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Re: Get a gear on the Fisher Price

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Originally Posted by vivek16 View Post
NEVER EVER try and press on a gear without supporting the shaft itself (I drilled a tiny pocked into a small block of metal and used that on the back end of the shaft). The bearings in the fischer price aren't meant to take loads in that direction.

-Vivek
We did have is supported, one side of the clamp was pressing against the back end of the shaft. And the gearbox was made specifically for fisher price motors. I think we may have just been a little rough with the motor.