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Re: pic: 1747- Kicker Winch

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Originally Posted by Bob Steele View Post
Are you pulling a dog gear ??
No, we are just disengaging a 50-tooth gear. We used parts from an old AM Gen 2 and an off-the-shelf ratchet to test the dog gear-ratchet approach, but like you said, the friction forces prevented the dog gear from disengaging. After trying a number of things (like beveling down the "teeth" of the dog gear), we switched to this idea.

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Originally Posted by Steve G.
What is the length of your pneumatic cylinder? What is the bore measurement?
It is a 1.5" bore cylinder with a 1/2" throw.
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