entire post spins.

I’m just confused. Then I took it out bashing at the skatepark and then it tightened into the bottom of servo saver

 

[slick2500]

I’m just confused. Then I took it out bashing at the skatepark and then it tightened into the bottom of servo saver

There are posts that go all the way through the servo saver with a screw on each end.

 

[TaxpayerTroy]

There are posts that go all the way through the servo saver with a screw on each end.

Word, it seemed to work out after skatepark both screws went from spinning freely to screwing back in? Thanks all of you! Everyone of you is most appreciated

 

[Tinmanranch]

Same thing happened to me so I finally got the top one out and try to get the bottom one out, kept spinning the post so I grabbed it with my shock pliers, and it finally broke loose, but the top had to come off first so if I remember right, I took two hexes and turned a mobster directions in the top one came out locally then grabbed hold, took out the bottom