Painless gearbox build up


 

  • Gather your parts
  • Clean bearing pockets with Acetone and put a small drop of Loctite on them
  • Install bearings using vise
  • Clean inside of stator and mating area on motor mount with Acetone*
  • Glue stator to motor mount with Loctite 609 or 242 (blue)
  • Set aside to dry

  • Mark the can for magnets (get curved magnets HERE)
  • Glue magnets in (see separate instructions HERE)
  • Clean shaft and can with Acetone*
  • Mark shaft at 34mm from the tip of the 2mm end using Sharpie
  • Put a drop of Loctite 609 on the shaft
  • Press the shaft into the can from the magnet end
  • Keep pressing until the mark is flush with the inside lip of the hole in the can
  • Set aside to dry

  • Wind the stator
  • Terminate it in your favorite way
  • Slide can/shaft into bearings
  • Put a drop of loctite on 2mm end of shaft
  • Press pinion onto shaft using the guide HERE
  • Install motor in gearbox

Viola!!

   

* Did you know that Loctite Primer N is 99% Acetone?

 

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