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Re: Team 610 Preseason Sprocket-Hub Drive

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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence View Post
Looks nice. Any reason you can't make the system dead axle and put bearings in the hubs?
In order to make the hub press fit, we had to make one side slightly smaller. We explored this option in CAD but found that the manufacturing would be easier if the bearings were fit into the plates. Furthermore, the center hub had to be live axle in order to power the drive.