What the hell is going on here??? RC Car Problems

[@terrykemp2790]

I had a problem like that with my e Revo when I linked all my traxxas rc cars to one remote I had to put the Bluetooth link in and set the steering up on the app and now it’s working as normal.... Top video Kev keep up the hard bashing

[@V8chump]

You just needed to turn off TSM…. Happens often to me, just turn off tsm or restart the RC, problem solved

[@ethanwaite4122]

Tighten up your servo saver or put in a stiffer spring

[@nate0765]

I remember in a video a while back the servos wouldn't move and he had em off the car. Tried different esc, servos, and receiver in that vid.

[@siblingsrc]

It’s tsm. Turn tsm off

[@theirishaxe9405]

Depending on your new esc your Bec output could be set super low that would make your servos very weak

[@Disinterested1]

also another option could be to fit a bec and see if it changes anything

[@theirishaxe9405]

@@Disinterested1 yep I agree . Two of those services together should have more than enough per and speed unless one servo is locked up and the other one is dragging it.

[@theirishaxe9405]

@@99thpeanut59 he said it's a new esc do you know if it's Traxxas stock? And why can't you take air if you have your Bec wired in right your fine it's tiny little chip you can glue down it zip tie easily

[@theirishaxe9405]

@@99thpeanut59 ok I guess you are the absolute precessional RC guy I'm the world. I've never had one problem with a castle Bec but have had my traxxas escs catch on fire . And he never said what his bed esc was I don't care what he's running in other trucks. Why do people like you have to be on here so know-it-all and rude?

[@jakemccallum3797]

@@99thpeanut59 idk what you did wrong bc you proved him wrong politely

[@RCPropaganda]

Kev check the plastic pieces that go on the pivot balls. If you make those to tight it will not steer. I had that problem with mine. That weird looking gray tool is what you need. Just back those out.

[@STEVOD313]

Thats a bummer that steering on the e-revo is always jacked up!

[@thomasbesperka7533]

But he isn't running stock traxxas servos

[@KevinTalbotTV]

yeh traxxas servos in here

[@patriots46714]

Is the steering a common problem with the new erevo!?

[@skorchr1413]

Never had servo problems. They broke after a good bash, then went with proline servos, lil spendy but amazing

[@germanrcbashing245]

Tanner Runkle servos are to small for the Erevo

[@brianr8581]

It's a old soul, from the wired cars that only turned one way while backing up lol

[@SpeedSyko]

Oh!!!! I just bought a x Maxx s8 2 hours ago and yes bought all upgrades you run. SWEET!!!

[@adamaj74]

I'm thinking of getting one. What upgrades are recommended? Thanks.

[@Chris-sd7db]

@@adamaj74 man there expensive enough lol..got one few weeks ago..absolute monster..i havent done a thing to mine but body washers..there pretty tough out the box i done had some nasty cartwheels and landed on its lid few times..it really just depends on how hard u r on it..im not gettn crazy with it that's wat kev is for hah

[@Mike_6.7]

We’res the lambo bash😂

[@xNmMmAx]

So this has happened to me before. Both my nitro 3.3 and erevo 2.0. Try taking the steering assembly apart and you may find that the post that holds the steering assembly together has come out of its hole. This binds the steering and makes it so the servo saver is doing its job, but that also means that the saver gives rather than turn the wheels. I hope this helps!!

[@CrazyStupidMonkey96]

I would go with John Smith check you esc settings and if that checks out look at your steering servo if its plastic look for cracks or wear marks... The only other thing l can think of is to check is the mechanical side... The steering mechanism, see if anything is bent, loose, or to tight I enjoyed the video and hope to see many more!!!

[@erfe77]

I've had the same problem with my Rustler 4x4. As soon as I put a faster and stronger 3rd party servo in there, the steering was pretty much gone. BUT only when TSM was enabled. As soon as I turned it off on the transmitter, the steering was perfectly fine again.

[@donstewart5059]

Hi kev Have you checked the screws that hold the front ball screws in place? The ball screws that hold the hub carrier to the front upper and lower arms are held in place by black screws that use the grey tool that came with it. If there too tight then it stops the ball joints rotating and restricts the steering. Failing that etronix 20kilo servos

[@SmakMyBishup]

Hello from New York, This channel kicks all kinds of ass. Keep up the good work.

