flashmo

Twas a wild and crazy day. Working, running around, trying to keep people from breaking equipment, etc.

Try this one on for size. I think you'll appreciate it -- A motor has a keyed output shaft. Instead of interfacing that directly with the drive geartrain, you add an outer sleeve shaft. That outer shaft is also keyed and slots into the drive. There is about zero end-play in the lashup. Things lock up tight and nothing can move against anything else purely by the motor mounting hardware.

Of course they send me a replacement motor without the outer sleeve motor shaft. No problem, I'll just transfer the other outer shaft. BZZZZZZZZZT!!! Said outer shaft is held on by 2 2mm set screws. I'm good with that as it keeps things from sliding around during install and from slowly eating itself over time from the tiny inherent bit of slop. Now why the @#$W@#$^#$^@#^%^#$% they decided to put green locktite on them is beyond me. They also torqued it down with some drive made of unobtainium.

We heated it up with a heat gun (no torch available) - it won't budge. So the "maintenance stuporvisor", after breaking the 2mm L-key decides to attempt to use an SAE hex key. After he rounds out the first set screw he then proceeds to confirm the wrench really is the wrong one by rounding out the other one.

Did I mention it took almost 3 weeks to get the replacement motor?????????

Yep, that was my birthday. With luck I can get a full weekend and a date to enjoy part of it with me. I'll celebrate then.

meh........you need to take some time off and spend it with the one you love.......