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Mark Powell 2 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Blood, sweat, but no tears. A little heat. Put the motor bell resting on a vice jaws with the shaft facing the gap. Tap with a hammer, A metal one, putting wood blocks as a shock absorber spoils the effect, you can file the burrs off later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 or find a deep socket that fits inside the bell and use the vice to press the shaft through. The socket transfers the pressure to the area around the bearing and saves risking distorting the bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martin Harris - Moderator Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I'd recommend the vice method - hitting the shaft is much more likely to damage the bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I'd recommend the vice method - hitting the shaft is much more likely to damage the bearings. So much so that I hit the post button twice! Edited By Martin Harris on 01/09/2012 11:05:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Powell 2 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I assume you want to turn it round so that you can attach the prop adaptor to the bell rather than the shaft. Some turnigy motors are supplied with such an adapter. But they won't fit anyway. Some of their motors have only two screwq holes on the bell and curved 'non hole' arms so the adapter wobbles about. Been on another thread. So check that before you bother at all. If that is what you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris Bott - Moderator Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Nice one Andrew. Just don't let the magnets get too hot if yr warming things up. There is a limit, above which the magnetism is affected. Somone here may have some idea what that temperature is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ive always found the vice method works fine and without any problems,The grub screw certainly do there job as well as a circlip if yours has one.I think the forces these motors create are higher than we appreciate,.I know a firend who started a motor and the shaft shot out with prop attached and he found it at the top of the garden in the cabbage patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Posted by Andrew Ray on 01/09/2012 17:56:37: Shaft is out of the Turnigy using the vice method, I placed a couple of large washers inside the bell before inserting the socket to spread the load evenly. When I come to replace the shaft I will leave the shaft in the freezer overnight to shrink it and warm up the bell to expand it as the shaft was incredibly tight in the housing. I'm not sure the grub screws do much, there are no witness marks on the shaft. Thanks for the advice guys. Did you need to remove the shaft ? I usually just push it through from one end to the other using a pillar drill in a similar way to tha vice method. BTW apart from damaging the bearings hammering the shaft can also loosen the magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Posted by Chris Bott - Moderator on 01/09/2012 17:59:03: Nice one Andrew. Just don't let the magnets get too hot if yr warming things up. There is a limit, above which the magnetism is affected. Somone here may have some idea what that temperature is? 310 - 400 degrees C, the solder we commonly use melts at around 180 degrees C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ah OK thanks PatMc, probably nothing we should worry about then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunie Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Got no figures to hand but the stronger the magnet the lower the temperature it can withstand, some of the strongest rare earth magnets can be affected by any temperatures over 50 deg C from memory. Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I was quoting the Curie point temps for the strongest neodymium magnets, the cheaper magnets can withstand higher temps. The temp at which neodymium magnets start to permanently lose strength is 176 degrees C (depending on grade). More info here Edited By PatMc on 02/09/2012 10:05:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm woodcock 1 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I might be coming to this a bit late but I can't see it mentioned above. I always keep old, bent shafts to use as drifts and you don't have to be so scared of giving it a good old whack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ross blackwell Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I realise this thread is a bit old but I need to fit a longer shaft in my turnigy aerodrive B2835-3900:doesn't appear to be a C clip holding it in place. Is it a press fit or do I need to remove ends of the case & look inside? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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