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Unread 05-09-2012, 11:10
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Re: Timing belt in drive success

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
We came up with a simple solution this year to make mounting stupid simple. I don't have any photos of it, but I can try to find one if someone wants it. Basically, we milled the bearing hole in the chassis with a small groove in it toward the center that would let us insert the axles and belts with slack. We then pulled the belts tight, riveted a bearing retainer on the outside, and placed the bearings in. This made installation super easy and after we did that, we never touched the belts again.
Chris if you have a picture that would be most appreciated! Ingenious solution!
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