Thread: P60 Gearbox
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Unread 17-04-2011, 02:19
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Re: P60 Gearbox

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Originally Posted by M.Wong View Post
I can attest to the short leadtime.

As a side note, are you using the default aluminum body or steel? We had some problems with the body damaging the gears and falling apart until we switched them with steel.
We noticed the steel ring gear machined quite differently than the aluminum one, with regards to the flats which go up against the roll pins. Some filing of the steel ring gear was needed.
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