EMAX SERVO UPGRADE - Axial SCX24 - Install & Tips - * YOU WILL NOT REGRET THIS UPGRADE! *
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- AXIAL SCX24 UPGRADE SERVO INSTALL.
Including some tips and tricks for your EMAX ES08MAII install!
( or other micro servo, install may be slightly different.)
What a massive improvement!!
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What was the first upgrade you did to your SCX24 that seemed to be the most beneficial to you?
My first upgrade was the savox ridiculously strong servo I put on my jeep it upgraded performance better then i thought it would
The wheels and tires next is servo.
I put Injora metal clearance links, along with Injora 39 mm oil filled shocks with 30 weight losi shock oil, and a set of brass wheel weights
Finally, your video helped so much. I installed it and was thinking Dam this servo is to big and quit. And put the old one back in. Now I understand it’s ok and use the self tapping screws that came in the kit. I’ll give it another try. Thanks Dave
Awesome man! It's been fine for me and everyone else that has done so should be all good! Enjoy & have fun!!
First I did much wider and nicer tires and 45mm double barrel shocks. I also made the shocks sit super low while still having the spring by streching it over the ends and these two upgrades completely changed how my rig performed
Thanks for the good explanation. It helped a lot! 👍🏻
Great install vid!
Thank you for your video, I just upgraded my stock servo to this with the adaptor plate and it runs so much better
Excellent! It really would be great if they would just put a better Servo in them to begin with.
Just for everyone if you have lost your Allen key that came with the scx24 the Allen key size is .05 and you can find a dual Metric and standard size set at Walmart for $9.00
THANKS!!
Your welcome
let me add that it's a 1.27 mm, for those who use the metric system
There’s also a great screwdriver in .05 on Amazon for about $10 and makes life infinitely better when working on scx24’s
You da man
Excellent Video Aaron! I just started with these awesome little SCX24 rigs. This really helps for my next servo upgrade to my Deadbolt & Gladiator.👍🏻
Thanks, glad you could get some help from it. Double Check the Gladiator Chassis i'm not sure if they made any changes or not w/ the chassis being a newer release. I just don't have one to compare. Have Fun!
@@RCWithAaron I will post my thoughts and feedback here.👍🏻Let's stay informed.
I’m thinking of upgrading the servo on my c10 now I know what to do. Thank you for the video.
Nice man! Just about any servo is better than the stock Servo. it's pretty bad, lol
Great how to video! Subscribed
awesome thanks for the comparison stock vs upgrade
Thank you very much I just learned something with my axial 1/24 scale C10 I have and that will help me out with this turn into about cuz I just order one and I didn't know how to do it yet thank you very much
Very well put together. Thanks for including all the detail too like curling the excess servo wire. You did a great job here. So good in fact, I don't need to make a video. Haha. Seriously though. Awesome job.
Thanks man , Really appreciate it. Especially when I'm trying to get through the first 50 Shi* & awkward videos lol! You def should do one! Just do same thing & make it better lol , especially if it can be helpful to your people. 🤙
Opened mine up & shortened the wires. They are easy to unsolder & solder back.
yesir it’s the best upgrade by far but you said the servo gear should be on the driver side for me the steering link was hitting under the horn so i flipd it to the passenger side works likea charm💯
I know it was a year ago but thanks man just pulled the trigger on a scx24 wrangler and about every upgrade anyway useful tutorial cheers from Scotland
It's all good. If it's 1 yr or 10 yrs... If it helps 1 person it's all good! Enjoy your scx24!
@@RCWithAaron thanks Aaron yeah your video was helpful take care freind
Lowe’s has a kobolt kit that has everything you need to work on small cars
waiting on my to arrive
Merci beaucoup
I got a cheap set off Amazon uses a 1.26 perfectly from that. Set
1:26 thanks for pointing that out. i thought it was the wires that go to the bumper. BTW that shitty allen wrench that comes with it is a 1.27 or .05 which is stupid because the screws are all actually a 1.3
I trimmed my edges on the Servo a lot and it still still seems to barely touch and certain angles i wonder if this will be a problem. What do you think maybe I can sand a little of the frame where it kind of hooks in.
With the new scx24 receiver it doesn’t have numbers for the steering, any suggestion on how to get my steering zeros out? Currently the servo buzzes and vibrates instead of actually turning
Thanks a lot. I just went with the stock mount and didnt get the aluminum one.
All good! Glad it worked out for you.
I got MIP screwdrivers there expensive but great!!!
Great tutorial, I followed it to the letter! However, my rig is making tight lefts and wide right turns. It looks like your truck may also be doing the same, based on eyeballing your video. Any thoughts? I centered the servo and it looks like I correctly reinstalled all parts. Anyone else have this issue. My steering linkage is still stock. Take care!
It could be the entire steering setup/ linkage on these cars. the setup is pretty sloppy out of the box. A lot of after market parts to correct a lot of issues and make it a solid unit. They're def great little rigs out of the box but also equally a lot to be sorted out.
