Chief Delphi - VEX Pro vs. AM Bearings

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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli (Post 1218636)

You guys have your bearing in backwards. The flange is supposed to be on the inside. We also noticed a problem where the standoff pockets are too deep. You will be receiving washers to fix this problem. The bearing is moving because it is not seated in the plate properly due to the reversed installation.

Please contact customer support to get more details.

Paul

Paul,

The video may not show this well, but the flange is on the inside of the plate. The bearings are not in backwards. The bearing is moving despite this, partially due to excessive clearance in the bore that holds it. The outer race spins freely by hand, and can be visibly moved side-to-side within the plate. You are correct that the standoff pockets are too deep on our gearbox; we would appreciate shipment of the correct washers used to mitigate this issue.

We were also wondering whether the design intent of these gearboxes is such that the shaft is self-supported by the cantilever, or whether the output shaft must be supported at the far end.

Thanks.