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Re: Banebots 42MM 36:1 Gearbox Ratios
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Originally Posted by M. Krass
Unfortunately, I only know of the problem through e-mail and only that a local team was looking for replacements for one stage of one gearbox. I'm waiting to hear back from that to see if we can localize the problem better and find the cause. My hunch is that the gearbox output is unsupported and side loading caused the final stage to seize and destroy its planets, but I'm not sure and may not find out until tomorrow or Thursday.
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That is the exact cause I have seen over and over. Unless the carrier pins fail, not supporting the output shaft is the most common cause of failure I have seen.
Let us know what you find.
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