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Originally Posted by Roger Heuckeroth
Adapter plates are tricky. I have heard they that the motor shaft should be within 0.001" of center, but I know quite a few that are not even close to that accuracy, and don't have any issues... yet.
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(I "think"; I'm just a farm boy not a mechanic...) on most transmissions, the input shaft tip (thru the clutch plate) is carried in a pilot bearing or bushing on the flywheel side, so it stays very centered. When you adapt it to an electric motor, that kinda goes away, so my concern is the wear on the input shaft bearing on the transmission - I can see that becoming a leaky problem and wearing quickly with any sideloading or wobbling during rotation. I think I'm going to mill a pilotshaft bearing into the end of my armature shaft, and couple over it, with a carrier bearing on my adapter plate....just thoughts...
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