Desperately seeking help on FT explorer 3 ch servo repair

[Raycefan]

I have not even flown its maiden yet and as I put it I the car the elevator catches the back seat and i hear a loud pop. Now the servo and elevator move freely. I’m thinking stripped or thrashed servo. If there’s a way to get at or change out that servo without butchering this nice knew foam board body I just so tediously made, I’d LOVE to hear it, thanks.

 

[Bricks]

If you used hot glue to install the servos you can used denatured alcohol to get them loose. For the wire unhook from the receiver and te a string to it so you can pull the wire out and back in.

 

[Merv]

If your lucky, the pop was the servo popping free, not stripping.

 

[Raycefan]

If your lucky, the pop was the servo popping free, not stripping.

Nope. After a quick check with a fresh battery, the servo is very glitchy, but works. I still need to put a new one on though.

 

[Raycefan]

The good news is, I maidened it yesterday, glitchy servo and all. And it flew just fine...until After about a 5 minute flight, I increased the throttle to full, and promptly buckled the wings in half.

 

[Raycefan]

If you used hot glue to install the servos you can used denatured alcohol to get them loose. For the wire unhook from the receiver and te a string to it so you can pull the wire out and back in.

So, I’ve tried this before, and it seems to always delaminate the paper from the foam board.

 

[FDS]

You can use a hairdryer to soften the glue then remove the parts. That’s how I fix my stuff.
The wing can be reinforced a ton of ways, there’s numerous threads on here if you search. It’s not a stunt plane tho so if your throttle thumb is heavy you might want to look at setting up a softer throttle curve in your TX.
Well done for surviving the maiden.