Thread: Custom Gear Boxes
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Re: Custom Gear Boxes
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Originally Posted by Joe G. View Post
Set things up so that your gearbox behaves like a single speed gearbox through one of the ball shift gears, and bolt the other gear to the shifter's frame.
Depending on how many motors you used, there's a distinct possibility of shearing the ball-locking pin within the shaft, or at least destroying the coupler that holds it to the pneumatic cylinder.
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