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Task 1: Wheel

Assembly time ≈ 20 min per wheel

Needed tools
Needed tools
Grease
Grease
loctite
loctite
Layer 2
Layer 2

Step 1

Motor
Motor
Upper motor mount
Upper motor mount
Lower motor mount
Lower motor mount
4x M4x12 screw
4x M4x12 screw
4x M4x12 screw
4x M4x12 screw
Step 1 - 1
Step 1 - 1
note

Slide the motor mount forward until it touches the base of the bearing before tightening.

Step 1- 2
Step 1- 2

Step 2

Motor hub
Motor hub
2x M5x10 screw
2x M5x10 screw
2x M5x10 screw
2x M5x10 screw
Step 2 - 1
Step 2 - 1
note

Do not tighten. Leave a 3mm gap between the screw and motor mount.

Step 2 - 2
Step 2 - 2

Step 3

Lithium grease
Lithium grease
Step 3 - 1
Step 3 - 1
Step 3-2
Step 3-2
note

Press a decent amount of lithium grease between the shaft seal and the motor housing.


Step 4

Motor hub
Motor hub
Motor shaft adapter
Motor shaft adapter
M5 set screw
M5 set screw
M5 set screw
M5 set screw
loctite
loctite
4 - 1
4 - 1
note

Align the hole in shaft adapter with the flat part of motor shaft.
Put a drop of loctite onto the set screw before tightening.

4-2
4-2

Step 5

Tire
Tire
Rim
Rim
5 - 1
5 - 1
warning

Make sure that the full length of tire's brim sits in the groove

5 - 2
5 - 2

Step 6

Motor hub
Motor hub
Wheel
Wheel
Torque plate
Torque plate
5x rounded M4x8 screw
5x rounded M4x8 screw
5x rounded M4x8 screw
5x rounded M4x8 screw
6 - 1
6 - 1
6 - 2
6 - 2

That's it! Repeat the steps until you have 4 wheels.