Wanted - R/C Linkage bits.

Fred2179G

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This photo is the back of my Stanley, without the body. I'm looking for the linkage parts - the clevis, threaded rod, and the thingamijig that connects the rod the the throttle arm with a clamp screw.
Any suggestions where I can buy this stuff? UK or USA. 20200517_180758_stanley-throttle.jpg
 
Almost any RC flyer shop.. Also model boat suppliers will probably be able to help you..

Search for 'pushrods and connectors'

PhilP.
 
That thingamijig is a Roundhouse starlock washer.
A bit of a pain to remove and re-use.
Better replaced with a conventional clamp & lock nut.
 
MRail said:
That thingamijig is a Roundhouse starlock washer.
A bit of a pain to remove and re-use.
Better replaced with a conventional clamp & lock nut.
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Thanks. I was actually trying to identify/name the whole thing - a clamp on a peg for a radial arm. Does it have a formal name?
 
Fred2179G said:
Thanks. I was actually trying to identify/name the whole thing - a clamp on a peg for a radial arm. Does it have a formal name?
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The plastic bit on the servo is a 'servo horn', the part connected to this is known as a 'clevis', a 'pushrod' is screwed into this..

Pushrods tend to be threaded at one end, and can be twenty inches long. - Used in model aircraft, that sort of length.. Some suppliers refer to a 'pushrod' as a clevis and the pushrod in one.

At the regulator end, there are any number of options, from just a bend in the end of the rod, through star-washers, to assorted clamps.
What will fit, will depend on clearances you have in the cab.

Might be worth you researching 'quik-link' which is a 'click-together' clevis arrangement..

PhilP.
 
PhilP said:
quik-link
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Phil, thank you for the suggestion. I'm still trying to find a name for the clamp held on by that starlock washer! The problem with a quik-link is it is less convenient to adjust - with a screw-in clamp, you just loosen the screw, move the rod and re-tighten. With a clevis and quik-link, you have to take the whole thing off.
Incidentally, despite all my searches and the links provided by you helpful modellers, I still haven't found anyone selling that clamp!

For anyone curious what I am talking about - this is the clamp on the throttle arm (arrowed.) There's a screw holding/clamping the rod in place.

20200519_102637-stanley-arm-clamp1.jpg
 
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