Tamiya Bush Devil Spares

[snowmiu19]

Hello there,

I just managed to restored my Tamiya Bush Devil which was in my gargage the other day. I fix it up and ran the car and it works, but after i crash lightly on a rock, the servo saver breaks. So right now i have to use epoxy to do the job, but then again it was very fragile even after it dry, again it breaks.... Hopefully someone here can tell me where i can get my hands on the parts above?

Thanks alot

Regards

Calvin

[garethgeezer]

Have you tried Tony's Tamiya Parts on the bay? He has most things for the vintage trucks:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Tonys-Tamiya-Part...sQ3amesstQQtZkm

[terry.sc]

Unfortunately the servo saver parts are on the Bush Devil E parts sprue. This is the rarest of them all as it also includes the bumper mount. Tamiya used a harder plastic for this sprue compared with previous plastics used for the same part in earlier models. When put with the narrow bumper on the Bush devil any hard knock with the wheels will snap the end off the bumper mount, so the E parts are very rare. It took me 18 months to find them to repair mine, it cost me so much I added braces so I didn't break it again.

There might be the chance that someone has the servo saver parts as spares. Alternatively turn the steering servo around, mount a large servo saver on the servo and remove the Bush Devil servo saver entirely, just like on the Frog and Monster Beetle. You will need new tie rods as the servo saver will now be offset, but it will be more durable and sharpens up the steering.

[snowmiu19]

Unfortunately the servo saver parts are on the Bush Devil E parts sprue. This is the rarest of them all as it also includes the bumper mount. Tamiya used a harder plastic for this sprue compared with previous plastics used for the same part in earlier models. When put with the narrow bumper on the Bush devil any hard knock with the wheels will snap the end off the bumper mount, so the E parts are very rare. It took me 18 months to find them to repair mine, it cost me so much I added braces so I didn't break it again.

There might be the chance that someone has the servo saver parts as spares. Alternatively turn the steering servo around, mount a large servo saver on the servo and remove the Bush Devil servo saver entirely, just like on the Frog and Monster Beetle. You will need new tie rods as the servo saver will now be offset, but it will be more durable and sharpens up the steering.

Thanks Terry

But im abit blur here. Ca u maybe illustrate the solution for me. When n u say turn the servo around u mean the head of the servo will now face the ground? Then how am i gonna connect the linkages? as u said the tie rods? And when u say adding braces how does that work?

Thanks

Hope you can help me with my woes

[terry.sc]

By turning the servo round I mean so the servo arm is closer to the front, not the rear. You can then use a more easy to find servo saver made for 1/8th scale buggies. This photo will show what I mean. This is the steering in a Monster Beetle.

[snowmiu19]

By turning the servo round I mean so the servo arm is closer to the front, not the rear. You can then use a more easy to find servo saver made for 1/8th scale buggies. This photo will show what I mean. This is the steering in a Monster Beetle.

Oh thanks alot for the illustration, i got it now Thanks thanks hehehehe, im overjoy now hahahaha, Neway can those standard servo saver of Tamiya for the TT-01 etc works as well? or i must get those 1/8th ones?

Thanks again

regards

Calvin

[Tamiyabigstuff]

Let me know if you are still after the Bush Devil E & F parts - I have spares NIP.

Please send a PM

[snowmiu19]

Hi there guys

I have modded my Bush Devil servo as you told me to by turning it around,now is much closer , but there is still one problem, the tierods shaft is not long enough. I can see that the sample that you gave is much lower (the servo mounting) mine is still abit higher because of the exisiting plate to hold the old servo saver. I could not shift it lower already. If you are not sure wat i meant i can take a photo and show, but what i want to know is do Tamiya sell longer tierods shaft?

I even try to shift my servo to the middle as im running one servo only, im using a non mechanical ESC. Still its not long enough, thus making the car having alot of toe-out

Thanks

Regards

Calvin

[snowmiu19]

Here is my photos to show wat i meant!

This thing is in the way to lower the servo...

This is wat i meant where is not long enough.

This is the servo mounted in the middle as the shaft are not long enough.

So do Tamiya sell longer tierods?

Regards

Calvin

[skip665]

Just get some M3 threaded rod - loads on eBay nice and cheap - cut it to the required length and job done!

[snowmiu19]

Hello there

I have finally solve my problem. Thanks for the M3 threaded rod tip though. I bought a oversize kysoho servo saver and mount it as i did before in the center and voila, it did the trick. i need to shorten the

rods though now lol. Neway its a blast now.....

thanks you all for your kind help. Really appreciate it. I will post my done up car pics soon. Neway once again THANKS....

Regards

Calvin

[skip665]

Its a simple solution to the steering issues this model has - something I will do to my BD when I strip and rebuild it

Looking forward to the pics