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Re: pic: Reworked AndyMark Gearbox

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Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky
That is really cool. I am surprised A&M didn't sell a servo shift version. Was it difficult to adapt one? Also, how much weight did you save with the modifications and removing the cylinder?

Saved about 3lbs per gearbox. I cut new side plates from .125 aluminum.

I just made a bracket to mount the servo and a servo shifting fork. I simply cut one of the supplied 3" long 10/32 bolts and made a new shifting rod in which I sandwiched a bronze flanged bushing between two 10/32 nylock nuts.