View Single Post
  #1   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 03-02-2012, 00:01
Garrett.d.w's Avatar
Garrett.d.w Garrett.d.w is offline
Build Lead
FRC #2733 (The Pigmice)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Rookie Year: 2010
Location: Portland
Posts: 318
Garrett.d.w is a splendid one to beholdGarrett.d.w is a splendid one to beholdGarrett.d.w is a splendid one to beholdGarrett.d.w is a splendid one to beholdGarrett.d.w is a splendid one to beholdGarrett.d.w is a splendid one to beholdGarrett.d.w is a splendid one to behold
Re: Sun Gear Question

On the back of these motors, the drive shaft is exposed just a little bit. This shaft runs all the way through the motor and is the same one that the gear will be pressed to. The reason why its this way is so that you can use an arbor press to press the gear on. As mentioned before, heating it helps, but after doing six of these today (no joke http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...66#post1118966) I found that it is easier to do it without the torch and use the free hand to line everything up.
It is also a good idea to cut a piece of sheet metal (~50 thou thickness works well) to use as a spacer while pressing the gear on.
__________________
"A mind once stretched by a thought will never regain it's original dimensions."

Optimists think the glass is half full.
Pessimists think the glass is half empty.
Engineers realize it's twice as big as it needs to be.

Last edited by Garrett.d.w : 03-02-2012 at 00:03.