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Re: pic: Highlander Robotics reverted gearing shifter
Did you make a custom output/shifting shaft for this gearbox? It seems that the stock WCP shafts don't have enough room to fit two gears on the high side and still be secured through a bearing at the plate. We've been investigating a very similar concept and if the stroke of the shifting cylinder is limited to less than 1/2", it looks like it might be possible, with some creative use of spacers for the low side gear. I'm interested how you solved this issue.
We're not comfortable making a stepped hex shaft like the WCP shafts are. The AM dogs work on 1/2" hex shafts, but the dog profile is different between WCP and AM and would introduce some backlash into the system when reversing directions.
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Sometimes dumb ideas just work really well :P - Garrett.d.w [more] 
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