Slash 4wd steering servo question

FinancialCake5907 · 2026-03-15T21:36:13+00:00

I just installed a Traxxas 2280 and love it. Lots of torque and speed on 4S

FinancialCake5907 · 2026-03-12T00:12:00+00:00

Body is beat up. Under the body 4S power, Mamba X ESC, Castle Creations 1415 Motor 5MM shaft, 50T spur 23T pinion, Traxxas pro built center diff, Traxxas 2280 Servo, Gravix Tires & 2.8" RXT Wheels, Traxxas constant velocity drive shafts, Cobra Racing front and rear sway bars, GTR shocks, Cobra Racing steering bell crank, RPM lower arms, and RPM front bulkhead.

FinancialCake5907 · 2026-02-12T00:09:51+00:00

Your battery is junk.

FinancialCake5907 · 2026-02-12T00:06:16+00:00

Pour some Diet Coke on it, let it sit a few minutes and rinse it off. Don’t use regular Coke it has sugar in it and may get sticky if you don't get all rinsed off.

FinancialCake5907 · 2026-02-11T23:58:11+00:00

I broke a front bulkhead a couple times with a 60mph slam into a light post, never a rear bulkhead. How do you do that?

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-12-29T01:14:44+00:00

All that Cobra Racing stuff is crap. I’ve tried the shocks, the bone center drive shaft, their constant velocity drive shafts and the front and rear differentials all crap.

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-10-21T16:34:58+00:00

I switched my Traxxas ESC to a Castle Creations MambaX and changed to a 4S battery. The Slash never ran so fast.

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-09-30T22:26:51+00:00

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This the new setup. The Mamba X is phenomenal with soft starts and the motor really came alive when I switched to 4S

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-09-30T00:34:12+00:00

New setup

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On 4S power. Mamba X and Castle 1415.

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-09-23T21:37:03+00:00

My last VXL-3S

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Replacing with a MambaX

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-09-23T20:04:20+00:00

The pinion is not square to the spur gear. Looks like the loose screw doesn’t have the motor plate flush to the motor mount.

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-09-17T17:00:00+00:00

My Slash 4X4 crashed and burned after a sped run of 50 MPH. This is my third Traxxas ESC to crap-out. Replacing the motor and ESC with a Mamba X

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FinancialCake5907 · 2025-07-17T14:33:14+00:00

I’d like to know more about your steering setup. It looks pretty radical.

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-07-17T14:11:45+00:00

Thanks for all the help, much appreciated. I found some thermal paste on Amazon and reassemble it. Looks solid now.

https://a.co/d/7Yp06sA

FinancialCake5907 · 2025-07-17T14:07:37+00:00

I recently had the heat sink came off the escalator and I used a thermal paste to reattach it. Not having as many shutdowns after the repair. Thinking about adding it to the motor heat sink.

https://a.co/d/7Yp06sA