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Re: 8448 gearing problems
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:39:05 GMT
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"DC" == Daniel Crichton <danielc@helio.co.uk> writes:
DC> When putting the car in first and pushing it forwards (without any
DC> motors attached) the gearbox clicks badly, and does the same if
DC> reverse and pushing it backwards.

Well, I definitely did not have any such problems with my 8448, so my
guess would be that some gear or other is blocked somewhere. Have
another go.

Good luck,

Johannes.
--
"And now I'm glad I didn't know; The way it all would end, the way it all
would go; Our lives are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain;
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  Re: 8448 gearing problems
 
(...) Agreed. I remember my 8448 as being very smooth when it was built, and I was able to motorise it using the older 9V ungeared motor no problem. If my memory is correct I geared the motor down by 9:1 before the gearbox, and it would even start (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: 8448 gearing problems
 
"Johannes Keukelaar" <johannes@nada.kth.se> wrote in message news:j0owv0wtb86.fsf....kth.se... (...) Thanks. I thought it might have been me, but after reading all the posts about the problems with the pneumatics I thought I'd ask. Dan (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)

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"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrd3d3k9ttz.fsf....uio.no... (...) Yes, but I think I'll take it apart and check again in case something has moved. (...) Really? When putting the car in first and pushing it (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)

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