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Re: Fixing gearbox assembly inconsistancies

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Originally Posted by StealthMentor View Post
The ones we got as replacement where fine but the included kit to mount the gear to the CIM with the two washers below the gear (as per instructions) the washers actually hit the next gear and make it so it wont turn. The washers are too big in diameter. We removed one washer and it now works fine. Andymark needs to step up their quality control!!
I was wondering about that second washer, it makes it so that the CIM pinion gear doesn't mesh centered on the next gear. I was hesitant to remove a washer because the kit came with two . . . but if that could be causing my problem it would be an easy fix.