I placed an order for the pinions we need for the F-P motors this morning. We should have them by early next week. --- Wayne Morgan <waynemorgan1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I ordered 2 of the 5:1 transmissions; they come with > their motor installed. We can attach the > Fisher-Price > motors with the 3.2mm 5:1 pinions. Unfortunately > they > are out of stock until later this week. I will need > to order the pinions when they become available as > their website won't let you order a part that's not > in > stock. > > I talked to Rick at Banebots (970-443-1488). He > said > there is an issue with putting the pinion on the f-p > shaft, which has splines; sometimes the pinion > cracks, > so we will need to be careful! > He said people have heated the pinion, cooled the > shaft (put the motor in the freezer) with some > success. Another method is to run the motor and > file > down the splines. > > See you later this week, > > Wayne Morgan > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com