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Re: Gearbox Design Feedback

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Originally Posted by SerpentEagle View Post
I plan to mount this in an unorthodox way. The bottom two standoff bolts are combined as mounting bolts an the bottom CIM mounting holes on the front plate is tapped to seve as another set of mounting holes. Good idea or a dreadful mistake?
This is very similar to what we did this year, and we had an issue or two where the small bolt loosened, fell out and got stuck in the chain. I would recommend making that bolt go all the way through the gearbox with a standoff so that even if it loosens up it won't be able to fall out, but that might make it harder to assemble.