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Re: gear box for Denso throttle motor

Also, while I understand that herringbone gears work well for softer materials like 3-d printing stock, it would be best if you utilized the COTS pinion; it would simplify installation to a screwdriver job.

You could do both, by having your sun gear or reduction pinion have an extension which fits over the TMs pinion like a spline, rather than (as I was first thinking, maybe you weren't) having to pull one pinion and press the other. This would also help move the gears away from the electrical contacts.
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