it was on the REPLACEMENT motor that the endcap unscrewed from the can!
and I cautioned you when you were at the factory that this was an issue… so far I’m counting 4 motors that this has occurred
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Usually I can see loc tite but in this case the can did not appear to have any.
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same as mine… zero locktite used during factory assembly
5 motors now! (one out of three for me) so far it appears all right-hand side drives… spin to loosen, just wait till somebody brakes REALLY hard enough to loosen the motors on the left hand side… 
and counting!
ya can’t say I didn’t warn you, Nathan
@Esk8supply
I really hope people stop buying these DDs they need to stop supporting such a bad product.
Esk8supply should hunt for the factory for the original drives.
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Wait, so all the rotational resistance for the wheel is dependent on the can not unscrewing? No wonder it’s only happening on one side.
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apparently!
that has been my findings, also seems to be related with how tight the hangar bearing is secured in to the can end-cap.
If the bearing is locked down good and tight, the end cap has to stay on. If the bearing is loosely installed into the end cap, it can rotate (or better stated, resist rotation and unscrew from the can, during acceleration)
Yes, my original 58kv version with the cans screwed into place continues to perform. Take them out almost every night now and no issues. Not gloating, guys, just noting for the record.
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Not gloating either, but once properly fisserated my drives run surprisingly well! 15 miles this evening before the monsoon rains start.
I just wish I’d have known ALL the problems I’ve had to sort out and find a solution for on these drives… I’ve got reams of data from almost 4 months of riding these drives almost daily myself.
There’s stuff that’s just plain crappy in design of these drives that I haven’t even mentioned, hahahaha I’m just waiting for others to find them… hahahaha
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Could you guys drill and tap the cans for socket screws?
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If this is possible, I would absolutely suggest that.
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I considered that actually, but adding high-strength, high-temp epoxy to the threads was considerably easier.
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this what I told Nathan when he asked for my solution…
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Though a bit more involved than I would like from a consumer standpoint, swapping and curing then repeating in the other direction has merit.
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yeah I agree, and even tho this is a DIY site, I bought these drives under the assumption, and based on the success of the early version drives, as a bolt-on and use solution. I didn’t realize how much time and effort was involved in keeping these drives alive.
The motor swap idea came to me when I was trying to figure out how to adequately tighten and seat the end-cap on the can, however, I 3d printed a tool and used that to tighten it all up. If you’re a back-yard mechanic or a hack, a strap wrench and a pipe wrench would work, but the cans would be awfully ugly when you’re finished. The epoxy threads and swap drive sides is labor intensive, but not all that difficult, and would require no additional tooling.
I’ve had many conversations with Kenna, not to complain. but to help the factory to easily make a better performing drive, but it all fell on deaf ears (we don’t talk anymore). I again attempted to broach this topic with Nathan @Esk8supply when he was at the actual factory, I sent him a GIANT wall of text post, but again, nada tostada.
I truly hope everything works out, maybe my drives were made on Friday afternoon after a saki and soju lunch before a long holiday weekend, and I’m the unlucky one, but I highly doubt it.
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Same story with Kenna. Helped her with many things, she promised to send me the “scratchy cans” to review, then the much-sexier Winfly came along and I was drop-kicked to the dumpster. I believe that’s where we first met, Kook. You tried to wrap your lips around my moldy Ding Dong.
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I’d clean the mold off first!
Speaking of Win, he and I have had a few conversations regarding eLofty drive issues, he was the first one to encounter the subtle eLofty motor tick. (remember when he broke the axle?) I think I remember at least one other user complain about the annoying noise, and I believe I know what some of the problems and solutions are, and I think this problem is related to ryansinatra’s failed 3D printed adapters.
Fuck I’m tired of typing and thinking about this shit… but wait till the motor bearing failures start to crop up. mishrasubhransu has discovered this, Kenna actually replaced a motor because of early bearing failure on one of my motors…
On my 2wd skate, I’m into this experience 3 total motors and 3 (total) axles and hangers
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The drives that winfly has are not OG. He has that rusted/heat treated axle.
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