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Re: pic: Low Profile Gearbox Front View

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Originally Posted by Jared View Post
It's actually really difficult to just pull a CIM out of a gearbox without taking it apart. If you're using a 12 or 11 tooth pinion, the retaining ring on the CIM catches on the gear that the CIM pinion mates to. If you're using a 14 tooth gear, the pinion won't fit through the .755" hole for the CIM boss.
Are you using an odd size of retaining ring? I've never had this problem before with the ring catching on other gears, but maybe I've just been lucky.

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Also, if you did want to remove the CIM without disassembling the gearbox, I'd be willing to bet that the gearbox wouldn't just fall apart if one (or even all three) of the upper standoffs were removed.
Take one motor off at a time and add nuts where the motors used to be. Not that hard to do really, it just requires a little thought beforehand.
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