DrInnovation
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I've been riding a Lashout for a while now and I've replaced the planetary gear 4 times. The last time it only lasted about 1 month. The internal bearing seems to wobble and eat the gearing to the bearing quickly. (The plenary gears themselves are fine, it the connect the the bearing shaft that is eaten away).
Looking for parts I found EVdeals has a washer set with 5 washers.. my unit only seems to have 3, so I'm guessing the missing ones were destroyed, which is making the wobble worse and eating the gear faster.I have no idea how long they have been missing. Would missing washers be enough to increase the rate of destruction?
EVdeals lists a thruswaser kit.. for $12 for nylon washers (and probably days for shipping.. they did not answer my emails). Any reason I should not just pick up a few at Lowes and trim/use those?
I have a steep ride to work (10-15%) and while I pedal hard, I wonder if the torque is just too much causing the regular eating of the plenary gear head. Any opinions if getting a larger sprocket on the bike help much. I could not find a sprocket with >54 teeth that would bold on the 6-bolt pattern of the disk brake area, but wondered if I got say an 80tooth one and drilled and bolted it to the existing 54 tooth sprocket would that be viable?
I've put in over $100 in parts over the past year, wondering if I should be repair and sell it and look for a cheap hub.. Your advice welcome.
Looking for parts I found EVdeals has a washer set with 5 washers.. my unit only seems to have 3, so I'm guessing the missing ones were destroyed, which is making the wobble worse and eating the gear faster.I have no idea how long they have been missing. Would missing washers be enough to increase the rate of destruction?
EVdeals lists a thruswaser kit.. for $12 for nylon washers (and probably days for shipping.. they did not answer my emails). Any reason I should not just pick up a few at Lowes and trim/use those?
I have a steep ride to work (10-15%) and while I pedal hard, I wonder if the torque is just too much causing the regular eating of the plenary gear head. Any opinions if getting a larger sprocket on the bike help much. I could not find a sprocket with >54 teeth that would bold on the 6-bolt pattern of the disk brake area, but wondered if I got say an 80tooth one and drilled and bolted it to the existing 54 tooth sprocket would that be viable?
I've put in over $100 in parts over the past year, wondering if I should be repair and sell it and look for a cheap hub.. Your advice welcome.