@@RCWithAaron I made a few alignment adjustments and managed to vastly improve my steering issues. I've got parts on the way which should help even more. Thanks for the reply. I'll keep learning on my jeep, trying various mods and parts. It's great fun!
@@JohnDoe-kl7cl did you ever get it fully solved? I have this servo on its way with the aluminum yeah racing steering linkage, anything else I’ll need?
I would and will cut and re solder the plug back on myself
This was mostly just for simplicity for those who are not familiar with soldering etc. Those that know how to solder will do it that way regardless. Def the better cleaner option thats for sure 👍
What do you think about shortening the servo wires and re-soldering them to the servo board? I was considering doing it instead of the coil. Does that run any risk to screwing up the servo gear alignment?
You really shouldn't have to go into the Servo to do anything. You can just cut the wire down to shorten it & just get another connector ( I believe they common go by " Futaba J Connectors " ) Would be way easier and not have the potential to damage your servo internally. Just make sure they're hooked up right w/ the new connector that's all.
@@RCWithAaron Thanks. I think this prevented a waste of a servo.
Servo Horn spline count?
I just installed the Emax servo in my C10 and have a stock C10 to compare. Stock servo turns much tighter, you find this as well? Wondering if I set something up wrong as I had to trim almost all to one side to get it to centre.
Do you get equal throw on both left and right turns? If 1 turns sharper than the other you might need to reset your center point. pull off your servo horn set your steering to 0 on remote and put the horn on centered. OR you might need to re adjust your end points ( not sure about the stock transmitter if you can even do this) If your end points are not set to full lock ( just before the servo / steering horns start to bind , you're not getting your full turning ability. Double check that.
@@RCWithAaron It's centered as best as I could, the trim is almost 90% one way or the other to centre it tho just because the next spline over puts it too far the other way, if that makes sense. It's even steering side to side but just not nearly as tight as the stock setup. How do you readjust end points?
So after installing the servo for my scx24, the Emax is making this buzzing noise .. I have adjusted the ST/DR and I can still hear the buzz.. like I can hear the gears. This is my first servo install so I’m not sure what to expect. Servo works perfectly fine btw nice and strong . Any ideas ??
Just double checking here & a few ideas. hard to say without having it in person... - Before you did anything , did you zero out your Steering trim on your Controler and hook up the servo with nothing Attatched... Does it make noise just sitting idle? check your linkages and make sure they move freely... Was it buzzing prior to hooking anything up if you did step 1.. If it didn't make noise with nothing hooked up to it, a linkage or something might be binding or pushing against the servo horn. You would need to find that . or , try and reset all controls to zero and find center again something might be off.. If you go through all those steps and it still buzzes it might just be a noisy servo , is it a Digital or Analog version? Also there are A LOT of clones out there of this servo the stickers & box can tell a lot.. if the stickers on the servo don't look like what's in the video it's most likely a clone same with the box.. At the end of the day sometimes there is just a bad servo in the mix. if you still have issues , consider exchanging it , assuming you got from Amazon.
@@RCWithAaronI’m new to the hobby field and I didn’t do that at all . Zero anything out. I realized when I remove the servo horn the mouse stops. Also confirmed when I use my receiver and turn the servo to the right and left ( without servo horn attached to the links ) no noise .. noise happens when hook the servo horn to the small link it when it starts to make the noise. I will try and zero everything out today then reattach it and see if it clears it out. Also I think it’s annolog emax .. the (es08MAII).
I will circle back to let you know my results if you don’t mind .. thanks !!!
Im not a minute in and my 30$ emax seems different! I was expecting to see what u have ,yet cord,is short ,I hope this doesn't blow my electronic, I possibly should have saved my MONEY,till the 75$ dollar MINO Servo that was the only one that would work for SCX24, until someone else stepped up to the counter with what I spent on , Do you have to drill any holes to mount what you have
I'm not sure which Emax Servo you got but there are A LOT of knock offs of these flooded in the market. All these Factory Emax Servos have really long cords. You don't need a 75$ servo for these cars, unless it's just something you want just to have it.
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I can't pay 75$ thats a insanity and impossible for a poor boy,I wish Someone would make RC affordable. I understand it takes Money but greed and inflation makes it impossible for so many kids,grow people who just can't afford to get in the hobby! Myself I was born hooked on RC, Im a old man who has the smallest rc well SCX24, and would drive it anyplace anytime don't care what people think that servo, was like trying to take advantage of a,well it was not good and I wish there were a different store but not around my part of the country
Ymmv but I have had 4 emax analogue servos die on me the day of installation with very safe endpoints. Rig only weighs 407 grams and has rc4wd roklox so not very much tire either. Stock servo can barely turn the tires on a high grip surface but at least I can drive the truck for more than 5 fucking minutes without it burning out. Yeah they may be cheap but you really get you pay for buying the emax, I've spent more on emax servos than I would have spent if I bought a reefs micro 99 from the start
Hey I did this mod and it barely fit in the servo mount. I looks like it also is warping. Is this normal? It seems to be ok
Ya it's a tight fit, if you've screwed the 2 screws in the hole you're good. I believe they make an aftermarket tray but for me I didn't bother I have them in both my scx24 and they've been fine as well as everyone else that has done this mod, it's pretty common. You can always adjust and tweak to your personal liking as well and do your own custom fitting etc.
