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Originally Posted by Aren_Hill
These two 8-32 screws exist purely to hold the gearbox together until you mount it, rather than having to hold the thing together by hand until you get it in place. The mounting screws then provide more than enough strength to fully lock the box together.
Was there any specific circumstance or occasion that caused your housing to crack? The only cracked housing I saw happened after a fall off the pyramid, feel free to PM me pics if you have some.
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Our competition bot sustained a minor crack purely through drivetain use. (We didn't climb for more than 10.) The frame itself was rock solid, and never gave us any problems mechanically this year. I believe that part of the reason for the crack was due to improper mounting for the first few days of the drivetrain's use; this also caused the output shaft to slip out. We fixed the mounting issue, but I don't recall seeing the crack until much later in the season. I'm away from the robot at the moment, so I can't take any pictures.
On a separate note, is IFI planning to do anything about the encoder gear and/or output shaft press for the upcoming season?