The motor shaft is not long enough if I flip the motor pulley around. I wish it was that easy.
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2 choices and both are easy. You buy some retaining compound and flip the pulleys. Loctite 680 will hold that pulley on there like a mechanical device. My gear drives are the same motors and have no screws just the compound or you buy some different pulleys. Hobby king sell a pulley kit extremely cheaply which have grub screws in the teeth no collar. As do Torqueboards
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Iâm located in San Jose if you need any help at all
Would accept any help you could provide. I feel like I am so close to being done. But I just keep running into issues. I am in North San Jose. I can meet weekdays after 6 pm. Weekends pretty open schedule. You going to the race next week? I want to but donât think board will be done in time.
No no no, I mean putting another spacer between your truck and wheel pulley.
It wouldnât affect the motor plate at all. You just would need a long enough axle.
I used to rock those same trucks with crossbar mounts
Just pick up a couple pulleys that donât have the collar on them and do as @dareno said and either grind a flat spot on the motor shaft or use Loctite /retaining fluid.
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If I add a spacer there, then the idlers will not line up anymore.
Your idler already doesnât line up with your motor pulley. Just giving you options.
Personally Iâd find a new motor pulley that had the grub screws on the pulley and not a weird collar. Should be $15 a piece maybe. Check your motor shaft size and shape first.
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Big thanks to @Jujo for coming over today and helping me get my board running. Just need to get a washer tomorrow at Loweâs and I should be up and running. Motors and VESC turned on for the first time today.
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