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Re: pic: Lightweight (relatively) 2 CIM Shifting Swerve Drive

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Originally Posted by Bryce2471 View Post
I doubt that a bearing in the gear is necessary. With a dead axle that's well
supported, bearings on either side of the wheel, and a gear that's close to the wheel, you shouldn't have any trouble just bolting the gear to the wheel.

The drive wheel is running on two ball bearings on an aluminum hallow axle.
Can you put one bearing in the gear and one in the opposite side of the wheel? You still get the support that way, as well as alignment. And you still only use two bearings.
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