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Re: Gear spacing

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Originally Posted by three_d_dave View Post

Thanks for providing these links. I hope many teams will come here and see this. I would like to ask a couple of follow-up questions. If teeth get stripped from gears from rigorous driving, can one assume the spacing is too far out? Also anyone care to share some guide as to how much tensile strength must be used to hold gears in place to avoid stripping or slipping?