pic: Team 2950 Devastators WCD

[Thad House]

It looks like you are using shaft collars to old the wheels on. I would strongly encourage not doing that. Use e-clips, snap rings, or bolts threaded onto the end. shaft collars will slide off almost immediately. Other then that, it looks like a great start.

[safiq10]

Originally Posted by Thad House

It looks like you are using shaft collars to hold the wheels on. I would strongly encourage not doing that. Use e-clips, snap rings, or bolts threaded onto the end. shaft collars will slide off almost immediately. Other then that, it looks like a great start.

Well that is slightly embarrassing. On the outer wheels there is suppose to be a bolt at the end. I'll definitely look into using snap rings though. Thanks for the advice!

[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by Thad House

shaft collars will slide off almost immediately

In my experience, this is not true.

Be sure you use clamping shaft collars rather than set-screw ones. I have never had problems with properly-tightened clamping shaft collars moving in an FRC drive train.

449 ran a WCD with shaft collars retaining the wheels all of last year without any problems.

[josesantos]

Originally Posted by Oblarg

In my experience, this is not true.

Be sure you use clamping shaft collars rather than set-screw ones. I have never had problems with properly-tightened clamping shaft collars moving in an FRC drive train.

449 ran a WCD with shaft collars retaining the wheels all of last year without any problems.

*Disclaimer: Another anecdote*

687 also ran a WCD with clamping shaft collars this past season "without issues" to my knowledge. I mean, there were plenty of issues with the drive, but clamping collars were not among them.

[audietron]

Originally Posted by josesantos

*Disclaimer: Another anecdote*

687 also ran a WCD with clamping shaft collars this past season "without issues" to my knowledge. I mean, there were plenty of issues with the drive, but clamping collars were not among them.

What were some of the issues you had with your drive. Anything other teams could learn from?

[safiq10]

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