Thank you everybody for the help. you were all very informative.
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Originally Posted by EricH
Planetary gears have a ring gear (outside), planet gears, and a sun gear (center). The sun gear must be reamed--that means that you need a reamer and at least a very straight drill press, if not a mill. A drill bit might work, but I'd go with a reamer.
What you're doing is expanding the hole slightly and smoothing it out. Press fit means that you have to push really hard on the gear to get it onto the shaft of the motor.
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I have a mill and I am quite familiar with it. I've never used a reamer before, but if it is anything like a drill, then we should be good to go. thanks for the help.
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22-03-2009, 21:08
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