Steering Problem need help!!

[16bob]

I brand new to this hobby and bought an Earth Quake 8E electric all stock except for cooling fans. It's run fine then started to not steer as quick and easy as before then just stopped steering everything else works ok as far as throttle. I noticed that with the transmitter off and the car on the steering is loose and moves free but when I turn the transmitter on the steering servo becomes very tight and when I turn the steering knob the servo barely moves. Can anyone help with suggestions. Being new I know nothing and can not find a hobby shop to look at it when I say it is a redcat. NEED HELP PLEASE.

 

[Deluge]

Plug the steering servo into the throttle channel and see if it works as it should. If it doesn't, you need a new servo. If it does work, then it's probably a transmitter setting that needs to be adjusted. There should be a knob on the transmitter that's labeled D/R. This adjusts the amount of travel the steering servo has. If your servo turns out to be fine, adjust the D/R and see if that helps.

 

[andyken]

I brand new to this hobby and bought an Earth Quake 8E electric all stock except for cooling fans. It's run fine then started to not steer as quick and easy as before then just stopped steering everything else works ok as far as throttle. I noticed that with the transmitter off and the car on the steering is loose and moves free but when I turn the transmitter on the steering servo becomes very tight and when I turn the steering knob the servo barely moves Can anyone help with suggestions. Being new I know nothing and can not find a hobby shop to look at it when I say it is a redcat. NEED HELP PLEASE.

Could be the dual rate/trim on the transmitter? Is it a stock radio?

What adjustment/trim is on the radio?

 

[ChuenouXiao]

Yep, could be the knob trim on the radio or your servo is going kaput Is that a stock servo?

 

[16bob]

plugged the steering servo into the throttle channel with no results, guess the servo has had it. It was a stock piece. Can anyone suggest a replacement that will hold up?

 

[Deluge]

The Hitec 5645 is awesome. I use it on my EMBE and it's held up to a lot, so far.

 

[16bob]

Thanks Deluge

I appreciate the advice I'm going out in the morning to look for 1 at my local hobby store I'll let U know if it fixed.

Thanks again

Bob

 

[Deluge]

Glad to help, dude. Let us know how it goes.

 

[kcantrell6486]

caldera 10e

I have a redcat caldera and I replaced servo and mt truck is steering to thw left. Im new wht should I do. What can I do to fix it thanks.

 

[Guest]

You should be able to fix it by adjusting the trim on the transmitter.