Thread: Whats the big deal with in tube gearing?
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Re: Whats the big deal with in tube gearing?
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Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb) View Post
Agreed with most in terms of experience with belts. One problem we have had in the past that teams should look out for is tape from the field getting stuck between the belts and the pulleys. We went most of champs in 2013 without ever realizing it because there were no obvious indicator just looking at it(Somehow white tape tricked us). It wasn't until the tape started to really affect the driving that we realized something was wrong and found a lot of tape stuck to the pulleys after taking off the belts.
This is one reason belt in tubes are good. 192's tube is designed to cap all the main access holes so it's almost completely sealed. The largest open holes are the 3/8in access holes for gearbox mounting bolts.