This page will take you through the relatively simple process of installing the Tight Turns modification.

1. Fine Tip Soldering Iron
2. Standard Rosin Core Solder .032 diameter #64-009
3. Soldering Wick (Optional)
4. Sharp Pencil
5. XMOD Gen1 Tight Turns Steering Mod

The resistors are very small so take your time when handling them. Make sure you start with a clean work area. I recommend putting a piece of white poster board down because chances are you will drop one of them and they are very hard to find.

The ones circled in red are the ones you will be replacing. These are R26 (left) and R27 (right).

Note: Take a close look at the center resistor R27 (right one in photo). Some of the boards have a slightly larger brown capacitor C27 to the left of this one. Ignore the brown capacitor and replace the smaller black one circled witch is R27.

There are two ways to do this, you can use solder wick or you can simply hold the iron beside the resistor applying slight pressure and it will slide right off when the solder gets the the melting point.

Use the sharp pencil to push the resistors into position and hold them down while you solder.

This is the new resistor soldered in place at R26. There is no polarity, so you do not have to worry about getting them backwards.

If you bridge a little solder onto the brown capacitor C18 next to this one don't worry, they are connected together anyway at that junction.

Here is the new R27 soldered in place. The solder joints will not be as pretty as the factory ones, because they are done by a machine. As long as you have good contact and do not short any adjacent solder traces everything will be fine.

Once you put the car back together, you will have a greatly improved turning radius. You may wish to reduce your steering throw with the "ST RANGE" wheel on the back of your radio for high speed runs.

If you power it up and the servo goes to all the way to one side instead of centering, that is an indication that one of the resistors doesn't have a good connection.