KalyNYC Gear Drive Assembly and maintenance

ESK8 Mechanics
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Excellent, thanks Ernesto.

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I have nothing to add aside from: Great work Ernesto!

Hands down the nicest geardrive Iā€™ve gotten to ride, much less own. Itā€™s opened up my hill climbing experience like nothing else. Throttle response is so tight!

To those reading: these things rock and look gorgeous to boot. Highly recommended to anyone looking for one of the most powerful and solidly built drive units on the market.

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What length motor shafts can we use with this beast?

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What about MBS trucks ?

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I trimed my TB 6380 shafts down to 26mm.

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@monkey32 26 mm

@Blacksheep unfortunately no plans for the MBS :sweat: since Iā€™ve seen first hand some of the plastic truck plates break, I donā€™t think is safe on those.

@MBS whatā€™s going on with the quality of the truck base ? I used you Matrix2 system when was first introduced and still is kicking and handling punishment like a champ. Maybe is a bad batch ?

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Ah, but what if you cncā€™d a a replacement piece for that plastic piece? I think @MBS is considering doing some in metal in the future (I might be mis-remembering this though).

Or I will just wait until they are all Kaly parts and no Trampaā€¦:wink:

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I could look into that. But if @mbs is coming with an aluminum base then I can start working on it :slight_smile:

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i wish these could be adapted for surfrodz tkp.

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I definitely want to get a Mountain(ish) board going sometime before summer with a gear drive. But I also donā€™t like the plastic part on MBS and wonā€™t use the tramp stuff.

I canā€™t wait until all your stuff is in house or there is a better, more robust MBS option for es8.

Only problem I will run into, is I like to DIY, and I will have to figure out a way to add my own flavor to some of your stuff without buying a complete. Because, well, just more fun that way.

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I love the simplicity look of these I wish I could test them out.

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I feel you man. DIY always is closer to the heart :hugs:

Finishing the mold all others parts are being made. :slight_smile:

Slowly but surely Soon :hugs:

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Wow. Your work is just amazing @Kaly. Thatā€™s a beautiful piece of kit. New Matrix II Aluminums are in process. Availability will depend on where you live, but official release should be no later than January 2019.

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Great to know brother Sound like I need to get to work :slight_smile:

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I printed nylon spacers for my TB motors to get them to fit, as they have a longer shaft.

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Anyone using TorqueBoard motors or anything with a longer shaft, here are some spacers I printed up out of Nylon 910 alloy to adjust. Still plenty of room between the cans as these hangers are behemoths.

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Thanks man This is a great addition.

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How often do the gear drives need to be maintained? When do they need to be cleaned out/regrease/realigned?

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The grease should be check every 3-4 months. No need to realign.

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Approaching 4000 miles on my first gear drive. The only time Iā€™ve had to change anything was because itā€™s outlived 3 pairs of motors. Ridiculously solid.

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