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kajeevan

08-02-2009 19:09

pic: Ungreased toughboxes!!!!

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ironbears

08-02-2009 19:10

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what happened there? how long were those running? that much steel dust is rediculous. was it assembled correctly?

meastman

08-02-2009 19:13

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Why didn't you grease them?

vivek16

08-02-2009 19:29

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Yeah... I'm adding grease to ours Monday.

I'm also wondering what kind of conditions would make them that bad.

-Vivek

thefro526

08-02-2009 19:34

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I would also like to know why they weren't greased. I think the lack of grease may not have been entirely to blame for the damage to the gears but it could have accelerated the process. Wasn't the transmission incredibly loud without any grease in it?

Bandgeek80001

08-02-2009 19:55

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We've already greased ours once, but I think we'll do it again after seeing that...:ahh:

Kyle Love

08-02-2009 20:19

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We have four Toughboxes on our robot this year. We lubed them like every other gearbox that 1646 has used, and have had zero problems with wear such as this. There is no reasonable way that this could happen this season if they are properly set up. As I was taught in high school, a properly lubed gearbox, is a happy gear box.

R.C.	08-02-2009 20:21

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandgeek80001 (Post 816821)

We've already greased ours once, but I think we'll do it again after seeing that...:ahh:

I think we'll do it also, sell the powder I say :ahh::ahh::ahh::ahh:

Taylor

08-02-2009 20:40

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle Love (Post 816843)

As I was taught in high school, a properly lubed gearbox, is a happy gear box.

I wonder who taught you that....

Johnny

08-02-2009 20:49

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Our team ran our transmission's with zero grease all of last year!
We used them again this year to practice lol. This situation must have some other variables:ahh:

Chris Fultz

08-02-2009 20:55

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is the lexan plate part of the kit, or did you make that?

seraphim33

08-02-2009 20:56

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Originally Posted by Bandgeek80001 (Post 816821)

We've already greased ours once, but I think we'll do it again after seeing that...:ahh:

i second that

dani190

08-02-2009 21:15

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Originally Posted by Johnny (Post 816879)

Our team ran our transmission's with zero grease all of last year!
We used them again this year to practice lol. This situation must have some other variables:ahh:

no you just got very very lucky...

Using these gear boxes without grease is just plain stupid... Never run them without grease, they are rotating at 5000 RPM or there abouts... You NEED grease. No wonder so many teams are seeing gears grinding to nothing, when you have no grease thats what will happen...

MrForbes

08-02-2009 21:29

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Originally Posted by Chris Fultz (Post 816883)

is the lexan plate part of the kit, or did you make that?

Part of the kit. Didn't you at least look at the kit gearboxes? :)

Smoores

08-02-2009 21:32

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The first thing we did was machine metal plates for the backing, because last year we shattered/melted it.:]

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