hi,today the stock servo of my matrix stripped gears after following the manual to tighten the servo saver with 6mm of thread exposed.the car came from factory with about 4mm of thread exposed.with 6mm the spring is so tight that the servo saver is not even working.what is the disadvantage of a loose spring on the servo saver.is the stock servo really crap.thanks

if the spring on the servo saver is really loose then the steering will become sloppy.

what the servo saver is supposed to do is allow the front tires to move when there is an excessive force applied to them like in a crash. if the spring is too tight like the way that you described then it will not absorb the impact. the impact will be transmitted right to the servo. if that happens then the servo may strip.

the servo isnt bad. there are better more expensive ones out there but this one will do the job if it is treated well.

if i were you, i would take this opportunity to upgrade to a hi torque servo (really hi torque, like 200 in/oz)

a good example of one is the Hobbico CS-150. it goes for 40 bucks on towerhobbies and has 193 in/oz of torque

and if the spring is loose it will couse bump steer and like nitromac said if its to tight by by servo the cen servos are pretty good but i would go ahead and spend a little money and get a good one.


Dennis

Cen racing,TQ fuel