Add Mechanical guide for Falcon shaft swap procedure - #311
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Pull request overview
Adds a new Mechanical documentation page to standardize the Falcon shaft swap procedure for team members, aligning the wiki’s Mechanical section with the workflow captured in Issue #310.
Changes:
- Added a standalone “Swap Falcon Shaft” page under
Mechanical/. - Documented required tools/parts and an ordered disassembly → replacement → reassembly procedure.
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Mechanical/Swap Falcon Shaft.md:26
- Steps 6–7 call for reinstalling with M2/M3 bolts “with Loctite”, but don’t indicate whether to reuse the original bolts or how to ensure replacement bolts are the correct length/thread. This can lead to bottoming out or stripping threads. Consider stating to reuse originals if possible, otherwise match the original hardware, and apply the same threadlocker type as removed.
6. Reinstall the shaft bolts using M2 bolts with Loctite.
7. Reinstall the casing bolts using M3 bolts with Loctite.
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| - New rubber O-ring (for slip ring replacement) | ||
| - New bearing | ||
| - M2 bolts | ||
| - M3 bolts | ||
| - Loctite |
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Adds a dedicated Mechanical wiki page documenting the Falcon shaft replacement workflow. The page captures the exact sequence, tool sizes, replacement parts, and bolt/Loctite requirements from the issue so students can execute the repair consistently.
Documentation
/Mechanical/Swap Falcon Shaft.mdas a standalone procedure page.Procedure content
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