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Re: Pickup System

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Originally Posted by jgraber View Post
I took apart a toughbox today, but it wasn't obvious to me how to remove the second stage, since the output shaft is not the same size as the cluster gear shaft. How do you remove the second stage of a toughbox, and still get the same output shaft?
The trick is to turn the motor-plate upside down, so the pinions engage the output gear (the one on the output shaft) instead of the cluster gear.

You'll need to drill some holes in the aluminum plate so the CIM shafts don't rub on it.



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