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[FTC]: Easy way to insert tank tread rubbers?
Hi
Has anyone found an easy (read... not excruciating) way to insert the rubber treads onto the plastic tank tracks?
We've tried soapy water, pushing, pulling etc. It's still pretty difficult & we've destroyed several treads in the process.
BTW... if you purchased your treads more than a month or so ago, you may have a batch of treads that have a manufacturing defect in many of the pieces.
If you look at the treads from end on, there should be a rectangular hole all the way through the tread. Many of the older treads have a bump of plastic in the middle of the tread that totally prevents you from inserting a rubber insert.
I called PITSCO on this and they said they now have the problem under control, but they sent me a bag of replacement treads. I had to send the old ones back, and in doing so discovered I had 140 BAD treads...!!!!!
Phil.
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Phil Malone
Garrett Engineering And Robotics Society (GEARS) founder.
http://www.GEARSinc.org
FRC1629 Mentor, FTC2818 Coach, FTC4240 Mentor, FLL NeXTGEN Mentor
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