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Hello,
This year i have become way to familiar with the drill transmisions.
They shift clips come out all the time and the clutch comes off the reduction assembly. So we used hose clamps to keep the shift clips in and we welded the two clutch disks together. We then take off the whole black clutch ring, the spring, and the pressure pins. The black clutch ring is the on that you turn to adjust the clutch setting, and it just screws off.
We welded the clutch because it causes the transmisson to split in half at the twist joint. All the pressure to keep the clutch fom slipping goes through the twist joint, and we think thats the point of failular.
Another thing we've discovered is that the teams using the kit provided helical-gear gearboxes are the ones having problems. So we have concluded that the transmission is backing the pressure (the saft is pushing on it) and that helps the transmission to split.
Team 481 will be at the nationals, and we are more that willing to help you with all your problems (robot related, that is)
Kevin Antaki
Team 481
IM Me: xpalendocious
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