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Re: AM Shifter Question

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Originally Posted by IndySam View Post
We experimented with it for our kicker in Breakaway to load a spring and it worked well. We didn't use during the season but not because it didn't work.
My former team, 1747, tried that for a 2010kicker as well, using a window motor... it was a spectacular failure, as it took 300lbs of force to disengage the dog. we then tried beveling the dogs, which wouldn't stay in gear. We ultimatly used this to engage and disengage the motor. Unlike other parts of that bot, The transmission worked well.
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