Thread: Cause of chain ratcheting issues
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Re: Cause of chain ratcheting issues
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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
No real way around it; you have to support the other end of the shaft or move the gearbox closer. If you didn't cut a big gash in the 1x1 tube right by the output shaft, you could have popped a half inch bushing in there and turned the end of the VP output shaft to round in order to ride in the bushing. A bit more friction than is ideal, but it'll work.
The VP output shaft actually doesn't quite reach far enough for that.

I can run it through some tests tomorrow but I guess I'm still a little skeptical that this issue would only crop up now, after our other changes. How much deflection in the end of the shaft are you expecting? All the mounts for the motor are still as solid as ever.