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Unread 19-10-2013, 10:03
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Re: Gearbox not turning properly

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Originally Posted by LedLover96 View Post
When we mounted the CIMs, they came out at an angle, with the ends facing each other. This was because the gear in the center was forcing the the gears on the CIMs outward. Akash Rastogi, from team 11, said that they had this problem a couple of years ago, and fixed it by changing the plate. We did just that, and the problem was fixed.
It was an issues in 2012 with 3929. We are pretty sure that was the problem + other small factors. Swap of the plate fixed the issue, so that was our conclusion, but never bothered inspecting the issue further or actually measuring the dimensions on the plate that gave us problems.
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