Hurri--your quote: "AZCAT , afraid I wouldn't trust a wheel collar on the bend , think you have been lucky "

Well, I've sure been lucky for a long time then! Just finishing up my 111th RC airplane over 26 years, including 11 years in pattern, and haven't had one fail yet!

I don't mean this disrespectfully, but think about it. If the pushrod alignment is decent, there is no stress in the direction of pulling the rod out of the hole in the servo arm anyway. And, as I said, if a wheel collar will hold on our wheels under substantial stress, it will hold on a pushrod.

But, there are many ways to skin a cat, so to each his own. Makes the hobby interesting, there is always something new to learn.

Clair