Thread: mating 2009 rover wheels and sprockets
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Re: mating 2009 rover wheels and sprockets
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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall View Post
Do you know how well those particular screws perform with repeated insertions? Do you get a self-locking effect as well?
We have done life testing with only 3 screws holding the sprocket in place. This works well. As for insertion and re-insertion, I am pretty sure that these will work well. If they don't work as well, then I suggest using 6 screws.

Andy