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Re: 2006: Did anyone use the Mabuchi motor?

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Originally Posted by Rickertsen2
Whenever this tranny is mentioned, there is always an undertone of caution. What is the problem?
1) You'll need to be careful when replacing the pinion on your FP or Mabuchi motor with the BaneBots pinion -- shaft fit to the pinion i.d. is critical. I found it easiest to bore/ream/drill the pinion to a tight slip fit for the motor shaft and then use a good retaining compound like Loctite 680.

2) The gearbox gets a little noisy; some folks have found it helpful to add lubricant. Gear quality is not high, which should be expected for a gearbox at this price.

See Joe Johnson's advice here.

P.S. And several folks have had trouble with the standard assembly screws stripping easily. Joe also looked into a solution for this and found that the supplier was very helpful.
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