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Originally Posted by Oblarg
How much usable length is left on the key with one of these?
Do you have any info on how much error you'd see due to backlash using this on a typical drive gearbox (such as the KOP toughbox)?
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You have hit on the two flaws that I have found with this mount.
To answer your first question you loose about 0.25" on the CIM shaft but due to the way it mounts you also have to calculate the thickness of you gearbox plate into your shaft length lost. From my experience that thickness is about 0.25". That means that the total shaft lose is on average 0.5" leaving you with 0.75" of shaft to work with. This is just enough to fit a pinion gear and the required hardware to hold it on. While I have not tested this I believe that in its current state it will not work with Vexpro dog shifters.
I have not calculated back lash but I plan to, I will post the results as soon as I can.