[@KevinTalbotTV]

thanks bro :)

[@matthewcostner2937]

@@KevinTalbotTV if you will put the summit heavy duty servo saver spring in your e Revo it will steer 100 times better my friend

[@bkslvr883]

Kev, the TRX receiver only puts out 4.2 volts, which is not enough for a high voltage servo. Especially 2 high voltage servos. You can try a glitch buster with one high voltage servo. That made my Revo 2.0 a little bit better. I am pretty certain that the 2 servo channels split that voltage as well, meaning each servo is only getting 2.1 volts. I have not actually hooked a meter up to the receiver to verify that however. You could always put in a BEC or get a different receiver as well. A new ESC and receiver are in the near future for my 2.0 and will probably be a BLX or Hobby Wing ESC and a Tactic receiver. - Cheerio Mate!

[@olds97lss]

Try the heavy duty servo saver spring. Not sure if the V2 comes with that stock or not. I've put that on all my revos, nitro and electric. Helps get the power to the wheels. Part 5344X. I just looked at the parts explosion for the ERBEv2 and it does come with the softer spring.

[@mattasire]

I feel your pain all the way over in the US Kev! My E-Revo 2.0 is a blast to drive, when it works. Mine acts like that when a servo dies and that's every single run, at least one new 2075 will die. I've since replaced them with some Amazon high torque all metal gears and so far they seem to hold up, just a little slow from side to side.

[@dvrbikelife0434]

hi, which servos do you have in it, maybe try the organs, I also had the problem and it was because the servos are not original, if they are not original, maybe they pull too much current so you do not properly function, you would then have to solder 1 pack to the Esc of 5 to 10 volts. for pulling to the LEFT / RIGHT there may be dirt in the tires, good luck!

[@IIGPCII]

I had this issue with my steering!! The plastic nuts that hold in the pivot balls was way to tight. Just barely snug it up and make sure you put dust cover back is it doesn’t back out. Hope this does the trick

[@trevorsalisbury3642]

I had this problem for a bit too, there's a dead zone in the "traction control" knob on the remote, try putting it all the way up and see if that helps, also if the steering servos aren't aligned properly it may cause this

[@rccrew4932]

Its tsm but yes this solves the problem

[@gadgetmantwincities]

I put the 400oz Traxxas servo in our erevo. Also I love the wheelie bar on the erevo makes it more controllable .

[@djlansing]

From my own personal experience, if you tighten the pivot ball caps too much it can bind the pivot ball. If this is the issue loosen the caps a 1/4 of a turn. I upgraded to aluminum Hot Racing axle carriers so that the caps would be made out of metal instead of plastic.

[@Ramjet164]

Summer nights getting stoned up the golfy, I need an rc as an excuse to reminisce!

[@natemiller2500]

I WANT A "TUMBLE WUMBLE" SHIRT..LOL

[@steelerfreek007]

M8 I have a Losi Ei8ht that is currently set up for nitro, and a fully loaded HPI Blitz and a brushless setup. These vids make me wanna take the piss and go full bonkers!!!! Cheers m8

[@logenbaker]

I just got a 8s x maxx and I would love to set it up just like yours. Do you have/ can you make a list of all the things you've done to your x maxx? Thanks in advance!

[@skorchr1413]

Love my e revo, put 400 into aluminum upgrades and went with stiffer springs and shock oil. Amazing truck, love watching you bash it.

[@waltermol3308]

Alignment can make a world of difference on the revo , mine has a little toe in on the front and a little negative camber, rears as square as possible. And it goes like the clappers! And didnt you have the same problem on anoter car? That turned out to be the transmitter

[@johnnymckissick2735]

Kev try plugging in a different motor. Its the only thing you haven’t changed and the steering fault seems to be linked to the throttle.

[@plasticapple704]

RC vehicles are fun even when they don't work right!

[@rccrew4932]

Kev put your TSM at 50%!!!! I had this problem too!!!!!

[@pops4141]

Lot of people have said the same.

[@rccrew4932]

Not in the comments

[@DaVeHiLl200]

steering clutch is either broken or not been put together perfectly Kev. I had this prob with mine, a clip that holds the spring in place, only a mm or so but it was enough to effect the spring force. hope this helps bud

[@adambahnsen4577]

Alright Kev, theres a few things that could be going on with the steering. Prime culprit is the TSM being turned to just off the Full off position. I learned about that the hard way by running into my ankle on 6s at a fairly high speed. Next up, if youve set your suspension links to the hole with the most ride height, youll have to adjust your toe in angle and it wouldnt hurt to check the camber angle as well. Next up, remove the the steering linkage and tires to make sure the axle carriers can move freely but without slop. I run Power HD 20kg servos in my 2.0 and have the bec on my Max8 esc set to 7.4v. Works good with that setup. If youve got the bluetooth module for your remote or one of your friends does, link up and check to see if your steering sensitivity is set to 0 and didnt accidentally get changed by trying to adjust something else. If all else fails, SEND IT TO THE MOON!!!

