13-01-2011, 11:19
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: 2010 Gearboxes. Can they be used for Logomotion?
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Originally Posted by eagle33199
So if you modified them at all, they are no longer COTS and can't be used. If they arrived from the vendor disassembled, to comply with both the letter and intent of the rule, you should disassemble and reassemble them before use this year (give that task to a new member who can use it as an opportunity to learn about the gear boxes!).
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Pulling a gearbox apart and together doesn't sound like "the intent of the rule" - it sounds like a pedantic waste of 2 hours.
Assembly did not modify the gear box in any way - I see no reason it has to be pulled apart.
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