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Re: pic: 1156 Off season Fisher-Price gearbox

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
Why is the gear distance adjustable? That will seriously lower efficiency and reliability in high-load applications if it's not done correctly.
Agreed. It looks like they have a slotted hole on their motor mount. It will be very difficult to adjust this to within a few thousandths of an inch.

It is better to be too far away than too close. Once you get more than a few thousandths closer than C-C, gears will wear really fast.
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