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Old 2016.11.03, 08:22 AM   #1
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Steering lost straightness

This is a slightly different topic then fixing the centering lots of us experienced with the MA, and I am again looking for advice..

After all the centering fix I did, my MA seems to track straight and centering fine after turn. But it seems to me that after driving for like couple of laps, the car will suddenly lost its straightness, and I have the adjust the steering trim and it will track straight again. I mean it still centers fine, but I am not sure what causes it lost its straightness. Any idea?
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Old 2016.11.03, 08:30 AM   #2
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My first thought would be the potentiometer is loose in its housing when you correct the steering every couple laps is it back and forth left and right or are you correcting the same direction each time?
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Old 2016.11.03, 11:13 AM   #3
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Thanks for the tip! Let me pay attention to that tonight.
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Old 2016.11.03, 11:16 AM   #4
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Also check your servo gears, you could have a broken/damaged tooth that is skipping.
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Old 2016.11.03, 12:30 PM   #5
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Or tx steering wheel tensioner spring too loose and wont spring back to center.
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Old 2016.11.03, 05:37 PM   #6
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I actually sent my buggy back to kyosho for doing the exact same thing right out of the box. They told me they replaced the "pot" and sent it back. running fine now.
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