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Re: Banebots 42MM 36:1 Gearbox Ratios

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Originally Posted by billbo911 View Post
Madison, I've had a little experience with failures on the Banebot's trannies. If you can describe what the problem is, the more detail the better, I might be able to help you determine the cause, and the solution.
Unfortunately, I only know of the problem through e-mail and only that a local team was looking for replacements for one stage of one gearbox. I'm waiting to hear back from that to see if we can localize the problem better and find the cause. My hunch is that the gearbox output is unsupported and side loading caused the final stage to seize and destroy its planets, but I'm not sure and may not find out until tomorrow or Thursday.
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