[@KevinTalbotTV]

haha thanks

[@adamaj74]

Check the rod links in the middle snap bi-valve in the servo. Could be gummed up and not allowing the pivot coils to engage which would make the servo useless.

[@Rex-vv4nh]

My e revo does the same thing sometimes when my tsm is shut off completely. Try turning it up and see if that helps.

[@davidzapletal5695]

Maybe its a Traxxas stability manegment (TSM)....

[@sixtenallingersandgren6674]

Have you checked the parts in your steering assembly?

[@michaelmcgregor3108]

Hey kev, biggest thing that i have found with e-revo servo (or any ball type suspension for that matter) is if you over tighten the caps that hold the steering knuckle to the a-arms. At least thats helped on mine.

[@pops4141]

Like the summit

[@downriverdimes8426]

Kev the best mod for the revo steering is to get rid of the dual servos and go to 1 single super strong at least that's what we do for the customers in my shop.

[@AlexWayne1]

lol do you actually have customers who come in to get their rc tuned? lawl. i seriously thought that something like that would never work and if i'd offer that its gonna go downhill...

[@KevinTalbotTV]

Yep thats what Im gonna do, hope the stock linkage is man enough for 1 servo

[@downriverdimes8426]

From what I have seen so far so good. Appreciate all the great content!

[@downriverdimes8426]

@@AlexWayne1 yes we do have customers come in for modding tuning and tweaking. We charge $40 an hour 1 hour minimum. Helps on the slow days around the shop.

[@skrewloose9977]

STRC makes an aluminum single servo replacement arm. My buddy uses it in his Summit with the savox 1230sg and loves it. The servo wire is a little short though... But it's way better than stock REVO, and Summit dual servo

[@thomweber4102]

You just need to use one servo a man. Maybe a savox sa 1256 tg servo man. It has 20kg torque at 6 volt. And I have seen them for 70 euro's at conrad electronics. I got it in my erevo for almost a year now and still doing great. Love your content man

[@rcbashbrothers9839]

So the steering just dies for a couple of seconds? I have that issue, x-maxx with 2085x servo

[@MrDjgreen74]

Try loosening up your front pivot ball caps top and bottom, but not to much or your wheels wobble. I've had the same problem before. If they are fully tighten you lose steering.

[@trazhcan]

Install an external bec for your servos. It looks like brown out is what you are experiencing. You can then send a specified higher voltage to the servo than what your esc is outputting. I do it with all my rigs.

[@joeyyoung8158]

Kev, I had the same problem with the steering and forward throttle. I'm a novice, but it was the tqi assistance on the remote caused no steer. You made need to use another remote. Edit: It's caused by the knob closest to the trigger.

[@patrickrobinson59]

Did you check your on/off switches?......might be pulling to much power......I just found it on one of my cars

[@SebastianLong]

Have you checked the bearings or the tension on the bellcrank? Seems like a bearing issue. OR one servo is working in reverse of the other. That's all I can think of. Hope that helps, if not, best of luck with it.

[@davidtruelove5022]

The pin cushions are too tight??? My Traxxas e Revo 1/16 has the same problem when I tighten the pin cushions too tight. I doubt this is your issue with steering though

[@rccrew4932]

Put your TSM at 50%!!!

[@pops4141]

Some people said the same

[@evo4ralliart]

Pats new max6 esc will be with him by 1pm tomorrow ;-)

[@Vinnyschannel]

Wow dude.... are you the guy that's sending him one.

[@evo4ralliart]

Yea vinny it’s showing it’s being delivered by 1pm on the tracker

[@Vinnyschannel]

Pat's a lucky boy!! Your a legend mate!!

[@evo4ralliart]

Seen the upset on pats face when it broke and my max6 was just sat here , so sent it to someone deserving mate

[@KevinTalbotTV]

thanks dude you're a legend! I cant believe the kindness from some of guys I feel so blessed to be part of such a great community thanks :)

[@wallacengineering8096]

You probably need an external BEC. The built-in BEC of the ESC is probably struggling to power both Servos. A lot of ESCs will have their BECs overloaded by even a single Servo if its powerful and draws a lot of amperage or you set the BEC Voltage too high.

[@fishfulthinking1514]

My xmaxx did the same thing, the esc wasn’t delivering proper voltage or something. I swapped for the max6, no problems since. Never looked back.

[@pops4141]

“Oh it’s MY sand pit!”

[@johnnyy4805]

Greetings from Texas have a great day Tips for getting a servo right and even on a 2wd Traxxas slash?

