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Re: Toughbox Assembly

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Originally Posted by GUI View Post
Today we were looking at assembling them (possibly reducing them to one stage for speed...) and i found that the pinions would not fit on the CIMs. They go on about 1/4", then they get stuck.
My team had the same problem. You can use a deep well socket and lightly tap the gear down onto the shaft. You can also lightly scotch brite the shaft of the CIM.
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Teams I've been on:
Team 45 - The TechnoKats - Student/Leader/Driver 2004-2007
Team 1646 - Boiler Precision Guessworks - Mentor 2007-2011
Team 3301 - Jay County Robotics - Teacher 2011-Present

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