I subbed and hit the bell thank you for making this video i wasnt too sure if i needed aftermarket links to run the e max im glad i do not.. I have two scx24's stop by my channel to check out some footage
Thanks so much! Will def make my way over to your channel!
So I put 2 new Emax servos in my SCX24, zero'd it out. But once in a while, the servos like to glitch and go almost full lock on one side, and I trim it to full capacity and the servo still shifts to one side. How can I fix this, and there is something I'm doing wrong?
This is happening on both of your Servos you got , or just 1 of them? I'm not 100% sure what's going on not having it actually happen to me but a few things you can try. There are A LOT of Emax Clone servos out there not all are created equal & it's hard to tel somtimes.. Some say " metal gears " but only have metal gear on the servo horn part and internal gears are plastic. *You can open the case up ( carefully ) and see if any of your gears are stripped out. *Or if your ends points were set too far and over extended the arms could have caused it to break something as well. *Check the screw that holds the servo horns on make sure it's not loose or slipped and stripped out any gears in that part. It could slip and catch on another part and lock it in.. If it's happening to both Servos that's a bit odd. But, it is a little hard to understand what's going on without actually having it. Hopefully You can come across someone who's possibly had a similar situation or issue. You could search for SCX24 groups on FB or some other platform and possibly get a solid good answer! Hope you get it sorted out & sorry I don't really have a good answer for you!
Is this a servo that draws a lot of power? There’s a iguana esc by furitek and they say that the BEC is 5v 2.5a for Servos that take a lot of power etc do you think that’s a good upgrade?
For this servo it's probably one of the most common direct upgrades w/ these scx24s with no issues swapping out , hooking up and running. I have never heard of anyone having issues power wise and having to upgrade any electronics to run them.
@@RCWithAaron for sure I’m only thinking I might run into problems when it arrives since I have a switch on aux, with 3led & 1 25mm fan. so since I’m pulling some power out of it from that I’m just wondering maybe in my case with extra led and stuff it will have problems.. but maybe not either way I could still get the iguana pro ? Even without those problems hey cause people buy it to crawl slower don’t say you need all that extra stuff
Anyone having a problem running this servo at the 6.5volt setting? I am currently and it's fine however now that I think about it I have went through a couple of them and maybe that's why. I really need to run it at 6.5v for my lights or they are super dimm also it's more responsive. Let me know if anyone has a thought. Thanks
Now you need to paint them
Why does my emax servo ma2 brand new after install it buzzes
It's hard to say but , Just to confirm , before you installed your servo did you 0 out your controller steering adjustments then hook up your servo and find the center on the servo and match it to the truck center? if not your steering could be off and binding.... Another thing is there are a LOT of clones out there of the Emax servos some are not as good... Also, it's not out of the question to have a faulty one. It happens.. I'm assuming it's also an analog servo. If it's digital , sometimes the didigtal ones can create noise themselves.
Isn't the EcoPower servo better than the Emax?
Just about anything is better than the Stock servo. They're small cars & light so it's not like they're very demanding, the stock servo just sucks that bad... I've just used the Emax servo because they fit well and have worked well in all the scx24 I have and friends have.. 100% there are other options that are just as good. If one is better than the other that can be a life long debate & i'm not here to convince anyone , this is just what I use.Any upgrade from stock is a good upgrade 👍👍
Why does mine make a buzzing or static sound??
There could be a number of reasons, it's hard to say. Also there are a lot of clones of these servos that are no good. But when you installed it did you center everything before installing the servo horn and steering? as well as 0 out the steering controls on your controler.. ?
Why does everyone go with the analog and not the digital?
You can run either one. I run digital in my bigger cars and def for racing. In these SCX24 I personally don't care to be honest. But You can get the Digital version just change the MA ( metal analog ) to MD (metal digital) or any other servo , honestly anything is better than the stock servo. Sometimes the digital servos have a wine or " sing" that's pretty much a hit / miss but can be common in cheaper or clone servos, there are a lot out there that's for sure..
@@RCWithAaron pretty sure i just ordered a clone for 5 dollars off ebay and i am regretting it
I have an analog in one and a digital in the other. Both perform great and are virtually silent. I will say an important thing though, if you run an aftermarket receiver, some have specific settings for either analog or digital (and default is usually digital). You WILL burn up the analog emax servo if your receiver is set incorrectly. Flysky Noble receivers fall into this category as do the C1 and C2 Futaba receivers.
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Hello I just got my scx24 2019 rubicon the white version of this one I was wondering why my esc is blue will this servo fit or are they different models ? Ty
Yes I have these in both the jeep and the C10 it's the same platform in this video. It sounds like your ESC is the Horizon hobby branded ESC. basically same thing just w/ their label instead of the axial.
Stop making noise and talking so we can hear the servos.😂
Maybe you should make your own ASMR Servo videos'. Because I'm definitely not.