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Re: pic: Independent Swerve Module

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Originally Posted by ohrly? View Post
I apologize for the dumb question, but we've never done swerve drive before.

What stops the orange part that holds the wheel from grinding on the stationary part of the module?
Also, where do you source such a tiny piston?
There is a thrust bearing in between the wheel module and the gearbox. The tiny pistons are bimba pancake pistons and can be sourced from bimba or mcmaster.
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