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Re: AM Plactraction Tread Mounting System

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Originally Posted by Foster View Post
I'm interested in the "replace in 15 seconds" replies. We have driven wheels, I'd like to see how your drive wheels are attached to let you do that.
The wheel is held on the shaft by a "snap" style external retaining ring. With snap ring pliers, one just needs to remove this ring and pull the wheel off of the shaft. The torque is transmitted through the hexagonal shaft into a broached wheel bore. This can be seen in the picture below from our 2010 robot.