Hello all,

I am new to nitro trucks I just got my volcano SV and I was trying to get it broke in last night when all of a sudden my steering quit responding half tank of fuel through. When I took the steering linkage off the servo and turned on the transmitter and the receiver and tried turning the wheel on the controller the servo didn't respond. I then changed the channels for the servos to see if the controller was broken but it seems to work fine. I might just go to the local hobby store and buy a new servo but I shouldn't have to. I am a little upset because it is a brand new truck and because I live in Canada the weather here is going to start to get cold and I want to use my truck for a little bit before the snow flies. I am sorry if this question has been answered already but I hope someone can help me trouble shoot this issue.

Thanks for the help in advance

Saskvolcano

Well, although you should be able to get the servo replaced in warranty, I wouldn't actually bother. Likely it will break again just as quickly. Servos are one thing in nitro RC that are REALLY worth investing in. Get a nice strong one, the best you can afford, and you'll never have to worry about it again.

He's right. Do not bother getting it warranteed. It will probable last the same amount of time. The servos that come from the factory on r/c cars are never really that good. I had my steering servo on my mantis which is almost 500.00 last 5 minutes before it did the same as yours and the second one they warranteed lasted 10 minutes. I just went and bought one and never had a problem since.

I would replace it with the Traxxas 2055 or the Hitec hs645, both will give you better steering than the stock every did.

I use the traxxas 2055 for spare steering servos on my 1/8th truggies and buggies in case I break a good one and have never had a problem with them so if you are going to put it on a 1/10th scale it should be perfect and last along time.