Outcast Outcast steering

[LOVEMYRCMUNNYPIT]

I put a HR aluminum mount in and the steering was working fine. Now when I turn my vehicle on the servo is making noise and won’t turn. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Notorious J]

What version of Outcast do you have? The newer V4 or last model, V3?

 

[PowerDubs]

Meaning – unless it is a brand new car that you just bought with in the last couple weeks, then your servo saver nut probably came loose and dropped to the chassis.

 

[LOVEMYRCMUNNYPIT]

I purchased it on Black Friday 2018. I’m not sure how to tell what version it is, but I’m pretty sure it’s v3.

 

[-Dusty-]

Is it the stock servo? If so then it probably stripped.

 

[LOVEMYRCMUNNYPIT]

Is it the stock servo? If so then it probably stripped.

It is the stock servo, but it worked fine until I took it off the chassis to add the HR aluminum mount.

 

[-Dusty-]

Take the servo horn off and see if the servo moves when you steer left or right.

 

[olds97_lss]

Could be the horn spline is too tall and it's hitting the case? Or the screw is too long and damaged the innards. I've done that before.

 

[LOVEMYRCMUNNYPIT]

stripped gear. Thanks guys.

 

[LOVEMYRCMUNNYPIT]

Could be the horn spline is too tall and it's hitting the case? Or the screw is too long and damaged the innards. I've done that before.

Could have been cause by a longer screw. I bought the steel replacement screw kit. Is it possible to tighten the horn to the servo too tight?

 

[olds97_lss]

To tight, no, but depending on how the output shaft is designed, too long can cause problems. Either strip the threads out of the output shaft, or drive the screw through the gear into the potentiometer it sits on, which destroys the servo. Or of the depth of the cup where the splines are is too deep for your servo, it will drive the horn into the top of the servo case causing it to bind. I've done all those things... I'm not very nice to servos. lol

 

[LOVEMYRCMUNNYPIT]

To tight, no, but depending on how the output shaft is designed, too long can cause problems. Either strip the threads out of the output shaft, or drive the screw through the gear into the potentiometer it sits on, which destroys the servo. Or of the depth of the cup where the splines are is too deep for your servo, it will drive the horn into the top of the servo case causing it to bind. I've done all those things... I'm not very nice to servos. lol

I’m just trying to learn. Lol. It was the top middle gear in the servo that stripped. I took somebodies suggestion for a quick fix and rotated the gear and that side stripped while I was checking it. So now I’m looking at the upgrade threads.

 

[LOVEMYRCMUNNYPIT]

I’m just trying to learn. Lol. It was the top middle gear in the servo that stripped. I took somebodies suggestion for a quick fix and rotated the gear and that side stripped while I was checking it. So now I’m looking at the upgrade threads.

Also, thanks for the input!