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Old 12-06-2016, 08:53 AM
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Thumbs up Motor timing make your tank go straight. Video

I put this video together trying to show how I timed my motor to make my walker bulldog drive straigh...Sorry I did not have a extra tank motor or I would have showed it better.
Anyhow I hope this is good enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZNm7JHifHA
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Thanks for the video. My new HL Sherman pulls badly to the right and there isn't enough trim to straighten it out. I'll give it a try in a day or two.


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Cool! Make sure you put your trim in the center first be for trying to get it to go straight.
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Thanks for the video. My new HL Sherman pulls badly to the right and there isn't enough trim to straighten it out. I'll give it a try in a day or two.


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Tanker, may want to try swapping motors first. Right to left and vice versa. If it pulls left after that you know motors are off and it's not anything else mechanical. Thanks for taking the time to make the vid Steve.
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Your welcome... I am HAPPY my walker is driving straight now!
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Tanker, may want to try swapping motors first. Right to left and vice versa. If it pulls left after that you know motors are off and it's not anything else mechanical. Thanks for taking the time to make the vid Steve.
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Originally Posted by TheBennyB
Tanker, may want to try swapping motors first. Right to left and vice versa. If it pulls left after that you know motors are off and it's not anything else mechanical. Thanks for taking the time to make the vid Steve.
Yes, it's pulling hard right so I think the left motor is the problem. I've got a couple of spare 390's so I will try them.
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Originally Posted by Tanker 10
Yes, it's pulling hard right so I think the left motor is the problem. I've got a couple of spare 390's so I will try them.
Yea, I know what your saying but it may not be the motor. Switch the left and right motors. If it pulls left then you know that one motor is a culprit and not something with the gearbox, output shaft, alignment, etc.

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