[@DimitriTFrost]

Hey kevin, i just stumbled over your channel this morning, and I have been glued too the screen ever since. I would love to get into R/C Cars on the hobby level. But I was wandering what car i should get? (im 22 years old) I was thinking of buying the "Traxxas Slash 2wd" (the basic model not the VXL) But with my very limited experience in the field, I would love to get a more professional opinion on the matter. Hope you can help me. 🙂 I would also appreciate any ideas and suggestions from other people with R/C experience. Any and all help would be appreciated. 🙂

[@trynoepic7313]

same thing happens to my OG nitro revo found out its when i use the remote for other trucks since it has two steering servos. i just press the set button and redo the controller. plus it reverses my throttle a lot as well

[@jasonborden3194]

I had same problems open up the receiver box and I cleaned my bored with a clean dry toothbrush and no more problems

[@MotorcycleMumbling]

Pretty sure it is the TSM playing up. In reverse TSM is deactivated automatically so hence the steering works when you reverse. Going forward the TSM will activate and this could be playing up and interfering. Try switching the TSM completely off (turn the multi-function dial all the way to the left).

[@dominicpicarazzi3465]

Hey, have you checked your steering servo saver? It could be loose.

[@tribeshead6416]

Playing on sand will make the area dusty lol Kev try buying a Traxxas XO-1 and put some huge wheels! It would be a heck of a off roading mate!! Btw nice video 👏

[@SLD-RC]

I'm sad, I'm back to school and now I can't be up at 2:00am watching you epic live streams

[@Nathan-qt2zi]

Same

[@SLD-RC]

@@Nathan-qt2zi glad I'm not the only one, may half term will be round soon thankfully

[@Nathan-qt2zi]

Ye are you from the uk

[@Nathan-qt2zi]

@@SLD-RC ye

[@Nathan-qt2zi]

@@SLD-RC since 50k subs

[@hiroshipicklesimer5499]

Kev I had the same problem with my erevo all you have to do is recalibrate the esc sometimes it’s take one or two times and then it will work or you can send it to traxxas and they can fix it but most of the time you have to do it when you turn it on and then after like a week of me doing it it was fine and run just fine now

[@hiroshipicklesimer5499]

Hope that helps

[@davidtruelove5022]

Kevin Talbot if you haven’t seen RcJunkie’s @RcJunkie KZbin channel you got to check it out. He is into the most fun X-Maxx bashing and crazy antics I’ve ever seen. I really like the content! Ear-to-ear smiles through every video. I’m sure you and your subscribers will have hoot watching

[@hazemismail9068]

Kevin your issue is with TSM, change out the servos to some good JX waterproof ones and make sure TSM is all the way off

[@kylep.7632]

There was a video somewhere of someone taking the link off of one servo and seeing if the servo moves and if it did they moved the position so that the servo horns lined up perfectly without fighting one another. Might help you out, might not but it can't hurt to try.

[@gagehathaway8879]

What you do is take the spring on your Servo you loosen it up and then you move that spring thing to where it's different and then tighten the bolt back up on the bottom of the sea chassis and then it'll be fixed

[@gunnyfineproductions782]

I had this issue on my 1s gen erevo brushless it was the pillow ball cup nuts the piece that screws into the hub to cover the pillow ball is too tight along with the pillow balls themselves hope this helps

[@PaperEater26]

Try tightening the steering sensitivity by turning the little disk to the right by the steering part of the axle.

[@josiahkunstman8168]

Which is better, erevo 2.0 with slash 4x4 or just an xmaxx. I have many upgrades on my erevo and slash but I want an xmaxx. Should I sell my two cars for an xmaxx?

[@KevinTalbotTV]

xmaxx is king!

[@y2shanon]

The jump out the car trunk was cool. I like jumpin my rcs out my truck bed, kinda the same😎🤙cool vid as always dude

[@willcrannell9338]

Your friend makes a terrible joke but you laugh to make them feel better 3:05

[@rccrew4932]

KEV BE SURE YOUR TSM IS ON 50%!!! OTHERWISE IT COULD NOT WORK! I HAD THIS PROBLEM TOO! PLS LIKE SO HE CAN SEE!!!

[@zuestoots5176]

Why with the fucking caps lock..

[@rccrew4932]

@@zuestoots5176 I dont know. You can see it faster?

[@KevinTalbotTV]

lol

[@rccrew4932]

@@KevinTalbotTV sorry for all the spam😇

[@benjaminlittle7916]

use a multimeter and check to see if you are getting all of your voltage to the servo. if there is not the right amount of power getting to the servo it tends to not want to work right.

[@gijsvandenberghe8580]

Witch car is the best for bashing in a skate park but is not too expensive.

