Neo 550 motor shaft diameter too small

I am going to post a “quick and dirty” fix that teams can do if they find the Loctite isn’t working (which from feedback has only been in direct pulley on motor situations). Please only do this process after you have tried Loctite.

You can Crimp the motor shaft with an Anderson tri-crimp tool, it will create a ridges that allow for press-fit. This is similar to the way knurling works where some part of the metal goes inwards which causes other parts to grow.

We have tested this in our shop and it does work well, but please note that Loctite is still the best solution.
NOTE: This will dull the small sharp point on the crimper, which might impact the quality of crimps for Anderson Power Pole Terminals

The first position on the tri-crimp is the one to use.

Take the neo550 shaft put it in the first position and perform a crimp. From our testing, a single crimp is all you will need. You will then be able to press-fit any of the standard items on the NEO550 Shaft.

We have done some basic testing, on concentricity and motor stalling without any issues of performance.

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