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Re: CIM Motor Direct Drive or Supporting Axle

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Originally Posted by akoscielski3 View Post
As a rule: never ever side load a motor. So you should not directly drive the wheel from the CIM Motor. You should add a set of gears/belts and pulleys/sprocket and chain to each wheel

Why to not side load the motor? You will likely destroy it. The bearings will not last as long, break and then your motor will burn out. You could also bend the shaft of it or something else can happen
In 2013, some of our team members made prototype frisbee shooter with the wheel driven directly off the motor shaft. After several shots where the compression (= side load) was set too high, the motor bearing at the back end failed.