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10-04-2015 | 03:09 PM

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jbsmith05

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Originally Posted by mrgrimm

Looking great! Are you still planning on using the motor mount you pictured on the first page?

To me, it looks like it's mounted high and the thin aluminum might flex a bit, causing the spur gear to get shredded...

Yeah I used that mount. I know it might flex, but I'm a don't fix it till it's broken kind of guy - so I'll see how long it lasts.

I'm waiting on a pinion gear now since the one I had was junk and the set screw stripped out (not the screw but in the gear itself).

Once I have that...it should be good for a test drive.