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Originally posted by jpsaul7usa
Yeah, the motors are in the same gear. I never considered before the fowards/backwards thing before, and at this stage it will be very difficult to solve., as this weekend we're integrating all of our systems to the frame. I think programming will be our only fix. We are using casters sadly as we don't have the time and the space in the bot to put in 2 more gearboxes.
Cory, or anyone who knows what he's talking about, which metal tabs are you referring to? And which section is the clutch? (I think I know but I'm not possitive?) Our motors are fully assembled minus the pins in the tranny.
Also, on the work bench, the motors noticably differ in how they turn when we rotate the shafts they are connected to. One of the motors is stiffer than the other. This could be that foward backward thing again, but we're not sure. We know it's not the gearboxes because we've balanced those so there's little binding.
 Thanks everyone for you help!!!
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The clutch is the black rotating piece on the front with lots of numbers on it. If its on there, those tabs are too, however if its not, if you look down at the motor, shaft up you will see two metal pieces sticking out of it directly across from each other, under the shaft housing and on the outer edges of the motor. if you have the clutch off and you turn the motor upside down, they will probably fall out. they have little springs on the ends of them. We took the clutch off our motors and they ran very poorly without these little tabs in, so we manufactured a device to hold them in. It was a very temporary solution, but I could describe it to you If you think it would help. If you need any more help, you can PM or email me.
Cory