[@adamruddockshrek]

The erevo needs the upgrade servo saver spring which is alot tighter so it transfers alot more torque to the wheels . I also fit a jx 46kg

[@SpeedSyko]

Kevin the servos have to be in sink When there installed adjust the links so they are relaxed in tandem. I can rebuild Lamborghinis and rc cars! I am for hire! Lol

[@pops4141]

We have 7 people who are haters and a hater is like a fart we hate them but can all laugh at them

[@pops4141]

Kev pretty much said those same words

[@squeezablemayonnaise8904]

@@kreizmann2943 what are the facts???

[@kreizmann2943]

@@squeezablemayonnaise8904 that traxxas makes some bad cars

[@DeepingRC]

If the axle carrier ball joints are to tight it wont steer properly. Try loosening them off a tad.

[@bluej360]

the servo saver could be slipping, just a thought. my tmaxx is doing the same thing, I thought it was the servo so I threw a new servo in it but the receiver is too old XD

[@baileylsx5.373]

Your servos are probably fighting each other to turn or center them selfs. I was having the same issue. I switched to a single servo instead of double servos. Just make sure the servo has enough torque.

[@wooderson76]

you might have bumped the tsm knob with your finger, if its on a low setting like 1 or 2 it'll barely steer. does that with all my rc's that have tsm

[@benediktfischer5705]

This could be caused by the wrong angle between your steering links. The angle should be nearly 90°, but Traxxas doesn't adjust it properly. Rebuilt the whole steering links and your problem is fixed

[@billcox87]

get the Bluetooth module for your controller kev, that way you can check and set your endpoints and dual rate for the steering.

[@gex69ca]

might be a dumb question but did you try adjusting the steering trim?

[@gex69ca]

or steering dual rate. try messing around in the traxxas programming chart

[@Andre_M_3D]

oh and maybe your bec is not producing the correct voltage for your servos? That may explain why nothing is fixing it. Try an external BEC or a glitch buster...kev...just a thought

[@paulcherry1520]

You probably burnt one up , I just got a new one and from factory the servos where centered and not fighting each other , man it's so fast and fun,new servos didn't know that something is up with the Bec ,

[@Titan520]

Servo saver.. Tighten it or your change your servo saver springs to a heavy duty one if you are running higher torque servos.

[@kanewallis5697]

Hey Kev I have an e revo and I really don’t want you to give up on yours just keep solving problems and you will soon have an absolute fun machine trust me it’s an awesome truck

[@NoReason2Liv]

Incredible video... Many of your shots were off the chart. And who does the song? Would like to hear more.

[@Nxrth6666]

What mic do you use? I thought somebody was driving an rc car around me

[@matthewcostner2937]

You need to glue the servo saver and say bye bye to the spring like I did mine but you will need better servos then

[@mark-1rc502]

KEVIN MIGHT BE A SILLY ONE BUT:-- have you got a Traxxas link programmer part no. #6511? I bought a New Receiver after a Accidentally snapped my Aerial . I put the receiver in and the car drove like a bag of 💩 the New receivers need updating to your specific model you’ll find a few updates needed 👍 It pairs with your mobile .

[@tylerbradley9013]

It has to do with the tsm function on the newer traxxas models. I have a rustler 4x4 vxl that had the same issue. I called up traxxas and they told me to go into the traxxas link app and turn the tsm function all the way down on the radio and my phone. Hope this helps Kev. Anyone else as well.

[@fitfiz]

Dear kev, whats the title of the last song, it's really touch my souls

[@Seanboatfishing]

Your my favorite KZbinr because you listen to your comments and most other KZbinrs don’t to me that deserves a subscribe

[@mbsanocki88]

Haha the flat earth thing had me going lol..

[@NerfCraft]

You know, I've never heard a dual servo steering setup being easy or convenient. Maybe you should just get one really good servo and do a single servo steering. Might be easier.

[@lennygreen9577]

Your servos are working against one another maybe? Awesome video kev!

[@__-pt1qk]

Have you tried adjusting your trim on the remote

[@thump3r]

if its a hv servo you need a bec to run it correctly. those esc only 2.5a you need something upwards to 15a for a real good servo.

[@ryanhammond3388]

My slash has a problem where the green light goes on and it drives like normal but after 5 seconds it stops and the red light goes on like it is out of charge this keeps happening even when I try different batteries and un plug it and plug it back in again

[@huckaberryfpv4986]

Is it set for lipo batteries or other,if other it could be lv cutoff,hope helps

[@miguelfigueroa4855]

did u put a new thing for steering servo because maybe the steering servo is failing