The next step is very critical, so take your time in
mounting the servo. (Bag A) The aluminum servo
mounts are drilled with three holes so that you can
move the servo front to rear, to adjust bump steer and
ackerman, without re-drilling your chassis several
times. One critical item is to make sure the servos
output shaft is centered with the centerline of the
chassis. For additional information and drilling
procedures refer to the Associated front-end manual.
The servo will be mounted to the servo mount with the four 4-40x3/8 aluminum
screws provided in the front-end kit. The mounts are fastened to the chassis
with two 4-40x1/4 FHCS. After the servo and front end are fastened to the
chassis, you can attach the front bumper by using the two 8-32x3/8 FHCS and
two flat 8-32 nuts found in the front-end kit. The two short body posts (Bag B)
will be fastened to the bumper by two 4-40x3/8 BHCS. You can place the body
post in any of the three provided holes. Also place one of the provided collars on
each body post and secure each of them in place with the 4-40x1/8 set-screw
(Fig. 3).
Fig. 3
(Bag C) The rear aluminum cross mount is used to mount
the rear body posts and side shock outer mounts.
Assemble the cross mount so that the side shock
mounts will be to the front of the car and the one mount
with the pad (which is for your speed control switch) is
to the left side. You will use four 4-40x1/4 BHCS to
attach the mounts. Next you will need to place one 4-40
ball-stud in each side shock mount. The ball end of the stud will need to go
toward the rear of the car. Place an aluminum locknut on each of the studs and
tighten them in place. You can choose to use any of the four mounting positions
provided. Next you can install the rear body post mounts. They will go on top of
the aluminum cross mount. They will point to the rear and the outside of the car.
Use two 4-40x1/4 BHCS to fasten them in place. Next attach the two long body
post to the mounts with two 4-40x3/8 BHCS. Also place one of the provided
collars on each body post and secure each of them in place with the 4-40x1/8
set-screw. Lay the cross mount assembly to the side for now. It will be
fastened to the chassis later (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4
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