Originally Posted by
Madulla
I did the same thing as overgear to get the motor in. But I got I everything in the right place, removed the spur and pinion, tightened the motor down, put the spur back in place and then slid the pinion into the right place. Thankfully the new motor mount will be here in a week.
I dremeled a hole in my spur, just big enough for my hex driver to go through.
Take a look at the photo. it's kinda shoddy work but I was in a rush to get the car running
it works well though, was able to tighten the motor screw properly. Note that i'm running a 106t 64p spur, which is about the same size as the original 80t 48p spur included in the kit.
I would've thought you guys shouldn't have any problems with the original spur though. it has several large holes towards the outer part of the spur which should allow you to stick a hex driver through from the battery side. correct me if i'm wrong, I didn't try the original spur at all, just basing this on visual observations.