Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-35070608-20181216012210/@comment-27306930-20181220050913

I might have misread your post Thiefy. So let me add this to my previous post.

As far as physically installing and aligning flywheels, there are a couple different methods. The easiest one is to manually press your flywheels onto the motor spindle/axle by hand. I've found that positioning your thumbs on opposite sides of the flywheel and pushing with equal pressure generally works well. But to be honest, I'm pretty strong, and some of these flywheels have been a challenge for me. So I can imagine that less experienced modders might struggling with this.

Look, if you push them on too far, you can always back them off with a pair of flathead screwdrivers. Slide the blade under opposite sides of the flywheel, then simultaneously twist and slowly back it out.

For those stubborn flywheels that just won't seat manually, you might have to resort to using a vice. You'll need a traditional mechanical vice with a three inch throat, and a cylindrical "collar" that is wider than the flywheel spindle post and deeper than the length of the spindle/axle. I won't sugar coat it, finding the right collar for a particular flywheel/cage is challenging.

If you're feeling uneasy at this point, maybe this mod isn't for you. But if you're onboard, align the cage with the flywheel, then place the collar between the flywheel and the jaw of the vice, then crank it down to push that baby onto the spindle.

As I said before, when your flywheels are installed correctly, and you look down the opening of your flywheel cage, everything should look symmetrical. Flywheels should align horizontally, and be centered in the flywheel aperture. If that's what yours look like, then so endeth the lesson.