Ball shifter assembly

[Aren_Hill]

Originally Posted by team222badbrad

I didn't want to create a new thread, but we ran into problems today with the assembly of the new 3 CIM ball gearboxes.

The bearing that supports the output side of the output shaft does not fully seat into the plastic housing.

The bearing flange is about .01" bigger in diameter than the bore in the plastic housing. When installed the bearing seems as if it is seated properly, but it is not and you will not be able to assemble the housings together due to this.

We simply carved away some material from the plastic with an Xacto blade to fix the issue.

I've attached photos for reference.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72773803@N00/12141880874
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72773803@N00/12141888644/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72773803@N00/12141487335/

Bearing not seated into bore.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72773803@N00/12142132676/

Bearing seated into bore after carving away some plastic.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72773803@N00/12141727993/

Brad,

With a bit more press the bearing should pop right in, it will be updated for the future as that feature does not have a need to be tight on the bearing flange.

-Aren