pic: Wheel problem.

[bigbeezy]

were u drifting onto the wood floor? and does the wood floor have a lot more friction? idk maybe the sliding sideways is fine on the regolith but when they go onto something of greater friction the wheels cant take it. i wouldnt think that would cause them to fail but its a possibility

o wait is the hub broke? maybe too much sudden torque like changing directions very quickly

[NorviewsVeteran]

It might be a general stress fracture, considering the wheels (hub and tire) have ZERO give when it comes to bumps, such as driving onto a panel. I sure hope it isn't common, and that you guys get replacement wheels soon.

[Chris Fultz]

can you post a picture of a wheel "as assembled"?

are you using a plate sprocket, or one with hubs?

if you are using a plate, is there enough clearance between the chain and the wheel material, or is there some rubbing?

We have been driving the new wheels for about 2 weeks on a practice chassis (with #35 chain, KOP bearings, fixed axles and aluminum sprockets) and have not seen any issues at all.

[germanystudent]

it might be the shock from the regolith to the wood... kinda like skidding out on ice then sliding onto pavement.

[dmcguire3006]

Don't use LocTite on you wheels... It dissolves the plastic. Your picture is what our wheels looked like a day after we tapped the wheels for the 10-32 screws and applied LocTite.

Bummer!

[gallo26]

Well we did not locktite the wheels. It was hard enough to get those screws in there after we tapped the holes. But i do know that there is not a lot of friction on the wood. Its a gym floor. basketball court. whatever you want to call it. Theres no hub, just a sprocket spaced by the spacers provided with the wheels. Theres a ton of clearance using #35 chain. So... i hope it was a bad batch or something... because this competition requires drifting and sliding. Who knows what went wrong...